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Quotes About Excitement

I know a man who once stole a Ferris-wheel
~ Dashiell Hammett
Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down.
~ Dave Barry
A short distance away is the Tidal Basin, ringed by cherry trees that every year produce flowers, an event to which Washingtonians react as though it were the Second Coming of Christ.
~ Dave Barry
Land!" shouted Thomas. "Is there food?" asked Tubby Ted.
~ Dave Barry
The discovery of "superconductors"—materials that offer no resistance to electricity even at relatively high temperatures—creates a worldwide stir of excitement among the kind of dweebs who always had their Science Fair projects done early.
~ Dave Barry
Here I am Rock You Like a Hurricane.
~ Dave Eggers
Nicaragua sounded dangerous; she liked the word. Nicaragua! It sounded like some kind of spider. There it goes, under the table - Nicaragua!
~ Dave Eggers
As the crowd stomps the floor for a curtain call, we sneak through the back door and make off like superheroes.
~ Dave Eggers
Live an adventure. Live like you're in a story.
~ David Almond
Values are the key to living smart and finishing rich. The sooner you and your partner start putting your values first—and stuff second—the sooner the two of you will start living a life that excites and empowers you both.
~ David Bach
When I saw what was in there I felt like I had happened upon a treasure trove. Books! I pulled a goodly number of them out
~ David Baldacci
She lightly punched him in the arm. "So, on to Williamsburg?" "On to Williamsburg. But I need to call them first.
~ David Baldacci
I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.
~ David Bowie
It is not time that kills delight, but familiarity, neutralization, and lack of purpose.
~ David Deida
Centuries pass when nothing happens, and then in a few short years events of such tremendous importance take place that the world is never the same again .... Now's the time to be alive-- to see it happen, to be a part of it. That makes the blood race, and each breath is an adventure.
~ David Eddings
I think the world divides neatly into those who are excited by the managed induction of terror and those who are not. I do not find terror exciting. I find it terrifying. One of my basic goals is to subject my nervous system to as little total terror as possible. The cruel paradox of course is that this kind of makeup usually goes hand in hand with a delicate nervous system that's extremely easy to terrify.
~ David Foster Wallace
That something smelled delicious! ' I screamed.
~ David Foster Wallace
I think the world divides neatly into those who are excited by the managed induction of terror and those who are not. I do not find terror exciting. I find it terrifying.
~ David Foster Wallace
expectant. My chest bumps like a dryer with shoes in it. I compose what I project will be seen as a
~ David Foster Wallace
The world divides into those who like the managed induction of terror and those who don't. I do not find terror exciting. I find it terrifying.
~ David Foster Wallace
Almost anyone who loves tennis and follows the men's tour on television has, over the last few years, had what might be termed Federer Moments. These are times, watching the young Swiss at play, when the jaw drops and eyes protrude and sounds are made that bring spouses in from other rooms to see if you're OK.
~ David Foster Wallace
This is what I get for passing down priceless fruits of hard experience to somebody who still thinks it's exciting to shave.
~ David Foster Wallace
Novelty has charms that our mind can hardly withstand.
~ William Makepeace Thackeray
We that are true lovers run into strange capers.
~ William Shakespeare