Quotes about Spontaneity
The details are the life of it, I insist, say everything on your mind, don't hold back, don't analyze or anything as you go along, say it out.
— Jack Kerouac
There are instincts which respond to all the chance meetings in life. The little girl was not afraid.
— Victor Hugo
Some people think that in order to be happy they must avoid all suffering, and so they are constantly vigilant, constantly worrying. They end up sacrificing all their spontaneity, freedom, and joy.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Anxiety. — Anxiety is the gap between the NOW and the THEN. So if you are in the NOW, you can't be anxious, because your excitement flows immediately into ongoing spontaneous activity.
— Bruce Lee
In reality, I never want to grow up.
— Michael Jordan
Why can't I just eat a waffle?
— Barack Obama
A dog can't think that much about what he's doing, he just does what feels right.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Spontaneities offer one kind of pleasure and taste of sanctity, repetitions another equally pleasurable and holy.
— Eugene Peterson
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
— Lao Tzu
Perfect is boring and dreams are not real. Just... do. So you think, "I wish I could travel." Great. Sell your crappy car, buy a ticket to Bangkok, and go. Right now. I'm serious.
— Shonda Rhimes
I have to follow my instinct and intuition and curiosity.
— Ryuichi Sakamoto
Give me a wildness whose glance no civilization can endure
— Henry David Thoreau