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Eagerness Quotes

The pull toward what's next.

Eagerness quotes here notice something almost bittersweet about wanting things badly — one voice rises each day full of energy, another observes pursuit often outpaces the pleasure of getting there, a third traces their drive back to family.

I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me.

Quotes by Zane Grey

In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure in the possession that he proposed to himself in the expectation.

Quotes by Robert South

When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well.

Quotes by Randy Neugebauer

All chefs are like Jewish mothers. They want to feed you and feed you and impress you. It's an eagerness to please.

Quotes by Padma Lakshmi

Ability Quotes

I was perpetually this B-minus kid vacillating between eagerness and depression. I wasn't a bad kid, and I definitely wasn't aggressive, but I was a sad kid.

Quotes by Oneohtrix Point Never

He was scarcely then a year old, and knew so little of herding that he had never turned a sheep in his life; but as soon as he discovered it was his duty to do so I can never forget...

Quotes by James Hogg

I think probably all of my determination and eagerness to want to play professional sport came from my family.

Quotes by Israel Folau

We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

Quotes by Irving Babbitt

Their eagerness for the big-band music and their ability to grasp the essence of it made me realize that today's generation has not been properly exposed to the big-band sound.

Quotes by Illinois Jacquet

Achievement Quotes

In our urge to automate, in our eagerness to adopt the latest innovations, we appear to have developed a habit of unthinkingly handing over power to machines.

Quotes by Hannah Fry

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

George Eliot

Rick Santorum has so much potential and so much eagerness to serve our country.

Quotes by Foster Friess

The American doctor, in my opinion, possesses a combination of conservatism and that other quality which has put the United States in the forefront in almost every department of science - that is, an eagerness to know what it is...

Quotes by Elizabeth Kenny

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.

Quotes by Desiderius Erasmus

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the emotional tone of these eagerness quotes?
Mostly forward-looking and energetic, rising each day eager for what's ahead, though one notes the pursuit itself is often more pleasurable than actually getting there.
What does the quote about pursuit versus possession argue?
It observes that people pursuing something with great eagerness often find less than half the pleasure in actually having it that they expected while chasing it.
Is there a quote linking eagerness to family?
Yes, one traces their determination and eagerness to play professional sport directly back to their family's influence.
Is there a quote about eagerness in an unexpected context, like herding?
Yes, one recalls a young herder with barely any experience who still discovered, with real anxiety and eagerness, that it was his duty to turn the sheep.
What other topics pair with eagerness quotes?
For related themes, see Ability Quotes or Achievement Quotes.

Related themes continue in Ability Quotes and Achievement Quotes.