This is a compilation of thoughts and quotes that I have found or written recently, as well as many that I've collected throughout the years. Most thoughts are posted randomly, as I feel inspired. A listing of quotes can be found alphabetically (check the 2008 and 2009 archives listing), or by source.

Feel free to suggest additions!


“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” – Proverbs 23:7

Monday, December 15, 2008

Enthusiasm Quotes

1. Enthusiasm makes the difference between success and failure. – Norman Vincent Peale

2. The fortunate individuals who achieve most in life are invariably activated by enthusiasm. – Norman Vincent Peale

3. Everybody is enthusiastic at times. One person has enthusiasm for thirty minutes; another person has it for thirty days; but it is the person who has it for thirty years who makes a success in life. - Edward B. Butler

4. We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about. - Charles Kingsley

5. A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. - Charles M. Schwab

6. Enthusiasm is nothing more or less than faith in action. - Henry Chester

7. Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity, and truth accomplishes no victories without it. - Edward Bulwer-Lytton

8. One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life. - Edward B. Butler

9. Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success. - Dale Carnegie

10. Exuberance is beauty. - William Blake

11. There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. - Norman Vincent Peale

12. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. - Samuel Ullman

13. Enthusiasm is the divine particle in our composition: with it we are great, generous, and true; without it, we are little, false, and mean. - Letitia Elizabeth Landon

14. Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. - Watterson Lowe

15. When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel. - Deena Kastor

16. Doing what we were meant to do creates fun, excitement and contentment in our lives, and invariably, in the lives of the people around us. When you're excited about something it's contagious. - Mark Victor Hansen

17. People look for their passions. But often, the passions find you. How does your‎ passion find you? When you are good at something, you get passionate about it. That’s it. - James Altucher

18. Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn. - John Wesley

19. Get excited and enthusiastic about your own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire; you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away. - Denis Waitley

20. Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised. - John Christian Bovee

21. A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one. - Mary Kay Ash

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