Impetus Quotes

The main impetus for being a writer is thinking, 'I could invent another world. I'm not terribly keen on this one.' — Mark Haddon

The joy which answers to prayer give, cannot be described; and the impetus which they afford to the spiritual life is exceedingly great. — George Muller

The new dynamics between brands and consumers, driven by social media, are proving to be a powerful impetus for change. — Simon Mainwaring

The impetus to grow and live intensely is so powerful in me I cannot resist it. I will work, I will love my husband, but I will fulfill myself. — Anais Nin

There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth. — Fred Rogers

Adoption is an answer to a tragedy that has already happened, but may it never be the impetus for one that hasn't. — Jen Hatmaker

Self-doubt creates the impetus for learning but hinders adept use of previously established skills — Albert Bandura

They tell me to be quiet
When I'd rather cause a riot
And have everyone screaming
Out their eccentric meaning. — Initially NO

The impetuous wind can ignite the fire or put it out. — Regina O'Melveny

Conceptual art became the liberating idea that gave the art of the next 40 years its real impetus. — Sol LeWitt

The impetus he had gained from the whimsical seraph known as Syoshant had been short-lived — Soroosh Shahrivar

While the big events of our lives create the impetus for change, it is the moment-by- moment choices that mold and shape us. — Karen Kimsey-House

Apart from the representational content of an idea there is another component: its force and vivacity, its impetus. — David Hume

The ends justify the means mindset has been the impetus behind many a cruel medical or social experiment. — James Morcan

One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution. — Valentina Tereshkova

It is memory that provides the heart with impetus, fuels the brain, and propels the corn plant from seed to fruit. — Joy Harjo

The addition of the typewriter to the printing-press has given a new and horrible impetus to the spread of half-baked thought. — John Dos Passos

Part of the impetus for my writing is the pain I've seen my friends experience both in their marriage and in their dreams. — Peter D. Kramer

This club needs an impetus of energy - but I just feel tired to be honest. I'm worn out. — Ian Holloway

Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike. — Arthur Ashe

The impetus for 'The Sisters Brothers' was it occurred to me that there was no neurosis in westerns, or there's a minimal amount of it. — Patrick DeWitt

Sense of urgency is the impetus to winning while false sense of urgency is the pebble in the shoe. — V.V. Rao

So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise. — Malcolm X

A worship service finds its impetus from an inner furnace of love that burns in the hearts of God's people and is fueled from the altar in heaven. — Anonymous

You can't throw your ego away, but you can use its innate desire to experience that which is beyond itself to give you the impetus to meditate. — Frederick Lenz

Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It's the impetus for creating change. — Max Carver

I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations. — Harri Holkeri

The secret impetus behind legalism is its competitiveness. The point is not just to win: it's to beat everyone else. — Mark Buchanan

This wonderful and complex genitalic diversity was a major impetus for our earlier studies on male genitalia (Sinclair et al.1994; Cumming et al.1995) — Anonymous

Yoga is not a new path to follow but a way to become conscious of the original impetus of life. Yoga is the movement and evolution of Life itself. — David Frawley

There are hundreds of prisons - sexual, political, cultural. But being a prisoner also gives you impetus. — Gerald Stern

boredom is the impetus to creativity. — Tsh Oxenreider

Sharia is the impetus behind multinational diplomatic efforts to accommodate Sharia blasphemy prohibitions on expression that offends Muslims. — Frank Gaffney

Religion, by 'consecrating' the state, gives the people an added impetus to respect and regard their regime. — Edmund Burke

Your joy can be the impetus that motivates others to find their way to joy. — Molly Friedenfeld

I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question. — Harri Holkeri