Instinct – Quotes

It is not an

It is not an act of bravery to try to save your own village. It is an instinct to protect what you possess. Bravery is when you step in to help when you have nothing to lose. Gail Tsukiyama

By listening, by caring,

By listening, by caring, by playing you back to yourself, friends ratify your better instincts and endorse your unique worth. Friends validate you. Gail Sheehy

Your body has this

Your body has this instinct to start healing and then you go back to work and it hurts even more. It’s almost better to keep your body messed-up on a consistent basis. Gail Kim

I wish I could tell you to always follow your heart, but I think it is bad advice. You have a heart, yes, it is true, but also a brain and also a soul. I’ve come to believe that we love with our brains as much as our hearts. Real Love is not just instinct, … Read more

If you lie down

If you lie down in a village square hoping to capture a sea gull, you could stay there your whole life without succeeding. But a hundred miles from shore it’s different. Sea gulls have a highly developed instinct for self-preservation on land but at sea they’re very cocky. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I think if you’re

I think if you’re artistic in any way, you’re probably born with it. I guess it’s a talent that can be learned here and there, but I think the instinct to tell a story or to create something happens maybe in the womb. Gabriel Macht

A general loathing of

A general loathing of a gang or sect usually has some sound basis in instinct. Ezra Pound

He was gifted with

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich. Evelyn Waugh

Then very slowly I

Then very slowly I go to slightly lighter colors until little by little, the forms begin to take shape and I start to see what is happening. Since I never plan in advance, I simply let myself be led by instinct, taste and intuition. And it is in this manner that I find myself creating … Read more

Apart from Scottish traditional

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn’t really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts. Evelyn Glennie