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The crucial question one comes back to is the examination; without that experience is meaningless. And I think it's true that society is becoming more and more passive, less and less fired up with enthusiasm, in many spheres.

— Peter Hammill

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.

— Steve Irwin

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

— Norman Vincent Peale

I have known lots of adults who enjoyed similar enthusiasms as a kid and weren't encouraged and then didn't go anywhere with it and so they're unhappy in their jobs as adults.

— William Joyce

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Enthusiasm moves the world.

— Arthur Balfour

Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.

— Bo Bennett

We live in a homogenized world, where it's hard to get excited when everything is slick and professional. The interesting things are the dull things.

— Martin Parr

I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.

— Stephen Fry

Enthusiasm is followed by disappointment and even depression, and then by renewed enthusiasm.

— Murray Gell-Mann

The kind of society which we still have is maybe, in some cases, getting worse. Competition is becoming a virtue. Intense competition drives people to go more and more into self-interest. Even to see other folks as competition.

— Major Owens

✗Opposing Perspectives

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