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Henri Matisse

"Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better."

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"Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better."

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"When instinct speaks, listen to it. It might be the next push you need to reach greater heights."

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"There are many paths beyond the rules of limited thinking. Trust your instincts!"

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"When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace."

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"A 'biomass' man reaction comes from reflexes and instinct."

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"We would not reliably assent to reproduce unless we first had lost our minds."

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"Leap out the window, my inner Tigress cried. You aren't ready to face such a powerful Tiger. I frowned. I thought a true Tigress never backed down from a fight. Don't you know anything? When she's in heat, she avoids everything male. Now run!"

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"I'm not a marketing person. I don't ask myself questions. I go by instinct."

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"Man is primarily governed by passion and instinct."

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"You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover."
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"A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light."
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"He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back."
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