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Enthusiasm Quotes - Page 18

Love and enthusiasm are always ridiculous, when not reciprocated by their objects.

Love and enthusiasm are always ridiculous, when not reciprocated by their objects.

Marguerite Countess of Blessington, Marguerite GARDINER (Countess of Blessington.) (1839). “Desultory Thoughts and Reflections”, p.3

A convert's enthusiasm for his new religion is greater than that of a person who is born in it.

Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.20, Courier Corporation

A tendency toward enthusiasm and a chivalrous instinct have more than once been weighed as evidence of a lack of judgment.

Lloyd Paul Stryker (1947). “For the Defense: Thomas Erskine: The Most Enlightened Liberal of His Times, 1750-1823”

It takes courage to stay young, to make your enthusiasms work for you. Don't let anyone drag you down.

"The grand illusionist" by Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 1999.

Enthusiasm comes from the Greek word entheos, which means, "inspired" or "filled with the divine."

Jon Gordon (2015). “The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy”, p.108, John Wiley & Sons

Enthusiasm attracts more passengers and energizes them during the ride.

Jon Gordon (2015). “The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy”, p.127, John Wiley & Sons

United States:. A nation given either to unjustified over-enthusiasms or infantile furies.

John Ralston Saul (2012). “The Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense”, p.299, Simon and Schuster

Enthusiasm is of the greatest value, so long as we are not carried away by it.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2013). “Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated)”, p.3538, Delphi Classics

What's amazing about doing movies, compared to television, there's an ending you can see. There's an enthusiasm to it.

"EXCLUSIVE: Jim Gaffigan Brings the Funny with King Baby". Interview with Brian Gallagher, movieweb.com. March 27, 2009.

I don't have a problem with enthusiasm.

Interview with Todd Gilchrist, www.ign.com. August 29, 2005.

pragmatist that I am, I always meet necessity with enthusiasm.

Jane Fonda (2006). “My Life So Far”, Ebury Press

The self is too small an object for perpetual enthusiasm.

Huston Smith (2009). “The World's Religions, Revised and Updated: A Concise Introduction”, p.27, Harper Collins

If you don't love what you're doing with unbridled passion and enthusiasm, you're not going to succeed when you hit obstacles.

"Good C.E.O.'s Are Insecure (and Know It)". Interview with Adam Bryant, www.nytimes.com. October 9, 2010.