Quotes with excites

  • I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the enemy, but threats make him more cautious, and the other excites his hatred, and a desire to revenge himself.
  • It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom.
  • When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the non-musician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.

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  • Machiavelli I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the enemy, but threats make him more cautious, and the other excites his hatred, and a desire to revenge himself.
    Machiavelli
    Florentine state philosopher (1469 - 1527)
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  • George Eliot But most of us are apt to settle within ourselves that the man who blocks our way is odious, and not to mind causing him a little of the disgust which his personality excites in ourselves.
    George Eliot
    English writer and poet (1819 - 1880)
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  • Harold Pinter Good writing excites me, and makes life worth living.
    Harold Pinter
    English playwright, screenwriter and director (1930 - 2008)
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  • Ansel Adams In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.
    Ansel Adams
    American landscape photographer and environmentalist (1902 - 1984)
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  • Wallace Stevens It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom.
    Wallace Stevens
    American poet (1879 - 1955)
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  • Barry Eisler Overall, one of the things that excites me most about self-publishing is that the highest-value use of my time in promoting the books will be found in writing more of them.
    Barry Eisler
    American novelist
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  • Francis Bacon Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Thomas Carlyle The best effect of any book, is that it excites the reader to self-activity.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Elizabeth Hardwick The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.
    Elizabeth Hardwick
    American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (1916 - 2007)
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  • Biz Stone The thing that excites me, and the thing that excited me about Twitter, is the idea of a flock of birds moving around an object in flight.
    Biz Stone
    American entrepreneur (1974 - )
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  • Aaron Copland When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the non-musician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.
    Aaron Copland
    American composer and writer (1900 - 1990)
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  • Bonnie Tyler Whenever I sing 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' the way people sing along with me still excites me. It's one of the songs that audiences know all the lyrics to, and they sing along with me, and it makes me so happy. People also know my songs 'Holding out for a Hero' and 'Lost in France,' and this gives me so much joy on stage.
    Bonnie Tyler
    Welsh singer (1951 - )
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  • Brendon Urie Writing a song to be a single is hard, and I don't like to focus on that because you can get caught up in making something just terrible, which is really easy to do if you're focused on making it a single. It's more fun when you focus on what excites you musically.
    Brendon Urie
    American singer, songwriter, and musician (1987 - )
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  • Edgar Allan Poe Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.
    Edgar Allan Poe
    American poet, writer and critic (1809 - 1849)
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