Quotes by Zest For the Order wishes to be secret and to work in silence; for thus it is better secured from the oppression of the ruling powers, and because this secrecy gives a greater zest to the whole. Adam Weishaupt zest giving order What we see as death, empty space, or nothingness is only the trough between the crests of this endlessly waving ocean. It is all part of the illusion that there should seem to be something to be gained in the future, and that there is an urgent necessity to go on and on until we get it. Yet just as there is no time but the present, and no one except the all-and-everything, there is never anything to be gained - though the zest of the game is to pretend that there is. Alan Watts zest future ocean I have learned, as has many another better writer, to summon inspiration to my call as soon as I begin my day's stint, and not to hang around waiting for it. Inspiration is merely a pretty phrase for the zest to work. And it can be cultivated by anyone who has the patience to try. Inspiration that will not come at its possessor's summons is like a dog that cannot be trained to obey. The sooner both are gotten rid of, the better. Albert Payson Terhune zest inspiration dog You know of the disease in Central Africa called sleeping sickness. . . . There also exists a sleeping sickness of the soul. Its most dangerous aspect is that one is unaware of its coming. That is why you have to be careful. As soon as you notice the slightest sign of indifference, the moment you become aware of the loss of a certain seriousness, of longing, of enthusiasm and zest, take it as a warning. You should realize your soul suffers if you live superficially. Albert Schweitzer zest loss sleep Strictly has just given me a real zest for life. Life is so short. We should all grasp it. Alesha Dixon zest real life-is I have a lot of respect for Ovechkin as a player. I like his enthusiasm. I know the kid has a zest for life and a joy for the game. Alexander Ovechkin zest player kids The justification for a university is that it preserves the connection between knowledge and the zest of life, by uniting the young and the old in the imaginative consideration of learning. Alfred North Whitehead zest uniting connections Women add zest to the unlicensed hours. Allen Thomas zest women add Temperance adds zest to pleasure. Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles zest pleasure add Normally I make myself swim, do exercises. For zest I like going to the cinema. Antonia Fraser zest swim exercise When we traded homemaking for careers, we were implicitly promised economic independence and worldly influence. But a devil of a bargain it has turned out to be in terms of daily life. We gave up the aroma of warm bread rising, the measured pace of nurturing routines, the creative task of molding our families' tastes and zest for life; we received in exchange the minivan and the Lunchable. Barbara Kingsolver zest careers creative What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life. Bertrand Russell zest food life If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit. Branch Rickey zest effort joy I don't like the subtle infiltration of 'something for nothing' philosophies into the very hearthstone of the American family. I believe that 'Thou shalt earn the bread by the sweat of thy face' was a benediction and not a penalty. Work is the zest of life; there is joy in its pursuit. Branch Rickey zest philosophy believe Eratosthenes's only tools were sticks, eyes, feet, and brains; plus a zest for experiment. With those tools he correctly deduced the circumference of the Earth, to high precision, with an error of only a few percent. That's pretty good figuring for 2200 years ago. Carl Sagan zest errors eye Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest. Christian Dior zest fashion beauty An artist's sensitivity to criticism is, at least in part, an effort to keep unimpaired the zest, or confidence, or arrogance, which he needs to make creation possible; or an instinct to climb through his problems in his own way as he should, and must. Christopher Fry zest artist writing Adventure-seasoned and storm-buffeted, Claude McKay zest law adventure The peoples influenced by the animal dance have a variety of movements and dance with enthusiasm; those who do not know the animal dance have few movements and show little zest for dancing. Curt Sachs zest dance animal Everyone should have a deep-seated interest or hobby to enrich his mind, add zest to living, and perhaps, depending upon what it is, result in a service to his country. Dale Carnegie zest should-have country 12345»