Jim Davis Quotes

Self-preservation, nature's first great law, all the creatures, except man, doth awe.

That animal part of us, it's the most interesting part. It's everything that has to do with drives, with things we can't stop ourselves from doing, with all the spaces where we're unable to reason with ourselves. It has its dark side, but there's a luminous side, too, which is the fact that we're just another species of animal.

Biology always beats will power.

We're all just animals. That's all we are, and everything else is just an elaborate justification of our instincts. That's where music comes from. And romantic poetry. And bad novels.

Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.

When a lion doesn't get its prey, it remains hungry. When the prey saves himself, he has not won, but has saved his life.

The first inclination which an animal has is to protect itself

Surviving is not something you need to learn. You don't need to learn survival skills; you have them already. That's why we're here, all of us, because it's a game of survival anyway.

First be a good animal.

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts.

Violence is literally the glue of the cycle of life, and yet I think that we're the only species that does it maliciously.

It takes a certain amount of courage to not be pessimistic. I'd like to believe there is good in everyone.

Self-preservation is the first principle of our nature.

Why, thou knowest I am as valiant as Hercules, but beware instinct. The lion will not touch the true prince. Instinct is a great matter. I was a coward on instinct.

At least once every human should have to run for his life, to teach him that milk does not come from supermarkets, that safety does not come from policemen, that 'news' is not something that happens to other people. He might learn how his ancestors lived and that he himself is no different--in the crunch his life depends on his agility, alertness, and personal resourcefulness.

Life is an instinct for growth, for survival, for the accumulation of forces, for power.

Fear is a survival instinct; fear in its way is a comfort for it means that somewhere hope is alive.

Honey, ... When a wolf watches a lamb, he's not thinking about the lamb's mommy.

I actually don't think that there is a connection between the survival instinct and a hunger for immortality.

Survival," I said softly. "It's selfish, and it's dark, and we've always been a species willing to do anything to satisfy our needs. Individuals have morals. Mobs have appetites.

It's funny how dogs and cats know the inside of folks better than other folks do, isn't it?

There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.

You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because he's a cat.

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