best quotations about
Excitement |
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Quotations
 | The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. — Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, American Sci-Fi writer 11 likes |
 | Create a life you can’t wait to live. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 9 likes |
 | It is not actual suffering but a taste of better things which excites people to revolt. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 8 likes |
 | Whoever did not live in the years neighboring 1789 does not know what the pleasure of living means. — Talleyrand, 1754-1838, French statesman & diplomat (1789, the year of the French Revolution) 8 likes |
 | My brothers, come quickly, I am tasting the stars! — Dom Perignon, 1638-1715, French monk, inventor of champagne (when tasting the first sparkling champagne) 5 likes |
 | Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 4 likes |
 | When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead. — Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961, American writer, Nobel 1954 4 likes |
 | Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames. — Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet 4 likes |
 | Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets. — Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American artist 3 likes |
 | Everything interests me, but nothing holds me. — Fernando Pessoa, 1888-1935, Portuguese poet & writer 3 likes |
 | When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest. — William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic 3 likes |
 | Human character is smaller now, people don't have durable passions; they've replaced passions with excitement. — Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976 3 likes |
 | Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears. — Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American writer 3 likes |
 | Young lovers and young nations face the same problem: after orgasm, what? — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 2 likes |
 | The chief excitement in a woman's life is spotting women who are fatter than she is. — Helen Rowland, 1875-1950, American journalist & humorist 2 likes |
 | When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 2 likes |
 | Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. |
 | There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless. |
 | There are three intolerable things in life: cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women. |
 | The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things. |
 | You will know you're old when you cease to be amazed. |
 | I’ve seen excitement, and I’ve seen boredom. And boredom was best. |
 | People love mystery, and that is why they love my paintings. |
 | The world is filled with interesting things to do. Don't lead a dull life in such a thrilling world. |
 | There is always in a book—even a badly written one—a phrase that smacks the reader in the face, as if it were waiting for him alone. |
 | I don’t know what it is like to not have deep emotions. Even when I feel nothing, I feel it completely. |
 | “It’s quite exciting,” said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn. |
| There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you. |
 | When I'm with you, I don't breathe quite right. |
| I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life. |
 | So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp. |
 | I can’t think of anything more rewarding than being able to express yourself to others through painting. Exercising the imagination, experimenting with talents, being creative; these things, to me, are truly the windows to your soul. |
Quotes in Verse
 | The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. — Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poet 1 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. — George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian 13 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | Look! It's moving. It's alive. It's alive... It's alive, it's moving! — from the film Frankenstein (1931) 5 likes |
 | Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things. — from the film The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 3 likes |
