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Enthusiasm will steady the heart and strengthen the will; it will give force to the thought and nerve to the hand until what was only a possibility becomes a reality.

Enthusiasm - a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with outward applications of experience.

My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.

Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct do.

If a thing seems to you worth working for at all, if it appears to you of moment enough to challenge any effort, then put into what you do all the enthusiasm of which you are capable, regardless of criticism.

Religion must completely encircle the spirit of ethical man like his element, and this luminous chaos of divine thoughts and feelings is called enthusiasm.

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

I'd like to learn to meditate with more enthusiasm. I can sit down and get quiet for 20 minutes, but it just has not been a part of my Christianity at all.

Everything I read about hitting a midlife crisis was true. I had such a struggle letting go of youthful things and learning how to exist and have enthusiasm while settling into the comfort of an older age.

The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world.

What is enthusiasm but a passionate belief in what seems to be a high and holy aim - an unselfish devotion to some noble cause - a consecration of heart and mind and soul to the attainment of a great object?

We are pleased to see results improve, but our enthusiasm is tempered by several factors.

We started the first half tonight with that same muddy approach. We were lethargic and didn't have much enthusiasm. The attitude was there in the second half.

We appreciate the enthusiasm of all of our customers no matter how they choose to express their opinions. Starbucks has more than 35 million customers who visit our locations each week in 37 countries worldwide.

Whether or not he'll be the next captain I don't know, but he'd certainly be my pick, ... He's played in Ryder Cups, won major championships. He has the enthusiasm and respect of the players. He's a team player 100 percent.

Watching the talent, enthusiasm and the dedication of all the students reinforced why I chose this profession 20 years ago.

We've assembled a team of dedicated, energetic people whose experience and enthusiasm for this industry is unparalleled. With these talented leaders in place, La-Z-Boy is in for an exciting ride.

We've always developed it with the close proximity and the Ohio-Michigan thing. There's a lot of enthusiasm at games, and that will just add to it, I'm sure.

What we're seeing here is investors becoming increasingly nervous, awaiting the economic data tomorrow (Thursday). Profit warnings and future growth (concerns) are overshadowing the enthusiasm that we saw develop late yesterday -- it's a feeding process.

When we began to consider the type of play-by-play announcer that we wanted to lead our BCS coverage, we knew we needed someone that would look at this as something more than a job, and for that, we didn't have to look very far. Thom's passion and enthusiasm for college football, combined with his big-game voice, made him the perfect choice. I am positive that college football fans from coast-to-coast will enjoy listening to him next January.

When we come to play with enthusiasm, and we're all together, we're a pretty good team.

What has gratified me the most is the enthusiasm I have witnessed this week on campus and among our alumni and friends. No doubt that a winning team brings great credit to the university.

We better learn how to play with some enthusiasm and some passion and not just wait for teams to disappear. If we don't learn that, we're not going to win anything. We've been struggling with that all year long. I guarantee you if this isn't (a wakeup call, practice on), Monday will be.

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

We're investing our name, enthusiasm, expertise and training.

We're in the same boat. We've been hitting into nets since the 13th of March. It's been horrible. You hit, but you have no clue really what that's accomplishing. We're building on some enthusiasm for the season, but that's about it.

We know how important it is to establish the trust of the audience and really make sure that our enthusiasm is shared by those who attend the concerts.

I cannot explain why they made that sequel to Secret of NIMH. Because they claim that it the original didn't make money, so what was the enthusiasm to make a sequel?

There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.

If you stay in your heart you will always be inspired and if you are inspired you will always be enthusiastic. There is nothing more contagious on this planet as enthusiasm.

I like American black soul music, that was my first big enthusiasm.

When fire burns the enthusiasm is worth seeing. People, who are enthusiastic and happy, lethargy and boredom never plague them.

Like simplicity and candor, and other much-commented qualities, enthusiasm is charming until we meet it face to face, and cannot escape from its charm.

We were amazed at the enthusiasm of American audiences.

If you enjoy what you do, don't be afraid of expressing your enthusiasm. Enjoyment is infectious.

The biggest reward from that record was the enthusiasm everyone had to sing on it. The Grammy nominations and the chart positions are great, but ultimately the way you interact with other musicians is the most important thing to me.

California is a state peculiarly addicted to swift enthusiasms. It is a seed-bed of all manner of cults and theories, taken up, and dropped, with equal speed.

Our spirits grow gray before our hairs.

Sometimes success is due less to ability than to zeal.

Good morning! Remember: A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.

Your enthusiasm becomes their enthusiasm; your lukewarm presentation becomes their lukewarm interest in what you're offering.

Practice being excited.

But, that was the beginning, though I didn't start writing until I was in high school and when I was in high school I really began to write poetry with great energy and enthusiasm.

A decline of exuberance is just barely noticeable in America, making itself felt particularly among the most highly educated and the well-to-do in a loss of appetite for work and perhaps even for leisure.

Enthusiasm produces the most cruel disorders in human society; but its fury is like that of thunder and tempest, which exhaust themselves in a little time, and leave the air more calm and serene than before.

That the corruption of the best thing produces the worst, is grown into a maxim, and is commonly proved, among other instances, by the pernicious effects of superstition and enthusiasm, the corruptions of true religion.

I look back the old old ones [X-Files series], from the beginning, and I'm kind of mortified by my acting! But I'm kind of impressed by my enthusiasm. I'm just thankful that I got to become better at what I did, and that we didn't get cancelled in the first year.

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm.

When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel.

I admit I'm enthusiastically demanding.

Doggedness depends on emotional traits - enthusiasm and persistence in the face of setbacks - above all else.

