The basic idea of 'The Venture Brothers' was taking the world of 'Jonny Quest' and jumping back into 30 years later, seeing how someone who grew up like Jonny - with that kind of space race enthusiasm and disregard for other cultures - would turn out. Dr. Venture is a boy genius who didn't grow up to be what he should have been.
How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.
I was lucky to marry Paul. He was a great inspiration, his enthusiasm about wine and food helped to shape my tastes, and his encouragement saw me through discouraging moments. I never would have had my career without Paul Child.
I think the really good mountaineer is the man with the technical ability of the professional and with the enthusiasm and freshness of approach of the amateur.
Enthusiasm and misplaced belief can take you a long way.
My friends once told me I remind them of the main character from the American comedy series 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I thought they must mean a sunny, affable girl-next-door, but instead I was confronted with Larry David! Crabby, moody, perversely neurotic Larry David. And the thing is, my friends were right.
I can only guess that, for guys in their 30s and 40s who watched me play, they understood that the score never mattered and my paycheck never mattered (in relation) to how I played. I played with Little League enthusiasm and professional flair. That's what fans are really looking for.
Enthusiasm glows, radiates, permeates and immediately captures everyone's interest.
The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I could get back that enthusiasm I had when I was doing shows at college.
My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife.
No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.
Enthusiasm is the energy and force that builds literal momentum of the human soul and mind.
On the other hand, I don't understand the enthusiasm for everything in the antique shop that Grandma threw out. There, the sense of quality has declined; otherwise Grandma wouldn't have thrown it out.
Some of my favorite shows are Ricky Gervais' 'Extras' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.'
Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.
I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me.
Enthusiasm - a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with outward applications of experience.
I think enthusiasm is the answer to passionate writing.
Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.
I set very high standards for myself and worked every game with the same energy and enthusiasm as if it were the seventh game of a World Series.
Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.
I was really glad to meet Jane Clark because it did give me an insight. I couldn't imagine what kind of woman she was. I was hugely impressed by her energy, straightforward nature and enthusiasm for life.
I love the romance of what I do, although because of Isabella, Lady Gaga and Grace Jones, people think I have crazy customers. Sometimes I get more enthusiasm from the housewife who wants a hat and believes in it.
He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it.
If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.
It came as a surprise to find that a professional society and journal (Econometrica) were flourishing, and I entered this area of study with great enthusiasm.
If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm could not supply the place of experience.
Nothing right can be accomplished in art without enthusiasm.
It cannot take decades to resurrect, we must act immediately with purpose and enthusiasm to rebuild.
I think the biggest difficulty is that when I'm here in America, there's a necessity of using English, so I really have a great sense of really wanting to learn, but unfortunately when I head back to Japan, the necessity vanishes and so does my enthusiasm about learning.
Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for work.
I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.
Winning to often is as disastrous as losing too often. Both get the same results, the falling off of the public's enthusiasm.
I always find Bach to be an expression of a love of life. There's an enthusiasm that's absolutely contagious.
Antonio Damasio is a distinguished neuroscientist with a flair for writing about science and an enthusiasm for philosophizing.
