|

|

Advertisements

Human Instinct Quotes

Mysticism, in the narrow sense, implies a specific experience which is foreign to most poets and most men, but on the other hand, it represents an instinct which is a human sine qua non Picture Quote #1

In Bach, Beethoven and Wagner we admire principally the depth and energy of the human mind; in Mozart, the divine instinct Picture Quote #1

Human beings are much better at breaking up than they are at getting together. The instinct to get together is very powerful, but it doesn’t last long Picture Quote #1

The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings Picture Quote #1

Everyone desires relationships and community. Most people want to belong to a cohesive, like-minded group. It staves off loneliness. It promotes identity. These are natural and very human instincts Picture Quote #1

There seems to be a human instinct for prayer. Swiss theologian Karl Barth calls it our ‘incurable God-sickness.’ Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say ‘That’s it.’ Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom Picture Quote #1

There was nothing in all Douglas’s powerful effort that appealed to the higher instincts of human nature, while Lincoln always touched sympathetic cords. Lincoln’s speech excited and sustained the enthusiasm of his audience to the end Picture Quote #1

It’s a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water Picture Quote #1

Sexuality is a human instinct as natural as hunger or thirst Picture Quote #1

There is no morality by instinct. There is no social salvation in the end without taking thought; without mastery of logic and application of logic to human experience Picture Quote #1

Our instinct as human beings is to provide answers, to ease tension. As writers our job is the opposite, to create tension and not dispel it immediately Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Passions are no more forgiving than human laws and they reason more justly. Are they not based on a conscience of their own, infallible as an instinct? Picture Quote #1

I was a barbarian, tender and full of violence. I translated by instinct, without any method, not merely an artistic truth but above all a human one Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Hope was an instinct only the reasoning human mind could kill. An animal never knew despair Picture Quote #1

I think there is a human instinct to tell stories, no matter who you are or where you live Picture Quote #1

For a long time the human instinct to understand was thwarted by facile religious explanations Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

The strongest human instinct is to impart information, the second strongest is to resist it Picture Quote #1

You don’t need an argument for buying butter. It’s a natural, human instinct Picture Quote #1

The attacks of September 11 - and subsequent acts of terror from London to Madrid to Fort Hood, Texas - embody the most repulsive of human instincts, the will to power at the price of the lives of others Picture Quote #1

The desire for symmetry, for balance, for rhythm in form as well as in sound, is one of the most inveterate of human instincts Picture Quote #1

There’s some human instinct which makes a man treasure what he is not to make any use of, because everybody does not possess it Picture Quote #1

If we listen human instinct actually tells us what we need, but advertising makes us want things we don’t need and things we can’t have Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear Picture Quote #1

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

Mysticism, in the narrow sense, implies a specific experience which is foreign to most poets and most men, but on the other hand, it represents an instinct which is a human sine qua non. (Human Instinct Quotes) In Bach, Beethoven and Wagner we admire principally the depth and energy of the human mind; in Mozart, the divine instinct. (Human Instinct Quotes) Human beings are much better at breaking up than they are at getting together. The instinct to get together is very powerful, but it doesn’t last long. (Human Instinct Quotes) The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings. (Human Instinct Quotes) Everyone desires relationships and community. Most people want to belong to a cohesive, like-minded group. It staves off loneliness. It promotes identity. These are natural and very human instincts (Human Instinct Quotes) There seems to be a human instinct for prayer. Swiss theologian Karl Barth calls it our ‘incurable God-sickness.’ (Human Instinct Quotes) Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say ‘That’s it.’ Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom (Human Instinct Quotes) There was nothing in all Douglas’s powerful effort that appealed to the higher instincts of human nature, while Lincoln always touched sympathetic cords. Lincoln’s speech excited and sustained the enthusiasm of his audience to the end (Human Instinct Quotes) It’s a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water (Human Instinct Quotes) Sexuality is a human instinct as natural as hunger or thirst (Human Instinct Quotes) There is no morality by instinct. There is no social salvation in the end without taking thought; without mastery of logic and application of logic to human experience (Human Instinct Quotes) Our instinct as human beings is to provide answers, to ease tension. As writers our job is the opposite, to create tension and not dispel it immediately (Human Instinct Quotes) Passions are no more forgiving than human laws and they reason more justly. Are they not based on a conscience of their own, infallible as an instinct? (Human Instinct Quotes) I was a barbarian, tender and full of violence. I translated by instinct, without any method, not merely an artistic truth but above all a human one (Human Instinct Quotes) 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 (Human Instinct Quotes) Hope was an instinct only the reasoning human mind could kill. An animal never knew despair (Human Instinct Quotes) I think there is a human instinct to tell stories, no matter who you are or where you live (Human Instinct Quotes) For a long time the human instinct to understand was thwarted by facile religious explanations (Human Instinct Quotes) The strongest human instinct is to impart information, the second strongest is to resist it (Human Instinct Quotes) You don’t need an argument for buying butter. It’s a natural, human instinct (Human Instinct Quotes) The attacks of September 11 - and subsequent acts of terror from London to Madrid to Fort Hood, Texas - embody the most repulsive of human instincts, the will to power at the price of the lives of others (Human Instinct Quotes) The desire for symmetry, for balance, for rhythm in form as well as in sound, is one of the most inveterate of human instincts (Human Instinct Quotes) There’s some human instinct which makes a man treasure what he is not to make any use of, because everybody does not possess it (Human Instinct Quotes) If we listen human instinct actually tells us what we need, but advertising makes us want things we don’t need and things we can’t have (Human Instinct Quotes) How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear (Human Instinct Quotes)