#instinct

Human's moral compass doesn't work yet in worlds where the instinct navigates life. ↗

— Toba Beta

#life #moral-compass #navigation #life

Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored. ↗

— Agatha Christie

#style

Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you. ↗

— David Gemmell

#instinct #self-reliance #trust #decisions

It's hard to think when someone's trying to kill you. We human beings aren't wired to be rational and creative when we know our lives are in danger of a swift and violent end. The body has definite ideas of which survival strategies it prefers to embrace, and those are generally limited to "rip threat to pieces" or "run like hell." No thinking need be involved, as far as our instincts are concerned. Our instincts were a long time in the making, though, and the threats that can come after us now have outpaced them. You can't outrun a bullet, and you don't go hand-to-hand with a gunman unless you're certain you are about to die anyway. Speed and mindless aggression weren't going to keep me alive. ↗

— Jim Butcher

#survival-instinct #strategy

..... it would be interesting to find out what goes on in that moment when someone looks at you and draws all sorts of conclusions. ↗

— Malcolm Gladwell

#instinct #judgment #stereotype #judgment

To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

#animal #crushes #dignity #even #foot

I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason. ↗

— Stanley Baldwin

#i #instinct #man #rather #reason

In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people. ↗

— Clay Aiken

#charitable #child #different #different types #global

Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

#finds #instincts #mankind #readiest #response

She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners. ↗