Exhilaration Quotes

79 Exhilaration quotes by 70 unique authors

…Then another porpoise broke the water and rolled toward us. A third and fourth porpoise neared. The visitation was something so rare and perfect that… — Pat Conroy
When I go into the garden with a spade and dig a bed I feel such an exhilaration and health that I discover that I… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant to… — Frederick Exley
The cocktail filled him with a whirling exhilaration behind which he was aware of devastating desires—to rush places in fast motors, to kiss girls, to… — Sinclair Lewis
The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
It is one of the strange discoveries a man can make that life, however you lead it, contains moments of exhilaration; there are always comparisons… — Graham Greene
And yet, I felt a surge of exhilaration just thinking about that night. Not just because I'd met the prince and fallen in love and… — Margaret Haddix
You grow ravenous. You run fevers. You know exhilarations. You can't sleep at night, because your beast-creature ideas want out and turn you in your… — Ray Bradbury
If poets often commit suicide, it is not because their poems are bad but because they are good. Whoever heard of a bad poet committing… — Walker Percy
The exhilaration was hard to explain. It was a lonely feeling — a somehow melancholy feeling. He was outside; he passed on the wings of… — Stephen King
A long flight. Jetlag. Immigration. Customs. And then finally, that first step into a new place, that moment of exhilaration and disorientation, each feeding the… — Gayle Forman
Enjoyment, on the other hand, is not always pleasant, and it can be very stressful at times. A mountain climber, for example, may be close… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself… — Stephen Covey
The entrepreneurial life is one of challenge, work, dedication, perseverance, exhilaration, agony, accomplishment, failure, sacrifice, control, powerlessness... but ultimately, extraordinary satisfaction. — David S. Rose
My early colleagues and myself helped create the life styles of Americans and, by osmosis, of the rest of the world. I found it difficult… — Raymond Loewy
The studio work is the nasty, tedious, hard and nerve-wracking part, interrupted by moments of exhilaration. Playing live is the chance to actually have some… — Tom Scholz
Music is 10% exhilaration and 90% utter disappointment. — John Barrow
Onstage, I find absolutely nothing but exhilaration in not talking. — Teller
Certain opuscules, denominated 'Christmas Books,' with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration, or other expansive emotions, incident upon the exodus of the… — William Makepeace Thackeray
Life can be like a roller coaster... And just when you think you've had enough, and your ready to get off the ride and take… — Stacey Charter
Life is filled with so many exciting twists and turns. Hop off the straight and narrow whenever you can and take the winding paths. Experience… — Alexia
Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you, and just before you realize what's wrong with it. — Rex Harrison
Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. — General George S Patton
Getting stuck on the explanation is a little like being at the peak of a roller coaster and pausing, the scene to analyse it, and… — Kemmy Nola

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