Emily Browning Quotes

I've always made my decisions based on two factors: intellectual analysis and my gut. And when they meet, that's a go from me. That's when I see the goal.

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

Don't over think too much.

I distrust thought. The interior life is highly overrated. I don't like the wispy and the vague... or inductive logic in any kind of writing. I'm impatient with writers who make too much sense. The better things that I've done have come to me by instinct.

Is instinct in the head or in the heart? Off the field, I follow my good instincts which steer me in the right direction. Sometimes on the field my head leads me astray. That's what I believe.

Fear is the enemy. I distrust it. Any feeling or decision I make that might be motivated by fear I quickly reassess.

Intuition is truly a feminine quality, but women should not mistake rash conclusions for this gift.

Without our emotions, we can't make smart decisions.

I never overthink or overanalyze anything.

The calmer thought is not always the right thought, just as the distant view is not always the truest view

Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.

I act with my gut instincts.

I try not to be overly analytical.

People who think too much before they act don't act too much.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

The mind can assert anything and pretend it has proved it. My beliefs I test on my body, on my intuitional consciousness, and when I get a response there, then I accept.

Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.

You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.

When I get logical, and I don't trust my instincts - that's when I get in trouble.

I do a lot of planning and plotting. That's my greatest weakness. If I'm not terribly careful, I'll plan to a point where it could come out cut and dried.

Sometimes, I work a little more from emotion than I do from rational thought.

A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.

Some people carry their heart in their head and some carry their head in their heart. The trick is to keep them apart yet working together.

I would not advise people to buy a car or house without making a list. You will probably improve your intuitions by making a list and then sleeping on it.

The heart is the best reflective thinker.