Quotes by Keenness Reading is a stouthearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness. Irving Stone keenness sticks reading Keenness of hearing revives when one is alone. Nadine Gordimer keenness revive hearing What moved us was not so much what would it do for South Africa, but there has been a great keenness on the Continent that the location of the Pan African Parliament must add to its credibility. And, so we said, fine, it's a contribution to this process of the democratisation of the African Continent. Thabo Mbeki keenness location add