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Instinct Quotes

Half of Wisconsinites are considered alcoholics. It’s part of the culture of Wisconsin... if self-deprecation is their survival instinct, alcohol is their coping mechanism Picture Quote #1

I design from instinct. It’s the only way I know how to live. What feels good. What feels right. What is needed. Give me a problem and I will approach it creatively, from my gut Picture Quote #1

The creative process is a cocktail of instinct, skill, culture and a highly creative feverishness Picture Quote #1

...as your father, my instinct is to protect you ... Other people will want to protect you too. But remember that you are not a damsel in distress, waiting for some prince to rescue you. Forget the prince. With your brain and your resourcefulness, you can rescue yourself Picture Quote #1

Whether you’re a Twitter follower, a YouTube subscriber or a Facebook friend, natural social instinct is to collect people and to not kind of see them later. But unfortunately, with social media, you collect them and they’re in your life, whether you really want them or not Picture Quote #1

Only time will tell in what ways Freud was prescient and in what ways he failed to understand how the mind functions. For example, no scientist and very few psychoanalysts still embrace Freud’s death instinct Picture Quote #1

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To have to fight the instincts - that is the definition of decadence: as long as life is ascending, happiness equals instinct Picture Quote #1

Love is - OK, it’s 20 things, but it isn’t 19. And I think that love reaches for something which is very, very deep in us and is very easily obscured, and is also very easily denied, which is the instinct towards the other person, other than toward the self Picture Quote #1

Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it’s not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face 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

I love motherhood. I certainly wasn’t aware of any mothering instincts until I had babies. I wasn’t a person who desperately wanted to have kids, but you don’t get it until you do it, and, suddenly, this nurturing instinct exists Picture Quote #1

Above all things, the plainsmen had to have in instinct for direction. I never had a compass in my life, but I was never lost Picture Quote #1

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My natural instinct after doing something shameful is not to rush into the street boasting about it but to put on dark glasses and head for the next county, hoping nobody notices I’ve been in the neighborhood Picture Quote #1

I feel like girls should dress down a little bit on the holidays, even though the instinct is to get really dressed up Picture Quote #1

We all have the drum major instinct. We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade Picture Quote #1

Early in my career, I’d plan something out for my characters. But I’ve learned that if you know who your character is and you go on instinct, it won’t be wrong. It’s never wrong. It’s just different Picture Quote #1

That’s the one part where being brothers makes a difference. It’s just instinct. That’s the charm of what the Everly Brothers are: two guys singing as one Picture Quote #1

Untraumatized people have a natural instinct to make healthy decisions in the best interest of their true selves. They are only limited by their immaturity and the brokenness of their external world Picture Quote #1

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Trust your gut instinct over spreadsheets. There are too many variables in the real world that you simply can’t put into a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets spit out results from your inexact assumptions and give you a false sense of security. In most cases, your heart and gut are still your best guide Picture Quote #1

People just don’t laugh when their family is violated, and you don’t shrug it off. You band together and you defend together. It’s a funny, primitive instinct Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing in the sea this fish would fear. Other fish run from bigger things. That’s their instinct. But this fish doesn’t run from anything. He doesn’t fear Picture Quote #1

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Fear of the unknown is our greatest fear. Many of us would enter a tiger’s lair before we would enter a dark cave. While caution is a useful instinct, we lose many opportunities and much of the adventure of life if we fail to support the curious explorer within us Picture Quote #1

The ‘look of love’ not only communicates our feeling of love for someone but also reflects our instinct to do whatever it takes to make that person happy Picture Quote #1

I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands Picture Quote #1

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One of the things that I love about writing novels is that it really doesn’t matter what next step you take as long as you’re pursuing some intuition or instinct. Of course, then, intuitions or instincts don’t make for great novels, but they often make for good first drafts Picture Quote #1

My first instinct when I write songs is not a negative one. It’s something positive... Everything I’ve ever done has some form of hope in it, I think Picture Quote #1

I’ve noticed it a lot. I’m not someone who revises. It’s always the first movement, it’s that. It’s an instinct. Either it works straight away, or it won’t ever work Picture Quote #1

On ‘There Will Be Blood,’ I was cast at the last minute. I had 3 and a half to 4 days to get ready for the first day. I just went for it, threw myself in there and gave it everything I had. That was just guts and instinct, not a lot of preparation Picture Quote #1

You grow up loving movies, and your first instinct is you want to be an actor, because those are the people you see in the movies. But when you actually become an actor, you’re like, ‘Oh, wait, this is actually only a small portion of the storytelling. If I want to really tell a story, I’d want to be a director.’ Picture Quote #1

If you’re serious about what you’re doing, you’ve got to keep your head and follow your instinct. Maybe you won’t reach the same dizzy heights as others, but you will get something back Picture Quote #1

