“One might expect, perhaps, that a man full of genius could pasture in the greatness of his own thoughts, and renounce the cheap approbation of the crowd which he despises; yet he succumbs to the more powerful impulse of the herd instinct. His searching and his finding, his call, belong to the herd.” MenMightPowerfulGreatnessGeniusFindingsInstinctCrowdsImpulseDespiseHerdsRenouncePastures Book:Psychology of the Unconscious Source: Psychology of the Unconscious
“The nobility of Teresa Leo's poems is that they are not disposed to hide from the dark-rather, they display a mind that tends toward obsession and brooding, that works against fatality like fingers at a knot. The firm, attentive mind on display and the lucid unfolding of the poems are the life instinct seeking and finding its way through again and again. Love and beauty are the argument, but they don't win easily. Bloom in Reverse works through elegy toward survival with moving persistence, both driven and compelling.” WayMindMovingWinningDarkFindingsSurvivalArgumentInstinctFingersSeekingDrivenObsessionPersistenceFirmDisplayCompellingAgain And AgainReverseNobilityUnfoldingKnotsBroodingTeresaFatalityElegy Author:Tony Hoagland
“The first obligation I have is to be funny; it's my first impulse and an instinct. I like being funny and finding the jokes.” FirstsFindingsJokesInstinctObligationImpulseBeing Funny Author:George Carlin
“By actually taking Sleepy Hollow and the Rip Van Winkle story, and finding the spirit of what was great about both of them and putting them together. So it felt, actually, like one of those ideas that clicked for us, right away, on instinct.” IdeasStoriesTogetherSpiritFeltFindingsInstinctVansHollowRipSleepy Author:Alex Kurtzman
“I have an instinct for finding the odd location, the dismissed face, the eerie atmosphere, the oppressed mood.” FacesFindingsInstinctMoodAtmosphereOddOppressedLocationEerie Author:Deborah Turbeville
“One thing we've learned about Donald Trump - this candidate first, president-elect, and now president - is that he has this sort of reptilian instinct for rooting out supposed enemies and finding people he can whip up distrust into rage.” PeopleFirstsPresidentEnemyOne ThingTrumpFindingsInstinctRageCandidatesDistrustWhips Author:Ben H. Winters
“Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect finds the way to its flower, with a will which nothing can dismay nor turn aside.” WayHeartTurnsLiteratureFlowerFindingsInstinctIntuitionInsectsDismay Book:A Woman of Thirty: Works of Balzac Source: A Woman of Thirty: Works of Balzac
“The Savage interrupted him. "But isn't it natural to feel there's a God?" "You might as well ask if it's natural to do up one's trousers with zippers," said the Controller sarcastically. "You remind me of another of those old fellows called Bradley. He defined philosophy as the finding of bad reason for what one believes by instinct. As if one believed anything by instinct! One believes things because one has been conditioned to believe them. Finding bad reasons for what one believes for other bad reasons – that's philosophy. People believe in God because they've been conditioned to."” PeopleIfsFeelsBelieveWellsHas BeensSaidReasonPhilosophyMightAsksNaturalFindingsFellowsInstinctDefinedBelieve In GodSavagesInterruptedTrousersBrave New World FreedomControllersZippers Author:Aldous Huxley
“Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. Believe in kissing.” IfsWantLifeBelieveImportantStrongStarsSleepSolitudeKissingFindingsTrainSticksInstinctCherishDisagreeFar AwayComing BackFittingBeing Afraid Author:Eve Ensler