To express hope by some star, the eagerness of a soul by a…

To express the love of two lovers by a marriage of two complementary colors, their mingling and their opposition, the mysterious vibrations of Kindred…

— Vincent Van Gogh

When people use the term magic realism, usually they only mean 'magic' and they don't hear 'realism', whereas the way in which magic realism…

— Salman Rushdie

Ideologically, I have a lot of problems with that, especially when people toss around that form of story as realism. What's called "realism" is…

— Lucy Corin

I want to paint men and women with that something of the external which the halo used to symbolize, and which we now seek…

— Vincent Van Gogh

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

“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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

— J.C. Reed

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

— Zane Grey

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

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