Impulse Quotes

827 Impulse quotes by 615 unique authors

Why does man regret, even though he may endeavour to banish any such regret, that he has followed the one natural impulse, rather than the… — Charles Darwin
I suspect it was...the old story of the implacable necessity of a man having honour within his own natural spirit. A man cannot live and… — Laurens van der Post
The artistic impulse seems not to wish to produce finished work. It certainly deserts us half-way, after the idea is born; and if we go… — Clarence Day
Through all of history mankind has ingested psychedelic substances. Those substances exist to put you in touch with spirits beyond yourself, with the creator, with… — Ray Manzarek
No loss by flood and lightning, no destruction of cities and temples by the hostile forces of nature, has deprived man of so many noble… — Helen Keller
A part of fate is the freedom of man. Forever wells up the impulse of choosing and acting in his soul. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is a new road to happiness, if you have strength enough to castigate a little the various impulses that sway you in turn. — George Santayana
In the knowledge of truth, what really matters is the possession of it, not the impulse under which it was sought. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Moral good is a practical stimulus; it is no sooner seen than it inspires an impulse to practice. — Plutarch
Opinions which justify cruelty are inspired by cruel impulses. — Bertrand Russell
Reason in my philosophy is only a harmony among irrational impulses. — George Santayana
The power which makes a man able to entertain a good impulse is the same as that which enables him to make a good gun;… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
(Talking about his first computer) Like all kids we not only fooled around with our toys, we changed them. If you've ever watched a child… — Bill Gates
Every beauty and greatness in this world is created by a single thought or emotion inside a man. Every thing we see today, made by… — Khalil Gibran
From the living fountain of instinct flows everything that is creative; hence the unconscious is not merely conditioned by history, but is the very source… — Carl Jung
With spiritual growth comes new creative potential, leading to the realization that you are pure potential, able to fill any creative impulse. — Deepak Chopra
Basketball can serve as a kind of metaphor for ultimate cooperation. It is a sport where success, as symbolized by the championship, requires that the… — Bill Bradley
As a profession advertising is young; as a force it is as old as the world. The first four words ever uttered, Let there be… — Bruce Barton
What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct. — Unknown Author
The astronomers said, 'Give us matter and a little motion and we will construct the universe. It is not enough that we should have matter,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
False conclusions which have been reasoned out are infinitely worse than blind impulse. — Horace Mann
All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being… — Caspar David Friedrich
It is unfortunately very true that, without leisure and money, love can be no more than an orgy of the common man. Instead of being… — Charles Baudelaire
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public men, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds. — William Butler Yeats
He who acts under an emotional impulse also acts. What distinguishes an emotional action from other actions is the valuation of input and output. Emotions… — Ludwig von Mises

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