The fellow who isn't fired with enthusiasm is apt to be fired.

I was already sort of mixing my science physics enthusiasm with entertainment and directing and puppetry.

There is that American pastime known as "kidding" - with the result that everyone is ashamed and hangdog about showing the slightest enthusiasm or passion or sincere feeling about anything.

When I'm in New York I love to stay at the Mercer Hotel, and the C. Wonder store was so part of my New York experience from staying downtown. What I love the most about the brand is the enthusiasm that the customer has for it.

The other thing that I love too is the enthusiasm of the QVC customer. She loves fashion, she loves looking great, and she loves discovering something new.

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

We did not meet their style of ball with the type of enthusiasm that we should have. Maybe this is the type of game we needed to keep reality in front of us. We are not a team that can afford not to be at our very best mentally every time we step out.

We did not compete at all. We've got to take what we've learned in practice and put it to use, and we've got to play with heart and compete -- show up with the enthusiasm and the passion it takes to win.

We did come out with more enthusiasm and effort, ... But we hurt ourselves, and that sucked the wind right out of us.

The enthusiasm of a woman's love is even beyond the biographer's.

I fairly sizzle with zeal, energy, and enthusiasm; eager to do that which ought to be done by me today.

We've seen so much enthusiasm for this program in Orlando and Atlanta. The seniors are eager to go online and use email, and the students are proud of their role as teacher and mentor - ultimately we'd like to bring this program to schools and senior centers across the country.

There is a lot of enthusiasm out there for the candidacy,

There is a lot of enthusiasm and these unions are excited about their new direction. Whether this group of unions will be able to stop the hemorrhaging of jobs is very much up in the air.

When I walked into the locker room, everybody said I had to stop sliding headfirst. Before I even got in there, they were telling me, 'Would you please stop?' Even American League guys were saying that. Vernon Wells said, 'Please stop sliding headfirst.' They all love the enthusiasm and intensity I show.

When I turned thirteen and took a typing class, with typical early teen enthusiasm and total lack of critical ability, I started sending my stuff to publishers once I'd babysat long enough to earn the postage.

We're just trying to play hard with a real enthusiasm for the game.

Everything good proceeds from enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm is the power that transfers the mental blueprint into the physical dimension.

Whenever you are engaged in something and there is an outpouring of energy, you are in enthusiasm.

We have a really young team with plenty of freshmen and sophomores. This team has been really fun because they play a high level of enthusiasm and focus. They seem to want to play at their highest level every game.

Enthusiasm is something so positive.

It's always harder to maintain raw enthusiasm or joy than to go into a really dark place.

Genius is always accompanied by enthusiasm.

When I was younger I always thought, 'If I were ever a comedian I'd make it like a rock concert.' I wanted to generate that type of enthusiasm and excitement.

Genius is nothing more than inflamed enthusiasm.

If i'm not with somebody who really excites or inspires me, then I'd rather be by myself.

I'd...bet enthusiasm for 'ethnic cleansing' will wane if only sticks and rocks are available for the warring parties.

We won the battle of the crowds. There's a lot of enthusiasm in the community. This particular school has not won a state title. So it's a pretty starved community.

If ever anybody dedicated his whole life to the "enthusiasm for truth and justice" using this phrase in the good sense it was Diderot.

And we simply cannot be constant with the fact that God’s cause is not always the successful one, that we really could be “unsuccessful”; and yet be on the right road. But this is where we find out whether we have begun in faith or in a burst of enthusiasm.

You cannot imagine the wild enthusiasm that these two men created in Vienna. Newspapers went into raptures over each new waltz, and innumerable articles appeared about Lanner and Strauss.

We want to make sure we continue to make our presence, our availability, and our enthusiasm for the facility known to whoever will listen.

Let us hope especially that the enthusiasm and exaggerations, which so easily seize men congregated in large groups - affecting human passions and leading the crowd against its own interest, sweeping up in their whirlwind the sage and philosopher as

Lucas Oil will be a great partner for us. Their enthusiasm about Indianapolis and Indiana and the Colts is incredible and their financial commitment will help us keep the best coaches and players on our field and winning for our fans.

Leo does anything we ask him to. I can't say enough about his enthusiasm and the lift he gives to everybody.

Laziness erodes a person of his enthusiasm and energy. As a result the person loses all opportunities and finally becomes dejected and frustrated. The worst thing is that he stops believing in himself.

Many students marched off in enthusiasm for the front. It was a national hysteria.

So I don't think we had the same enthusiasm as this year.

She's our heart and soul. Her spirit and enthusiasm are what drives us.

She's an absolute delight. She's inspiring, and the other kids around her get caught up in her enthusiasm.

Since babyhood, I've always evolved from one thing to another. My mother gave me ballet lessons at 6 as part of her enthusiasm for the arts and for life. We went to museums, to the theater. While her own talent was untapped, she worked for church causes.

She gives us emotion and enthusiasm and she's probably our fastest player.

She has shown the energy and enthusiasm to build this program. She has been associated with successful programs both on the court and in the classroom. We're eager for her to get started and look for similar success from our volleyball program.

She (Olivo) called me the day before she left (for La Academia USA). She was so excited and her enthusiasm was contagious.

She's 100 percent. Everything she does, she gives it her all. She's very enthusiastic and a great person. My 6-year-old just loves her.

She just makes people smile. She makes people feel good. She brings a freshness to the game, and her enthusiasm can't help but spread.

She is an exceptional athlete with the ability and true desire to excel. If she maintains her progression, energy and enthusiasm for the sport, it is limitless for what she can accomplish.

She infects her students with her enthusiasm. I can't meet many people that get me excited about parasites.