144 Impulse Quotes for You to Enjoy

Foot-binding, which started out as a fashionable impulse, became an expression of Han identity after the Mongols invaded China in 1279. The fact that it was only performed by Chinese women turned the practice into a kind of shorthand for ethnic pride. Amanda Foreman

Deficiencies in individuals, as in States, have their value and import. Indeed, that sublime impulse of perfectibility, always vivacious, always working under various forms and with one underlying purpose, would be futile without them, and fatuous. Ameen Rihani

Value Deficiencies Indeed States Futile Would Would-Be Various Purpose Individuals Import Underlying Without Always Sublime Impulse Forms Them Working

Impulse decisions can often be our downfall when it comes to sticking to good habits. Do something to buy yourself some time when you're experiencing those 'moments' of weakness, and often, the urge will pass. If you keep the cookies in a box in the basement, you might find it's not worth the effort to go get them. Amy Morin

Buy Time Good You Yourself Worth Will Our Those Weakness Find Some Something Habits Box Sticking Pass Go Effort Get Often Impulse Experiencing Decisions Urge Them Might Cookies Downfall Moments Keep Basement Good Habits

Maybe it's just, I've always been to the less traveled places, in any topic, whether it's history, I always like to just choose the most obscure topic. And I don't know why I have that impulse. I can't really explain it but I've been doing that since I was a little kid. Andrew Bird

History Topic Kid Obscure Since Like Know Most Always Doing Been Any Impulse Maybe Just Whether Explain Places Little Little Kid Really Choose Less Traveled Why

Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are. Angela Merkel

Politics Political Achieve Focus Become Visible Must More Main Clear Thus Priorities Goal Impulse Agenda EU Need

Alice Adams wrote a sweet note to me after my first novel came out when I was 26, and I was so blown away that I sent her a bunch of stamps by return mail. I have no idea what I was thinking. It was a star-struck impulse. Anne Lamott

If we did not have the impulse and ability to believe in the impossible, we would not have religion, democracy, or marriage. Anthony McCarten

Religion Democracy Marriage Impossible Believe Would Ability Did Impulse

I actually taught perceptual psychology at N.Y.U. when I was younger. I was interested in the aesthetic impulse in lower primates. But what really interested me in Dian Fossey was that she made a difference - she saved the gorillas. Arne Glimcher

Me Made Saved Perceptual She Aesthetic Impulse Taught Difference Psychology Interested Younger Really Lower Actually

The impulse for me to want to make sculpture is because I want to make statements, really, on a purely emotional level. And it's also somewhat of a challenge to see how that can be done with materials and objects that really are not emotional, in and of themselves. Arthur Ganson

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second. Baltasar Gracian

Wait First Pass Impulse Second

I want to position my books as premium-priced versions on the reasonably-priced scale, if that makes sense, to find a sweet spot between the high-end of what my brand can support and the low end that results in impulse purchases and maximum sales volume. Barry Eisler

I have a tremendous amount of patience and tolerance when working with people, but if I ever feel the impulse to inhibit myself from doing one more take, or feel a need to apologize to someone for pushing, I know that that relationship isn't gonna last. Bennett Miller

Myself Relationship Patience People Tolerance Tremendous Tremendous Amount Someone More Take Pushing Feel Know Doing Impulse Gonna Apologize Working Inhibit Ever Amount Last Need

We've seen with Brexit and other things that there's a dark impulse to be petulant and frustrated with complicated solutions. Bill Pullman

Complicated Dark Seen Other Solutions Impulse Frustrated Brexit Things

I walk into a health club locker room and feel an immediate impulse toward scrutiny, the kneejerk measuring of self against other: 'That one has great thighs, this one's gained weight, who's thin, who's fat, how do I compare?' Caroline Knapp

Health Great Walk Club Other Immediate Locker Locker Room Self Weight Feel Toward How Impulse Gained Against Room Scrutiny Measuring Compare Thighs Thin Fat

A lot of people go off and have fun adventures, or hard adventures, and their impulse is to write about them right away. What really makes a difference is having some perspective on what happened. Cheryl Strayed

I think that because human difference for so long, in all its various forms, has been the root of so much oppression, sometimes there's the impulse to say let's deny the difference, as though by wishing away the difference we can then wish away the oppression. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Importantly, rather than being solely concerned with U.N. approval, the president must come first to our own Congress for authorization, and I urge him to do so. Finally, I understand the impulse to take action in Syria; however, I hope the president carefully considers this matter and resists the call from some to use military force in Syria. Chris Gibson

Hope Matter First Own Congress Action Military Carefully President Our Approval Finally Considers Solely Syria Must Some Rather Take Come Concerned Force Call Him Understand Importantly However Than Authorization Impulse Being Urge Use Military Force

Films exhaust me, they do, and I often want nothing more to do with them, but I'm continually surprised at the resurgence of the impulse to come back and do it all over again. Daniel Day-Lewis

Me Nothing Films Back More Resurgence Over Come Exhaust Continually Surprised Often Impulse Want Again Them

I know one lab that studies nicotine receptors and all the scientists are smokers, and another lab that studies impulse control and they're all overweight. David Eagleman

Control Studies Know Another Smokers Scientists Lab Overweight Impulse

Overwhelmingly, Israel's political and military establishment want the rest of the world to act diplomatically or otherwise to stop Iran. But if that doesn't happen, then the impulse toward the use of force will become quite strong. Dennis Ross

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