Stanley Baldwin - Adam Smith - Seymour Simon - William Howard Taft - John Osborne - William Shakespeare - Arthur Balfour - Alexander Hamilton - Bo Bennett - Norman Vincent Peale - Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Bryant H McGill - Edgar Allan Poe - Ralph Waldo Emerson - Vince Lombardi - Tennessee Williams - William Blake - Walter Chrysler -
It is unfortunate considering that enthusiasm moves the world that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth. Stanley Baldwin, letter to Mrs Drew 19th May 1891
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
I’m more interested in arousing enthusiasm in kids than in teaching the facts. The facts may change, but that enthusiasm for exploring the world will remain with them the rest of their lives. Seymour Simon
Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment. William Howard Taft
Oh heavens, how I long for a little ordinary human enthusiasm. Just enthusiasm – that’s all. I want to hear a warm, thrilling voice cry out Hallelujah! Hallelujah! I’m alive. John Osborne, Look Back in Anger, 1956
The white cold virgin snow upon my heart
Abates the ardour of my liver. William Shakespeare, The Tempest IV i 55-56, Ferdinand
Enthusiasm moves the world. Arthur Balfour
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. Alexander Hamilton
Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity. Bo Bennett
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. Norman Vincent Peale
Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm ... in the real world all rests on perseverance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Enthusiasm is the energy and force that builds literal momentum of the human soul and mind. Bryant H McGill
Indeed, there is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted. Edgar Allan Poe
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm. Vince Lombardi
Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life. Tennessee Williams
Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm. John Muir, The Wilderness World of John Muir
Excuse my enthusiasm or rather madness, for I am really drunk with intellectual vision whenever I take a pencil or graver into my hand. William Blake
The real secret of success is enthusiasm. Walter Chrysler