(474 quotes found)
“Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason”
Theodore Dreiser
“I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a part of our constitution as the threat of feeling, seeing and hearing.”
Thomas Jefferson
“Theater people work by instinct. I've never known a really calculated artistic decision.”
John Goodwin
“Not eating meat is a decision, eating meat is an instinct.”
Denis Leary
“Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature . . . what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action . . . if you know these things about a man you can touch him at the core of his being.”
William Bernbach
“Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs.”
Pablo Picasso
“The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.”
Elaine Agather
“I'll neverBe such a gosling to obey instinct, but standAs if a man were author of himselfAnd knew no other kin.”
William Shakespeare
“Things like creating in the moment, being in the moment, trusting your instincts, not being afraid to go outside the comfort zone.”
Herbie Hancock
“She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.”
Louisa May Alcott
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