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Some of the tracks bear a degree of spontaneity, which is a lot of fun.— All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
To add to the spontaneity was the opportunity to pick up great seats on short notice.— Paul Soglin: Waxing America
The will is not self-determined, but determined by a self; and this self is able not only to choose between different motives, but to attend to one set of motives to the neglect of others, and even to create motives in order to become able to make a difficult decision Let us, however, guard against a possible misconstruction by saying that there is all the difference between this conception of freedom {158} and the mere spontaneity which is recognised by the followers both of Spinoza and Hegel, a difference which was luminously brought out by Martineau.— Problems of Immanence: studies critical and constructive
Should you forget a part of your speech or miss a few words, you are liable to be so confused that, like Mark Twain's guide in Rome, you will be compelled to repeat your lines from the beginning On the other hand, you may be so taken up with trying to recall your written words that you will not abandon yourself to the spirit of your address, and so fail to deliver it with that spontaneity which is so vital to forceful delivery But do not let these difficulties frighten you.— The Art of Public Speaking
57 Brush drawing at Windsor There is often some virtue in spontaneity which is difficult to define; perhaps it bears more convincing witness to the artist's integrity than slower and longer labours, from which it is difficult to ward all duplicity of intention.— Albert Durer

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