Elbert Hubbard
“Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The world belongs to the energetic.”
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Arthur James Balfour
“Enthusiasm moves the world.”
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Dante
"Consider that this day ne'er dawns again."
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Ezra Taft Benson
“I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.”
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John Wesley
"I set my self on fire and people come to see me burn."
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Dale Carnegie
“Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.”
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Sheryl Adams
“Energy is equal to desire and purpose.”
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Paul J. Meyer
“Enthusiasm is the yeast that raises the dough.”
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William James
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
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Tennessee Williams
“Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life.”
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Christian Morgenstern
“Enthusiasm is the most beautiful word on earth.”
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Dale Carnegie
“Cash can buy, but it takes enthusiasm to sell.”
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Henry David Thoreau
“None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.”
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
“It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth living.”
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Bo Bennett
“Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.”
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Benjamin Disraeli
“Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.”
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Charles Kingsley
“All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.”
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Catfish Hunter
“Winning isn't everything. Wanting to win is.”
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Joe Knapp
“Wake up with a smile and go after life.... Live it, enjoy it, taste it, smell it, feel it.”
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George Hegel
“Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.”
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Author Unknown
“Genius is nothing more than inflamed enthusiasm.”
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Vince Lombardi
“If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.”
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Thomas Fuller
“The real difference between men is energy.”
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Jim Rohn
“If you wish to find, must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you.
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Winston Churchill
“Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
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Bruce Barton
“If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be - enthusiasm.”
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Romans 12:11
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord…”
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Arthur James Balfour
“Enthusiasm moves the world.”
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Samuel Ullman
“Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”
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Ivern Ball
“Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch.”
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Norman Vincent Peale
“Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.”
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Bruce Barton
"If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be - enthusiasm."
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Earl Nightingale
“Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
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Madame de Stael
“Enthusiasm signifies God in us.”
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Walter Chrysler
"The real secret of success is enthusiasm."
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Charles Schwab
“A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.”
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Ivern Ball
“Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch.”
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Kahlil Gibran
“Enthusiasm is a volcano on whose top never grows the grass of hesitation.”
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Samuel Smiles
“Enthusiasm - the sustaining power of all great action.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.”
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Norman Vincent Peale
"Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do."
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
“It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.”
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Atharva Veda
“A man beaming with enthusiasm naturally accomplishes his works easily and quickly.”
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
“It’s faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth living.”
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Jim Rohn
“When you know what you want, and you want it badly enough, you'll find a way to get it.”
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Gordon Parks
“Enthusiasm is the electricity of life. How do you get it? You act enthusiastic until you make it a habit.”
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Christian Nestell Bovee
“Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Every great and commanding moment in the annals of the world is the triumph of some enthusiasm.”
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Norman Vincent Peale
“There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.”
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Thomas Watson
“The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.”
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Jim Rohn
“Motivation alone is not enough. If you have an idiot and you motivate him, now you have a motivated idiot.”
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Mary Kay Ash
“A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.”
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Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
"The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm."
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Denis Waitley
"Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire -- you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away."
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Norman Vincent Peale
“There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.”
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”
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Henri Frederic Amiel
“Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the triumph of enthusiasm.”
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Dale Carnegie
“Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.”
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Norman Vincent Peale
“Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle.”
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Jim Rohn
“Humans have the remarkable ability to get exactly what they must have. But there is a difference between a "must" and "want."
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Norman Vincent Peale
“Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. They will love you for it. They will go for you and with you.”
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Peter Jones
“Believe in yourself, never give up and go about your business with passion drive and enthusiasm.”
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W. Clement Stone
“When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.”
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Henry Ford
“You can do anything if you have enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes rise to the stars. With it, there is accomplishment. Without it there are only alibis.”
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Charles Schwab
“I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.”
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
“Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm; it moves stones, it charms brutes. Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity, and truth accomplishes no victories without it.”
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Jim Rohn
“The best motivating is self-motivating. The guy says, "I wish someone would come by and turn me on."What if they don't show up? You've got to have a better plan for your life.
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James Baldwin
“Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.”
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Revelation 3:15-16
“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.”
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James Whitcomb Riley
“The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.”
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Arnold Toynbee
“Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.”
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Henry Truman
“I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm.”
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Norman Vincent Peale
“Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.”
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Augustus Hare
“A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions.”
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Henry Truman
"I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm."
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Norman Vincent Peale
“Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.”
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Arnold Toynbee
“Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.”
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Henry Ford
“Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.”
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Sterling W. Sill
“The greatest opportunity of our lives is to wake ourselves up and get going. There is so much to be done and so little time to do it. We should impress ourselves with the seriousness of slothfulness.
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