Exhilarating Quotes · Page 5

Something about the fact that an African American had, given the long sad history of our country, now become President - that…

— Bill Ayers

After being boxed in by man and his constructions in Europe and the East, the release into space is exhilarating. The horizon…

— Jacques Barzun

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

— W. Somerset Maugham

Parenthood is so wild in its ability to put a mirror directly in your face and force you to look at yourself…

— Eva Amurri

Driving, for me, means power and freedom. The feeling that I can go anywhere I want at any time is exhilarating.

— Lykke Li

Going on Letterman is like going off the high dive. It's exhilarating, but after a while it wasn't the kind of thrill…

— Lynda Barry

I hate traveling and being away from my family. But I like meeting my readers, as what I write is actualized in…

— Aleksandar Hemon

It feels amazing to know that the whole country thought my role in 'Newton' was one of my best, and to win…

— Pankaj Tripathi

I've been looking at that in myself lately. Often, joking for me is a way of diffusing the awkwardness of a situation,…

— Emma Stone

It takes talent to please the people in a sermon by a flowery style, a cheerful ethic, brilliant sallies and lively descriptions;…

— Jean de la Bruyere

You could have a woman who is also a mother. I mean, it's just there - the roles of women is just…

— Maria Echaveste

Bryce Zabel and I went down the road of revising the Kennedy historical record together on the NBC seriesDark Skies. This time…

— Melissa Rosenberg

To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or…

— John Burroughs

I'm convinced that I'm a child of God. That's wonderful, exhilarating, liberating, full of promise. But the burden which goes along with…

— Maya Angelou

I believe in the runner's high, and I believe that those who are passionate about running are the ones who experience it…

— Sasha Azevedo

Although the way ahead [for immunology] is full of pitfalls and difficulties, this is indeed an exhilarating prospect. There is no danger…

— Cesar Milstein

Silence is exhilarating at first - as noise is - but there is a sweetness to silence outlasting exhilaration, akin to the…

— Edward Hoagland

At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird…

— Sharon Stone

There is something about riding a unicorn, for those people who still can, which is unlike any other experience: exhilarating, and intoxicating,…

— Neil Gaiman

I do have fun. Even when I’m fighting I’m enjoying it: I think there’s nothing as exhilarating as protecting that which you…

— Vandana Shiva

It may sound affected - but it is the act of creation itself, and it is equally exhilarating whether one is working…

— Arne Jacobsen

I did an improv that was one of the most exhilarating ten minutes of my entire life. I mean, when you're doing…

— Fiona Dourif

Performing is my passion. Being onstage is at once exhilarating, beguiling, and fulfilling. But it's hard.

— Monica Raymund

Mythological symbols touch and exhilarate centers of life beyond the reach of vocabularies of reason and coercion.

— Joseph Campbell

Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality and the fact of death.

— Alexander Chase

In animation, there's this exhilarating moment of discovery when you see the film and you say, Oh THAT'S what I was doing.

— John Lithgow

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

— Raymond E. Feist

The thinnest yellow light of November is more warming and exhilarating than any wine they tell of. The mite which November contributes…

— Henry David Thoreau

Walking in space is absolutely the most exhilarating part of a mission. The view is just incredible.

— Peggy Whitson

Stripping away my ego and accepting my truth even if it's not who I want to see. Makes me want to be…

— Aleks Paunovic

Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.

— Denis Waitley

The violence and sexuality on TV today is exhilarating. You can explore every aspect of society. People's sexual orientations, the violence that…

— Pierce Brosnan

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor! Anything in excess is most exhilarating

— Jean Anouilh

There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important to be a part of sharing. It is my…

— W. Clement Stone

I've never felt like thumping Piers Morgan. Others may do, but not me. He's exhilarating to be around.

— Kate Garraway

Through the dry phases of calculations in her mind, she noticed that she did have time to feel something: it was the…

— Ayn Rand

“While she was in transit, being unattached was exhilarating, but the moment she stopped, so did the high.”

— Whitney Otto

I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.

— Anonymous

Everyone should walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. I did it three days in a row because it was one of the most…

— Anonymous

Shooting an improv-based film is incredibly liberating, exhilarating, and fun, but editing that kind of movie can be difficult for obvious continuity…

— Hannah Fidell