#impulse

A first impulse was never a crime. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#first #impulse #never

The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it, useful only accidentally, only secondarily, in the way that any compulsion tries to justify itself. ↗

— Joan Didion

#any #compulsion #compulsive #down #impulse

I think we will always have the impulse towards visual poetry with us, and I wouldn't agree with Bly that it's a bad thing. It depends on the ability of the individual poet to do it well, and to make a shape which is interesting enough to hold your attention. ↗

— James Laughlin

#agree #always #attention #bad #bad thing

As a mother, you have that impulse to wish that no child should ever be hurt, or abused, or go hungry, or not have opportunities in life. ↗

— Annie Lennox

#ever #go #hungry #hurt #impulse

My mum says, 'Go with your first instinct,' but this can lead to impulse buying! ↗

— Lindsay Lohan

#first #go #impulse #instinct #lead

If I could get a deal on whatever my impulse was, whenever my impulse struck, and it was nearby, I would use that all the time. It would reshape the way that I shop. ↗

— Andrew Mason

#deal #get #i #if i could #impulse

We are now living in a post-Roosevelt, post-Reagan universe. What comes next will not be post-partisan, because faction is an intrinsic human impulse. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#comes #faction #human #impulse #intrinsic

Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance. ↗

— Charles Henry Parkhurst

#continuance #down #impulse #into #steady

I act on impulse and I go with my instincts. ↗

— Gordon Ramsay

#go #i #impulse #instincts

I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don't judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free. ↗

— Angelina Jolie

#believe #completely #free #guilt #hurt