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Half of Wisconsinites are considered alcoholics. It’s part of the culture of Wisconsin... if self-deprecation is their survival instinct, alcohol is their coping mechanism. (Instinct Quotes) I design from instinct. It’s the only way I know how to live. What feels good. What feels right. What is needed. Give me a problem and I will approach it creatively, from my gut. (Instinct Quotes) The creative process is a cocktail of instinct, skill, culture and a highly creative feverishness (Instinct Quotes) ...as your father, my instinct is to protect you ... Other people will want to protect you too. But remember that you are not a damsel in distress, waiting for some prince to rescue you. Forget the prince. With your brain and your resourcefulness, you can rescue yourself. (Instinct Quotes) Whether you’re a Twitter follower, a YouTube subscriber or a Facebook friend, natural social instinct is to collect people and to not kind of see them later. But unfortunately, with social media, you collect them and they’re in your life, whether you really want them or not. (Instinct Quotes) Only time will tell in what ways Freud was prescient and in what ways he failed to understand how the mind functions. For example, no scientist and very few psychoanalysts still embrace Freud’s death instinct. (Instinct Quotes) To have to fight the instincts - that is the definition of decadence: as long as life is ascending, happiness equals instinct. (Instinct Quotes) Love is - OK, it’s 20 things, but it isn’t 19. And I think that love reaches for something which is very, very deep in us and is very easily obscured, and is also very easily denied, which is the instinct towards the other person, other than toward the self. (Instinct Quotes) Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it’s not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face. (Instinct Quotes) In Bach, Beethoven and Wagner we admire principally the depth and energy of the human mind; in Mozart, the divine instinct. (Instinct Quotes) I love motherhood. I certainly wasn’t aware of any mothering instincts until I had babies. I wasn’t a person who desperately wanted to have kids, but you don’t get it until you do it, and, suddenly, this nurturing instinct exists. (Instinct Quotes) Above all things, the plainsmen had to have in instinct for direction. I never had a compass in my life, but I was never lost. (Instinct Quotes) My natural instinct after doing something shameful is not to rush into the street boasting about it but to put on dark glasses and head for the next county, hoping nobody notices I’ve been in the neighborhood. (Instinct Quotes) I feel like girls should dress down a little bit on the holidays, even though the instinct is to get really dressed up. (Instinct Quotes) We all have the drum major instinct. We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade. (Instinct Quotes) Early in my career, I’d plan something out for my characters. But I’ve learned that if you know who your character is and you go on instinct, it won’t be wrong. It’s never wrong. It’s just different. (Instinct Quotes) That’s the one part where being brothers makes a difference. It’s just instinct. That’s the charm of what the Everly Brothers are: two guys singing as one. (Instinct Quotes) Untraumatized people have a natural instinct to make healthy decisions in the best interest of their true selves. They are only limited by their immaturity and the brokenness of their external world. (Instinct Quotes) Trust your gut instinct over spreadsheets. There are too many variables in the real world that you simply can’t put into a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets spit out results from your inexact assumptions and give you a false sense of security. In most cases, your heart and gut are still your best guide. (Instinct Quotes) People just don’t laugh when their family is violated, and you don’t shrug it off. You band together and you defend together. It’s a funny, primitive instinct. (Instinct Quotes) There’s nothing in the sea this fish would fear. Other fish run from bigger things. That’s their instinct. But this fish doesn’t run from anything. He doesn’t fear. (Instinct Quotes) The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Fear of the unknown is our greatest fear. Many of us would enter a tiger’s lair before we would enter a dark cave. While caution is a useful instinct, we lose many opportunities and much of the adventure of life if we fail to support the curious explorer within us. (Instinct Quotes) The ‘look of love’ not only communicates our feeling of love for someone but also reflects our instinct to do whatever it takes to make that person happy. (Instinct Quotes) I have an instinct for music, or a feeling about it, and I’ll have my feelings guide my hands (Instinct Quotes) One of the things that I love about writing novels is that it really doesn’t matter what next step you take as long as you’re pursuing some intuition or instinct. Of course, then, intuitions or instincts don’t make for great novels, but they often make for good first drafts. (Instinct Quotes) My first instinct when I write songs is not a negative one. It’s something positive... Everything I’ve ever done has some form of hope in it, I think. (Instinct Quotes) I’ve noticed it a lot. I’m not someone who revises. It’s always the first movement, it’s that. It’s an instinct. Either it works straight away, or it won’t ever work. (Instinct Quotes) On ‘There Will Be Blood,’ I was cast at the last minute. I had 3 and a half to 4 days to get ready for the first day. I just went for it, threw myself in there and gave it everything I had. That was just guts and instinct, not a lot of preparation. (Instinct Quotes) You grow up loving movies, and your first instinct is you want to be an actor, because those are the people you see in the movies. But when you actually become an actor, you’re like, ‘Oh, wait, this is actually only a small portion of the storytelling. If I want to really tell a story, I’d want to be a director.’ (Instinct Quotes) If you’re serious about what you’re doing, you’ve got to keep your head and follow your instinct. Maybe you won’t reach the same dizzy heights as others, but you will get something back. (Instinct Quotes)

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