Enthusiasm

Happiness resides not in cattles, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. εὐδαιμονίη οὐκ ἐν βοσκήμασιν οἰκεῖ οὐδὲ ἐν χρυσῶι· ψυχὴ οἰκητήριον δαίμονος. Democritus from Abdera - Greek philosopher (c. 460 -371 B.C.), fragment 171

A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear. proverb

Life isn"t about waiting for the storm to pass. It"s about learning how to dance in the rain. Vivian Greene - British writer, expert for doll"s houses (1904-2003), Quotations book 2021

I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it’s not just about the business. There has to be a business, and the business has to make sense, but that’s not why you do it. You do it because you have something meaningful that motivates you. Jeffrey P. "Jeff" Bezos – American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964),in an interview with "Fortune" (June...

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. Albert Einstein - German physicist, Nobel Prize in physics 1921 (1879-1955), from a letter to Carl Seelig (11.3.1952), Quotations book 2008

There are only a few activities from which I derive intense pleasure, and speaking is not one of them. attributed to Sir Winston L. Churchill – British politician, 1940-45 and 1951-55 Prime Minister, Nobel Prize in literature 1953 (1874-1965)

The more you do for others, the better shape you"re in. Walter Breuning - American railroader and supercentenarian, 2009-2011 world"s oldest known man (1896-2011)

La reconnaissance est la mémoire du cœur. Jean Massieu - pionnier français de l"éducation des sourds (1772-1846) Gratitude is the memory of the heart. Jean Massieu - French pioneer in deaf educating (1772-1846)

Look for the activity, that gives you the energy you put into it back to you in the form of enthusiasm. William "Bill" Hybels – American Evangelical minister, founding and former senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church (b. 1951), in his notes to the "Global Leadership Summit 2017"

We don"t laugh because we"re happy - we"re happy because we laugh. solgan of the laughter yoga movement, attributed to William James - American philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

I love people that burn, that burn from the inside. Christian A. W. Berner- German graduate economist and entrepreneur, CEO Berner Group (b. 1984), Quotations book 2020

Notre Communauté [...] n"était pas, elle non plus, somme de nos intérêts – elle était somme de nos dons. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -  écrivain, et aviateur français (1900-1944), de "Pilote de guerre" (1942), Brochure de citation 2020

The real secret of success is enthusiasm. Walter P. Chrysler - American company founder (1875-1940)

There’s nothing in the Ten Commandments forbidding old ladies to climb trees, is there? Astrid Lindgren - Swedish writer (1907-2002), happily to a film crew during the production of the television film "Tuffa gumman" ("The Tough Old Lady", 1979), Quotations book 2020 Det står väl inte i Mose lag att gamla kärringar inte får klättra i träd! Astrid Lindgren – svensk författare (1907-2002),...

A smile is the universal welcome. Max Eastman - American writer (1883-1969), from "The Sense of Humor" (1921), Quotations book 2020

Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won"t think you"re going gaga. David Ogilvy – legendary British advertising executive and entrepreneur (1911-1999)