"A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease."

Enthusiasm, Now, Songs, Trees

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"A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease."

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"It is difficult to describe in short the enthusiasm and devotion provoked by and given to my research. We lived almost in poverty. I used pencils, two for a nickel, and could not buy a fountain pen, when I lost mine."

Immanuel Velikovsky, Belarusian Historian

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"That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he never could recapture the first fine careless rapture!"

Robert Browning, English Poet

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"True enthusiasm is a fine feeling whose flash I admire where-ever I see it."

Charlotte Bronte, British Novelist

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"Let there be great enthusiasm for the plan throughout the entire republic that will overcome all obstacles. Let us join together to realize the Five Year Plan and bring our economy and our own living standards to previously unknown heights."

Walter Ulbricht, German Politician

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"As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years later."

Alistair Cooke, American Journalist

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"It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself."

Walter Annenberg, American Businessman

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"Enthusiasm is followed by disappointment and even depression, and then by renewed enthusiasm."

Murray Gell Mann, American Physicist

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"I set very high standards for myself and worked every game with the same energy and enthusiasm as if it were the seventh game of a World Series."

Jim Evans, American Athlete

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"I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy."

Patricia Ireland, American Activist

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"Enthusiasm is the yeast that raises the dough."

Paul J. Meyer, American Businessman

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