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Excitement Quote by Amos Oz

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“When people have peace, they hate it and long for excitement, and when they have excitement, they want peace.”

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Of everything I have done, 'The Archers' always gets the most excitement; there's a sort of uncontrollable joy from fans of the program.

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The liveness of theater, and the excitement of experiencing it alongside an audience, is something you can't get at home. That makes the theater…

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“Life is difficult.”

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. . when the initial excitement of playing starts to evaporate, good habits are needed to sustain the learning process.

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But it is the mark of all movements, however well-intentioned, that their pioneers tend, by much lashing of themselves into excitement, to lose sight…

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I'm going to be honest, I would love for Flava Flav to be president. It would bring a lot of excitement to the country.

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