A lot of baby boomer liberals who voted for Clinton accepted the notion that they had to squelch their uncompromising impulses to win national elections, but detested this concept of "triangulation".
Kaufman's ruling impulse, always, is to succeed, to win, not to impose his mordant view of life.
The Pharisee impulse is one that seeks to win divine favor by performing deeds that are more arrogant than noble.
"I think we are all trying to balance two impulses: the desire and need to win, based on obvious corporate pressures, and trying to do it with some honor and some integrity and some dignity.
There was always a tension in him between the impetus for public service and the impulse to do what it took to win.
After seeing Roma, my first impulse was to tweet that it deserved to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Kyle Gallner learned through his agent about a superhero role being called for on Smallville, and when he learned that it was going to be Impulse, he convinced himself that he was going to win the role.
One Wall Street-based GOP fundraiser referred to Trump as "an immature, juvenile, self-indulgent narcissist" who "wants to win but as an adolescent has no impulse control".
There is also an inherent irony -- to achieve the feminist goal of having both career and family, Hewlett advises women to disguise any "predator" impulses so as not to scare off the men they need to win.
To win the war, brands have to predict consumer impulses, pivot to meet demand, and present best-in-class content.
If the human face both conveys and inspires empathy, and the Pentagon's goal is to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people, soldiers may have other reasons to resist the impulse to cover completely.
