Excited Quotes - Page 39

• The valuable library of Alexandria was pillaged or destroyed; and near twenty years afterwards, the appearance of the empty shelves excited the regret and indignation of every spectator whose mind was not totally darkened by religious prejudice. The compositions of ancient genius, so many of which have irretrievably perished, might surely have been excepted from the wreck of idolatry, for the amusement and instruction of succeeding ages.

  Edward Gibbon

  Religious, Regret, Years

  Edward Gibbon (2000). “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume II: A.D. 395 to A.D. 1185 (A Modern Library E-Book)”, p.96, Modern Library

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• The essence of all practice is to be cool. Life is not worth getting excited about because whatever you perceive is an illusion.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhist, Essence, Practice

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• People are bound to get excited when they see a ten-million-ton starship trying to fly down the street.

  Terry Pratchett

  People, Trying, Streets

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• I didn't get excited by weight loss, and since I was already happy being fat, I couldn't see the point of it all. I'm 6 ft. and weigh about 18 st. or 19 st., but weighing myself is not something I do with much pleasure.

  Maeve Binchy

  Loss, Weight, Pleasure

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• As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections are a way of life, I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity to moderate a 2012 presidential debate.

  Candy Crowley

  Country, Grateful, Opportunity

  "CNN's Candy Crowley Will Be First Woman in 20 Years to Moderate a Presidential Debate" by Marisa Guthrie, www.hollywoodreporter.com. August 13, 2012.

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• I am 39 years old, and I still wake up every morning really excited I don't have to go to school.

  Sarah Silverman

  Morning, School, Years

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• I usually don't say anything to the actors. It works better for me because when they come to the set, they are at the same time scared and excited because they are not well aware of what will happen.

  Paolo Sorrentino

  Say Anything, Actors, Scared

  "Paolo Sorrentino Talks Roman Decadence in 'The Great Beauty'". Interview with Brian Brooks, www.filmlinc.org. November 14, 2013.

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• I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.

  Valerie June

  Enjoy, Audience, Fronts

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• I jog in the morning and then write for about two hours. There are times when I'm really excited and can't wait to get back to it. But there are days when I don't know what's coming next, and I really have to force it.

  Louis Sachar

  Morning, Writing, Two

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• I entered a songwriting competition, I didn't win, and one of the judges on the panel was an A&R man at a record label that had no other acts and I signed to them. We sent my demo out to five people and David Kahne got back to me that day, and said I think you're amazing I want to start with you tomorrow. He was like my Harvard reach school, I couldn't believe it. I was really excited. It was the first time anyone of any importance said I was good and I ran with that validation for a long time.

  Lana Del Rey

  Believe, School, Thinking

  "Ice Breaker: Lana Del Rey". Interview with Sean Fennessey, www.gq.com. October 6, 2011.

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• I'm excited by any food that's prepared by someone who's proud of what they're doing, who puts a personal imprint on food.

  Anthony Bourdain

  Proud, Prepared

  "Q& A with Anthony Bourdain on food porn, Libya and his move to CNN". Interview with Zinta Lundborg, www.delcotimes.com. May 20, 2013.

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• I`ve not really been angling to be a comedian. I knew comics and I loved them and I loved being funny, but I didn't understand the whole concept of becoming one. My first couple of times on stage, I was like, "This is what I'm doing for sure." I was so excited.

  Mitch Hedberg

  Couple, Becoming One, Comedian

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• To be paid, to be employed to be an enthusiast and be excited about existence is fantastic.

  Robin Ince

  Fantastic, Existence, Employed

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• People are really nice in the world. The majority of every single person I meet is really nice. Some people get excited, and some people freak out when they accidentally run into me, but across the board most people are really nice, so I just like to treat people how they treat me.

  Hulk Hogan

  Running, Nice, People

  "The Hulk is back and ready if needed". Interview with Chris Varias, www.wtsp.com. December 31, 2014.

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• I'm blessed with good health for which I'm deeply grateful, so for that reason, I feel so good. Everybody else is far more excited about the 90 than I am.

  Betty White

  Blessed, Grateful, Reason

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• You can tell a lot about a person by how excited they are to do the Macarena.

  Janeane Garofalo

  Persons

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• Being married to those sleepy-souled women is just like playing at cards for nothing: no passion is excited and the time is filled up. I do not, however, envy a fellow one of those honeysuckle wives for my part, as they are but creepers at best and commonly destroy the tree they so tenderly cling about.

  Samuel Johnson

  Passion, Filled Up, Envy

  James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). “The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides”, p.257

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• Super excited about things I'm going to do; never excited about things I'm actually doing.

  Michael Ian Black

  Twitter post from Apr 12, 2012

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• I always get so excited cooking chicken wings.

  Jourdan Dunn

  Wings, Cooking, Chickens

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• The day Caleb touched my hand and I saw all those things, I was excited. Yes, a little freaked but excited more. I felt like...everything I ever needed was right there. I still feel like that. It's not something you can just turn off and I wouldn't want to. I want him more than I need him.

  Shelly Crane

  Hands, Want, Littles

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• We are excited about Internet access in general. With better access to the Internet, people do more searches.

  Larry Page

  Internet Access, People, Internet

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• The first time I remember really being excited about a book was The Count of Monte Cristo.

  Scott Turow

  Book, Firsts, Remember

  "To hell with Perry Mason". The Observer Interview with Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2002.

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• Men are nothing until they are excited.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Men

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• We are very excited to re-launch the collaboration with Fred Perry. We have great appreciation for the heritage of the brand as well as their dynamism in guiding the brand towards the future. Their openness to create synergies between both our brands will bring interesting, creative results.

  Raf Simons

  Appreciation, Interesting, Creative

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• I am very excited and delighted to be an important part of the development of corporate America.

  Irene Rosenfeld

  America, Important, Development

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