exacerbated eagerness to exploit the ignorance and…

A zealous disciple expressed a desire to teach others the Truth and asked the Master what he thought about this. The Master said, "Wait."…

— Anthony de Mello

I found a special eagerness among the younger, and I am sorry to say, the more intelligent Negroes, to dismiss the spiritual as something…

— Paul Robeson

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

— Zane Grey

“morning,” Kenny remarked, his fingers clutching at the glass with remarkable eagerness. “Who the fuck cares?” “Point taken.”

— J.C. Reed

There is surely no more unselfish person than the anthologist. For while all we others are striving to ensure our own immortality with eagerness,…

— Mary Webb

One great flaw in the reforming passion is that in its eagerness to remedy social wrongs it tends to neglect, certainly to undervalue, the…

— Irving Howe

“available to them, generally display a refreshing enthusiasm and eagerness about learning. Learning isn’t a chore, they’ve discovered, it’s a by-product of engaging in…

— Linda Dobson

I did not believe him capable of love. That is an emotion in which tenderness is an essential part, but Strickland had no tenderness…

— W. Somerset Maugham

God never forces a person's will into surrender, and He never begs. He patiently waits until that person willingly yields to Him. True surrender…

— Oswald Chambers

“Soon enough, we are all going to leave this earth for good. The thought of this alone should make us love deeply, and live…

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Baseball is the exponent of American Courage, Confidence, Combativeness, American Dash, Discipline, Determination, American Energy, Eagerness, Enthusiasm, American Pluck, Persistency, Performance, American Spirit, Sagacity,…

— Albert Goodwill Spalding

The products we design are going to be ridden in, sat upon, looked at, talked into, activated, operated, or in some way used by…

— Henry Dreyfuss

Do you love this world? Do you cherish your humble and silky life? Do you adore the green grass, with its terror beneath? Do…

— Mary Oliver

Eagerness to please attracts bullies and bores.

— Mason Cooley

As for Vietnam, what matters is that Kennedy successfully resisted pressure to send anything more than military advisers, a stance that was a likely…

— Robert Dallek