Quotes About Enthusiasm

There is an obvious connection, on the declining Roman empire's bread and circuses model, between political enthusiasm for public spectacles and the periods when we are least able to pay for them.

I signed up for 'Brothers & Sisters' because I think it's a really great show. I like my character, and I'm really interested in what he has to do every day - and this cast is so spectacular. I really wanted to work with this particular group of people.

Music is not a spectator sport, you have to be involved - fully involved - or you get left behind.

I have one speed, I have one gear: go!

I always loved cars. I used to play 'Need for Speed' all the time... any racing game.

If there's one thing that fans like to see, it's a player who can run at full speed towards the goal.

I really like grammar. And spelling. I was a spelling-bee kid. I'm hard-core about grammar.

If you're going to spend two years of your life on something, it has to matter to you; you have to be passionate about it.

It's phenomenally important to me that, if I'm going to be spending years on a project, I need to be interested in the whole thing. I'm not there to be on my own. And if I'm going to be with these people, I'd best be interested in their work.

I love going to conventions, and I love spending time with the fans and going to parts of the world where I wouldn't normally go.

I get a huge buzz from spending time with kids.

I feel blessed that I found not just a profession, but a 24/7 way of life that I purely love. That curiosity to be current, to listen to the Hozier album, to be early in recognition of a Lorde and spending time with her and Miguel, the pleasure of seeing new talent erupt... I love it.

There has to be something about your business that gets you excited. Otherwise, you probably wouldn't have spent your precious - irreplaceable - time on it.

The crucial question one comes back to is the examination; without that experience is meaningless. And I think it's true that society is becoming more and more passive, less and less fired up with enthusiasm, in many spheres.

I am such a huge Spice Girls fan: always have been and always will be.

I was really into the first 'Spider-Man' films with Tobey Maguire, so it's pretty cool how it all came full circle.

One of my favorite memories as a kid was when the original 'Secret Wars' came out with the debut of the black costume for Spider-Man. I remember I couldn't wait to get home to read it, and I was like, 'Oh, my God, I've been waiting for this comic to come out. I hope, God forbid, nothing happens to me before I get home to read it.'

I'm really into Spider-Man, in particular. Since I was a little kid.

There's a lot of sets where morale is low; people are just a little too mellow, and that's infectious. So when someone calls 'Action,' you have to spike your energy up and fight against the current of the room.

A while ago, I was starting to get bored with my routine, so I tried Spinning and fell in love with it instantly. I go to class three times a week, without fail. I always get there early so I can sit in the front of the studio, and I'm ready to go as soon as the instructor comes in.

I'll catch a 25-yard pass and, typically, I'm spinning the ball and I'll be looking at the fans to try and pump them up.

The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we're not apologetic about it.

When I'm out there flying around, blocking shots, dunking the ball, grabbing rebounds it brings everybody's spirits up and gets them going.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is always in good spirits. It's a lot of fun to be around him.