Quotes About Inclination

The truth is, that I never care much for reading what one ought to read; I wish I did, but I cannot help it.  And

And then he realized that he loved the eagle better than the sheep and that he always would and that, because he did, because it was in him to do it, he could never be perfect in the sight of God.

I put for a generall inclination of all mankind, a perpetuall and restlesse desire of Power after power, that ceaseth onely in Death. And the cause of this, is not always that a man hopes for a more intensive delight, than he has already attained to; or that he cannot be content with a moderate power: but because he cannot assure the power and means to live well, which he hath present, without the acquisition of more.

I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power, that ceases only in death

I put for a generall inclination of all mankind, a perpetuall and restlesse desire of Power after power, that ceaseth onely in Death.

that anxiety has at its core disquietude caused by ambiguity and a strong inclination toward problem solving. When

It is not a matter of whether one is biased or not. It is really a question of which bias is the best bias with which to be biased.

A good will is good not because of what it performs or effects, not by its aptness for the attainment of some proposed end, but simply by virtue of the volition - that is, it is good in itself, and considered by itself is to be esteemed much higher than all that can be brought about by it in favor of any inclination, nay, even of the sum-total of all inclinations... like a jewel, it would still shine by its own light, as a thing which has its whole value in itself.

There is no banquet but some dislike something in it.

If you want to buy a good movie, you'll buy a good movie. If you don't want to buy a good movie, you'll buy a 'Twilight' movie.

Inspiration is an excuse for doing something you already want to do.

I don't know what an audience wants to see but I know what I like to see.

High culture can never be obliterated as long as the species continues to produce individuals with the inclination and fortitude to pursue their interests and talents against the grain of the mass culture surrounding them.

Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like something else.

No food is edible, if you don't feel like eatingStanding is incredible, if you hate sitting

what of the man who has neither the time, nor the inclination to study failure in search of knowledge that may lead to success? Where, and how is he to learn the art of converting defeat into stepping stones to opportunity?

So we can say that thinking independently—about our work, our relationships, the values that guide our life, the goals we set for ourselves—strengthens self-esteem. And healthy self-esteem results in a natural inclination to think independently.

It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

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I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.

Some behavior is more probable, other behavior more improbable.

Love is only a feeling of curiousity more or less intense, grafted upon the inclination placed in us by nature that the species may be preserved.

A man may prefer the taste of hippocras, yet if you set a tankard of ale before him, he will quaff it quick enough.

The finer impulse of our nature.