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Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

John Sterling (1848). “Essays and tales, collected and ed., with a memoir, by J.C. Hare”, p.146

It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct.

Sigmund Freud, Peter (AFT) Gay, Christopher Hitchens (2010). “Civilization and Its Discontents”, W W Norton & Company Incorporated

Such simple instincts as bees making a beehive could be sufficient to overthrow my whole theory.

Charles Darwin (2015). “Darwin on Evolution: Words of Wisdom from the Father of Evolution”, p.6, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

The truth of your instincts is the root of your foundation.

Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell (2012). “Sanford Meisner on Acting”, p.56, Vintage

Reciprocity is a deep instinct; it is the basic currency of social life.

Jonathan Haidt (2006). “The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom”, p.47, Basic Books

We should chiefly depend not upon that department of the soul which is most superficial and fallible (our reason), but upon that department that is deep and sure, which is instinct.

Charles Sanders Peirce (1992). “Reasoning and the Logic of Things: The Cambridge Conferences Lectures of 1898”, p.121, Harvard University Press

I used to joke I was a point-and-click actor. My whole process has been about trusting your instincts and hitting your mark.

"Daniel Radcliffe On Ditching Harry And Becoming A Man". Interview with Anne Brodie, www.askmen.com.

Poetry is not a civilizer, rather the reverse, for great poetry appeals to the most primitive instincts.

Robinson Jeffers, Tim Hunt (1988). “The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Poetry 1903-1920, prose, and unpublished writings”, p.425, Stanford University Press