#pulse

The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses. ↗

— Van Wyck Brooks

#creative #impulses #man #possessive #war

A true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the result of sudden impulse and accident than of that reason of which we so much boast. ↗

— Peter Cooper

#acts #boast #events #far #history

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 believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind. ↗

— Robert Fulghum

#believe #blood #dance #heart #i

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

Impulses are hard to come by these days. ↗

— Jack Levine

#days #hard #impulses #these

With a pen in my hand I have successfully stormed bulwarks from which others armed with sword and excommunication have been repulsed. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

#been #hand #i #others #pen

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#arguing #feel #hear #him #i

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

— Lindsay Lohan

#first #go #impulse #instinct #lead

I was a crazy young man who let himself be blinded by his passions and obeyed only the impulses of the moment. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

#crazy #himself #his #i #impulses