Impulse Quotes

827 quotes by 629 authors

Integration proceeds by just the opposite route: a deliberate heightening of every organic function; a release of impulses from circumstances that irrationally thwarted them; richer… — Lewis Mumford
Men in general are too material and do not make enough human contacts. If we search for the fundamentals which actually motivate us we will… — Edward S. Jordan
At the root of all the various manifestations of dancing lies the common impulse to resort to movement to externalize emotional states which we cannot… — Jamake Highwater
Impulses of intelligence constantly create the body in new forms every second. — Deepak Chopra
The natural impulse of men is to follow and whoever has the strongest sense of purpose will always dominate. — Robert Harris
The impulse of the American woman to geld her husband and castrate her sons is very strong. — John Steinbeck
Men had better be without education than be educated by their rulers; for their education is but the mere breaking in of the steer to… — Thomas Hodgskin
[The South] is ****ed for its virtues and praised for its faults, and there are those who wish its annihilation. But most revealing of all… — Richard M. Weaver
We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in… — Bertolt Brecht
There are two impulses in theatre: to be frivolous or to make rules. — Tadashi Suzuki
Massage's history is rooted in technique and body knowledge, but is also about heart, healing intention and connection between therapist and client. A tension -… — Bob Benson
O magnet-South! O glistening perfumed South! My South! O quick mettle, rich blood, impulse and love! Good and evil! O all dear to me! — Walt Whitman
There is perhaps no better way of measuring the natural endowment of a soul than by its ability to transmute dissatisfaction into a creative impulse. — Eric Hoffer
No one wishes for crisis, but when crises come, they can call forth our best impulses, those of compassion, courage, creativity, and community. And if… — David Spangler
The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses. — Van Wyck Brooks
One of the deepest impulses in man is the impulse to record, - to scratch a drawing on a tusk or keep a diary, to… — John Jay Chapman
What is needed is a marriage of two impulses, a coupling of the urge to do something positive with the willingness to constantly re-evaluate how… — Harry Chapin
Do not let the loud utterances of your own wills anticipate, nor drown, the still, small voice in which God speaks. Bridle impatience till He… — Alexander MacLaren
We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans - because we can. We have some impulse within… — Maya Angelou
If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. You are a… — Stephen Covey

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