Vivacity Quotes

25 Vivacity quotes by 23 unique authors

To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement. — Joseph Addison
I don't want to make pompous, serious films; I like films that have a kind of vivacity about them. — Danny Boyle
There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the… — Johann Kaspar Lavater
I am very fond of the company of ladies. I like their beauty, I like their delicacy, I like their vivacity, and I like their… — Samuel Johnson
As vivacity is the gift of woman, gravity is that of men. — Joseph Addison
Their demeanor is invariably morose, sullen, clownish and repulsive. I should think there is not, on the face of the earth, a people so entirely… — Charles Dickens
Profoundness, genius, spontaneity, merit, nobility, ingenuity, voice propriety, feeling, discernment, sensibility, good taste, great tone, rightness, courtliness, vivacity, boldness, style, freshness, harmony, perfection, imagination, purity,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Thinking should be done before and after, not during photographing. Success depends on the extent of one's general culture. one's set of values, one's clarity… — Henri Cartier-Bresson
The delights of reading impart the vivacity of youth even to old age. — Isaac D'Israeli
PIG, n. An animal ("Porcus omnivorus") closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is inferior in… — Ambrose Bierce
No one expects a Broadway musical comedy to be in the vanguard of what is bohemian, raunchy, folkloric, academic or aggressively experimental. That is not… — Margo Jefferson
The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age. — Benjamin Disraeli
I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind,… — Nicolas Malebranche
A person who talks with equal vivacity on every subject, excites no interest in any. Repose is as necessary in conversation as in a picture. — William Hazlitt
Apart from the representational content of an idea there is another component: its force and vivacity, its impetus. — David Hume
I always loved the verve and vivacity of pulp and I kind of merged it with my own interest in family stories. — Daniel Woodrell
The vivacity and brightness of colors in a landscape will never bear any comparison with a landscape in nature when it is illumined by the… — Leonardo da Vinci
Superstition is related to this life, religion to the next; superstition is allied to fatality, religion to virtue; it is by the vivacity of earthly… — Madame de Stael
Seating themselves on the greensward, they eat while the corks fly and there is talk, laughter and merriment, and perfect freedom, for the universe is… — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Mrs. Ewing was a short woman who accepted the obligation borne by so many short women to make up in vivacity what they lack in… — Dorothy Parker
Her beauty satisfied [his] artistic eye, her peculiarities piqued his curiosity, her vivacity lightened his ennui, and her character interested him by the unconscious hints… — Louisa May Alcott
The paintings that laughed at him merrily from the walls were like nothing he had ever seen or dreamed of. Gone were the flat, thin… — Irving Stone
Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I like films that have a kind of vivacity about them. — Danny Boyle
It is by vivacity and wit that man shines in company; but trite jokes and loud laughter reduce him to a buffoon. — Lord Chesterfield

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