Impulse Quotes

827 Impulse quotes by 615 unique authors

Every one expects to go further than his father went; every one expects to be better than he was born and every generation has one… — William Allen White
The genuine coherence of our ideas does not come from the reasoning that ties them together, but from the spiritual impulse that gives rise to… — Nicolas Gomez Davila
Although most people spend their entire lives following this biological impulse (i.e. the sex drive), it is only a tiny portion of our beings. .… — Laozi
There is no big mystery to Tantra. It is in the allowance and grace of the breath. Breathe easy and naturally and you will open… — Unknown Author
It's not that bullying is any worse today. The impulse for cruelty is the same impulse. The only difference is that the tools to achieve… — Jodee Blanco
The universe likes speed. Don't delay. Don't second guess. Don't doubt. When the opportunity is there, when the impulse is there, when the intuitive nudge… — Joe Vitale
Inherent in the impulse to be free, is insecurity. The impulse to be free comes from outside of the mind, and because of this, it… — Adyashanti
Never resist a generous impulse. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Whoever desires Paradise, proceeds towards goodness; whoever fears Hell, refrains from the impulses of passions; whoever believes firmly in death, detests wordly life; and whoever… — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Practice giving things away, not just things you don't care about, but things you do like. Remember, it is not the size of a gift,… — Robert Thurman
Miserere is about redemption, and the triumph of our best impulses over our worst. It's also about swords, monsters, chases, ghosts, magic, [and] court intrigues.… — Alex Bledsoe
If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction. — Xunzi
The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to be lofty ethic,… — Bertrand Russell
But courage in fighting is by no means the only form, nor perhaps even the most important. There is courage in facing poverty, courage in… — Bertrand Russell
Interesting things happen when the creative impulse is cultivated with curiosity, freedom and intensity. — Saul Bass
Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good. — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
What the expression is intended to mean, I think, is that there is a better and a worse element in the character of each individual,… — Plato
But society has now fairly got the better of individuality; and the danger which threatens human nature is not the excess, but the deficiency, of… — John Stuart Mill
I write poetry because I can’t disobey the impulse; it would be like blocking a spring that surges up in my throat. For a long… — Gabriela Mistral
A man who has no assured and ever present belief in the existence of a personal God or of a future existence with retribution and… — Charles Darwin
A word does not start as a word – it is an end product which begins as an impulse, stimulated by attitude and behaviour which… — Peter Brook
All music is nothing more than a succession of impulses that converge towards a definite point of repose. — Igor Stravinsky
At present, I am mainly observing the physical motion of mountains, water, trees and flowers. One is everywhere reminded of similar movements in the human… — Egon Schiele
What's the impulse behind art? It's saying in whatever language is the language of your work, “If I could move you as much as it… — Greil Marcus
Photography is an investigation of both the outer and the inner worlds. The first experiences with the camera involve looking at the world beyond the… — Ansel Adams

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