Primal Instincts Quotes

“He has,in short,reached his peak as a hunter,exuberantly altered from the pale,overweight statesman of ten months ago. Africa's way of reducing every problem of existence to dire alternatives-shoot or starve,kill or be killed,shelter or suffer,procreate or count for nothing-has clarified his thinking,purged him of politics and its constant search for compromise.”
― Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt

“Art is a mythical beast. It takes out all your primal instincts to awaken your dormant myth.”
― Talismanist Giebra, Talismanist: Fragments of the Ancient Fire. Philosophy of Fragmentism Series.

“for, of course, with all animals, including us, to stare is an aggressive act.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

“As the hunters faded into the darkness, Curtis called out, “I want her alive, remember! I will kill her after I humiliate her. If a man kills her, I will kill that man. Remember, Challenger will see you first. She will hear you first, and she will smell you!”
― Jerry Gill, Vic: Bloody Reprisal

“It's been a year and a half since my imprisoned life began. Can you believe it? A year and a half! So long that I've become completely used to this life. it's frightening how well humans can adapt. I've learned that firsthand from my imprisonment.”
― Takashi Tsukimi, Danganronpa: The Animation Volume 4

“Even in the most structured, technological lives, our primal instincts are waiting to be reawakened.”
― Ken Breniman, Subversive Acts of Humanity: A Survival Guide for Choosing Evolution over Self-Destruction

“If orangutans can treat their rest like an art form, maybe we can put a little more effort into our sleep routines too.”
― Ken Breniman, Subversive Acts of Humanity : A Survival Guide for Choosing Evolution over Self-Destruction

“Modern life has domesticated us. We wake to alarms, live by schedules, and often feel disconnected from the natural rhythms that sustained our ancestors for millennia.”
― Ken Breniman, Subversive Acts of Humanity : A Survival Guide for Choosing Evolution over Self-Destruction

“Now imagine the opposite: a world where humans are free to roam in nature, create with their hands, and connect with their surroundings.”
― Ken Breniman, Subversive Acts of Humanity : A Survival Guide for Choosing Evolution over Self-Destruction

“By stepping out of our mental and physical cages, we can rediscover the joy, creativity, and vitality that come from living as nature intended.”
― Ken Breniman, Subversive Acts of Humanity : A Survival Guide for Choosing Evolution over Self-Destruction

“We are meant to move, play, explore, and connect.”
― Ken Breniman, Subversive Acts of Humanity : A Survival Guide for Choosing Evolution over Self-Destruction

“Play is primal. It’s not a frivolous pastime—it’s a radical act of reclaiming joy and creativity in a world that often feels too serious.”
― Ken Breniman, Subversive Acts of Humanity : A Survival Guide for Choosing Evolution over Self-Destruction

“Most people do not know, or cannot accept what they are, and that this present reality is all that there is. The past is just a memory, and the future merely an expectation. There is only one continuous present moment, the now.

This explains concepts such as religion, the afterlife, and reincarnation.

It explains why women butcher their bodies, with cosmetic surgery and breast implants.

It also explains why people make unrealistic promises when they marry, though they are not swans, are not biologically monogamous.

They deny primal instincts, such as violence, hate, and war, naturally exist inside them. For they are, the great pretenders.”
― Robert Black