“I still audition a lot and work really hard to get work. So I don't really walk around feeling like I've made it. My short term goals are really just to be creatively stimulated and to be excited about material I might be working on.” MadeStillsHardFeelingsMightGoalTermWalksMaterialsExcitedMade ItAuditionsShort TermShort Term Goals Author:Olivia Thirlby
“For me, it's really day to day. I don't really plan ahead and I like to be excited about what I'm wearing. Being on the road all the time, it's various articles of clothing that keep me inspired and feeling good. A fun or beautiful thing to wear can change your day. I think spontaneity and not adhering to any narrow styles keep me happy.” ThinkingFeelingsBeautifulFunPlansStyleInspiredVariousExcitedFeel GoodArticlesClothingsBeautiful ThingsDay To DaySpontaneity Author:Victoria Legrand
“With the unknown, one is confronted with danger, discomfort, and care; the first instinct is to abolish these painful states. First principle: any explanation is better than none. . . . The causal instinct is thus conditional upon, and excited by, the feeling of fear. The "why?" shall, if at all possible, not give the cause for its own sake so much as for a particular kind of cause -- a cause that is comforting, liberating, and relieving.” IfsGivingFirstsKindStatesFeelingsCareCausesPrinciplesDangerParticularInstinctSakePainfulExcitedExplanationComfortingLiberatingDiscomfortAbolishConditional Book:The Portable Nietzsche Source: The Portable Nietzsche
“People are really excited about robotic exploration. I understand the feeling there because, in fact, robots can do things humans can't. They can survive harsh conditions, they can explore places we would never go, plus you never actually have to bring them back.” PeopleHumansFactsFeelingsCan DoConditionsExcitedPlusExplorationHarshRobotsRobotics Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“People will go into a relationship, if it's a brand new relationship, it's so exciting because it's something brand new, it's variety, it's different. And you're so excited by the feelings. And what most people try to do because they don't want to lose that, they try to control it to make it certain. And if they make it so certain then you become bored in the relationship. It's a delicate balance.” PeopleIfsWantTryingDifferentFeelingsCertainLosesBalanceExcitingExcitedBrandsVarietyBoredDelicateBrand NewNew Relationship Author:Tony Robbins
“When he was very excited, [John Singer] Sargent would rush at his canvas with his brush poised for attack, yelling, 'Demons, demons, demons!' When he was particularly angry or frustrated, he expressed these feelings with 'Damn,' the only curse he allowed himself. He once had the expletive inscribed on a rubber stamp so he could have the satisfaction of pounding it on a piece of paper.” FeelingsPiecesPaperAngrySatisfactionExcitedSingersDamnCurseDemonFrustratedCanvasBrushesStampsYellingRubberExpletives Author:Deborah Davis
“For all the hardship, I was still excited to be on the trail, testing my endurance, feeling especially alive as strength and fatigue flowed alternately through my limbs.” StillsFeelingsAliveExcitedEnduranceHardshipTestingTrailsLimbsFatigue Book:My American Journey Source: My American Journey
“I am excited to be on set. I love what I do. As long as I have that feeling, then I'm gonna stick to it. As long as I'm lucky enough to get projects and keep working, I will always be grateful for it.” LongEnoughFeelingsLuckyProjectsGratefulSticksExcitedBe Grateful Author:Michelle Trachtenberg
“To tempt, and to be tempted, are things very nearly allied, and, in spite of the finest maxims of morality impressed upon the mind, whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of, and I have yet to learn how it is possible to prevent its being excited.” MatterFeelingsGoneExcitedTemptationTemptedAlready Gone Author:Catherine the Great
“There's also a way that you have of being precise but also allusive, that works well for me - it's something about the open-hearted way you frame your queries. Instead of feeling daunted or discouraged, I feel excited to give whatever it is a try. This takes a lot of editorial wisdom and confidence - to know just how to get the writer to take that extra chance.” KnowsWayGivingFeelsTryingWellsFeelingsChanceExcitedExtrasPreciseDiscouragedHeartedEditorialsQueries Author:George Saunders