Quotes About Instinct

Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.

Analysis kills spontaneity.

Revenge is good. It's what separates us from the animals and the hippies.

The most altruistic and sustainable philosophies fail before the brute brain stem imperative of self-interest.

It has been said that metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct.

The difference between the reason of man and the instinct of the beast is this, that the beast does but know, but the man knows that he knows.

I'm not sorry, it's human nature.

I don't have a philosophy. I have an instinct. I accept stuff that I like.

Intuition tells me how to live my day, intuition tells me when to walk away.

The heart may not always be practical, but it is always right.

I do, not because i think, but I Feel!

The tombstone over the grave of the conscience always reads: "Human Nature".

Trust your gut feelings.

Trust your instincts.

Follow reason but don't ignore that gut feeling. We create reasons with our limited knowledge and experience, but gut feelings often come from universal knowledge.

Follow reason, but don't ignore that gut feeling.

He was an animal. Everyone knows never to corner one that's injured...even if it is just his pride.

Sometimes an impulse is more rewarding than a calculation.

Need doesn't care about being sensible.

You just go on your nerve.

Mastery in poetry consists largely in the instinct for not ruining or smothering or tinkering with moments of vision.

A person born with an instinct for poverty.

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it.

Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.