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Quotes About Impulse

Men of cold passions have quick eyes.
~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
Will no man ever do something without a why, just like that, for the hell of it?
~ Anthony Quinn
Men frequently do good only to give themselves opportunity of doing ill with impunity.
~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Sorry, baby. Let's get out of here," he says, speaking with the intense, strained tones of a man with an erection.
~ Neal Stephenson
Randy is a member in good standing of American society again, having cheerfully endured the process of being ritually goosed by the Government. He feels a strong impulse to drive straight to the nearest gun store and spend about ten thousand dollars. Not that he wants to hurt anyone; it's just that any kind of government authority gives him the creeps now.
~ Neal Stephenson
This is the guy. Raven. This is the guy that Juanita is looking for. The guy Lagos told him not to mess with. And Hiro has seen him before, outside the entrance to The Black Sun. This is the guy who gave the Snow Crash card to Da5id. The tattoo on his forehead consists of three words, written in block letters: POOR IMPULSE CONTROL.
~ Neal Stephenson
You heard of Mary Jane?" Root asks. Shaftoe—role model, leader of men—stifles the impulse to say, Heard of her? I've fucked her!
~ Neal Stephenson
Every time I have to make a tough decision, I ask myself: "What would Tom Cruise do?" Then I jump up and down on the couch. Thanks
~ Neil Strauss
I want to drink hard liquor, as you call it, before lunch. I've got a mouth like the bottom of the parrot's cage. You wouldn't want me to throw a screaming fit in front of all your officers.
~ Nevil Shute
Sometimes, my mouth can get the better of me.
~ Rodrigo Duterte
My mum says, 'Go with your first instinct,' but this can lead to impulse buying!
~ Lindsay Lohan
Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.
~ Sophie Ellis-Bextor
I am a danger to myself if I get angry.
~ Oriana Fallaci
Christ had given the apostles a world-wide commission, embracing all the nations; but intellectually they did not understand what He meant. They found that out as they followed the impulse of the Spirit.
~ Roland Allen
Fen couldn't help himself. "I'm going to kiss you again. If you need a reason this time, it won't sound reasonable, but I can't help myself.
~ Christine Feehan
Well, put that lovely treasure back in your pants and calm down.
~ Christine Feehan
How had she gotten herself into this mess? Sex. A good-looking intense man with black, hungry eyes, and she fell like a lovesick calf. Sex. It ruined many otherwise sane women. I can read your thoughts.
~ Christine Feehan
Thank God I didn't kill him. I wanted to bash him one but, you know, without the consequences of him dying.
~ Christine Feehan
Sigmund Freud was quite correct to describe the religious impulse, in The Future of an Illusion, as essentially ineradicable until or unless the human species can conquer its fear of death and its tendency to wish-thinking.
~ Christopher Hitchens
Sigmund Freud estaba bastante en lo cierto cuando en El porvenir de una ilusión describía el impulso religioso como algo esencialmente imposible de erradicar hasta que la especie humana venza su miedo a la muerte y su tendencia al pensamiento
~ Christopher Hitchens
Sam tried to think of a quick explanation, but was too weary from lack of sleep to tackle the concept of Las Vegas in twenty-five words or less. Finally he said, "These are places where you go if you want to fuck up your life and you don't have a lot of time to do it in." "Are we going to stop?" "No, I seem to be fucking up at a fine rate of speed, thank you.
~ Christopher Moore
Think without thinking, so that you act as if out of instinct and not reason.
~ Christopher Paolini
When you do something because you're angry, you almost always do the wrong thing.
~ Christopher Pike
The excitement and energy you enjoy during a good mood paint a rosy picture of all you encounter. This leaves you far more likely to make impulsive decisions that ignore the potential consequences of your actions. Stay aware of your good moods and the foolish decisions these moods can lead to, and you'll be able to enjoy feeling good without any regrets.
~ Travis Bradberry