Quotes about Instinct

Every major move in my life was done instinctively.

Intuition is the only true guide in life.

We have very primative emotions. It's impossible not to be competitive. Spoils everything, though.

The mother instinct is something of which I am completely devoid. I explain it like this to myself: life is a vale of tears and all human beings are miserable creatures, so I cannot take the responsibility for bringing yet another unhappy creature into the world.

My father believed that the truth was like a wild animal--just let it loose and it will defend itself.

I only do what my gut tells me to. I think it's smart to listen to other people's advice, but at the end of the day, you're the only one who can tell you what's right for you.

Natural selection didn't design your mind to see the world clearly; it designed your mind to have perceptions and beliefs that would help take care of your genes.

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.

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 believe in God.

You can chase a bird from your porch, but you can not take away its ability to fly.

it's the paternal instinct, Amory—celibacy goes deeper than the flesh. . . .

It is the study of how the human brain was designed—by natural selection—to mislead us, even enslave us.