Contagious Quotes

• Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.

  Albert Einstein

  Creativity, Ideas

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• Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Freedom, Men, President

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• There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Fear, Passion, Worry

  Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.208, Stanford University Press

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• There's something contagious about demanding freedom.

  Robin Morgan

  Freedom

  Robin Morgan (1970). “Sisterhood is powerful: an anthology of writings from the women's liberation movement”, Vintage

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• Feast of the Holy Innocents The most thrilling thing you can ever do is win someone to Christ. And it's contagious. Once you do it, you don't want to stop.

  Luis Palau

  Winning, Want, Christ

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• From watching the news one would think the Iraqis want us out of their country. But an overwhelming majority of Iraqis support our involvement there. Our freedom is contagious and we helped liberate them.

  Jim Bunning

  Country, Thinking, Support

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• The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states.

  Omar Bongo

  Fighting, Order, African Union

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• Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others.

  David Seabury

  Inspirational, Positive, Heart

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• Remember that happiness is as contagious as gloom. It should be the first duty of those who are happy to let others know of their gladness.

  Maurice Maeterlinck

  Happiness, Inner Peace, Firsts

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• Like timidity, bravery is also contagious.

  Munshi Premchand

  Badass, Bravery, Timidity

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• Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.

  Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

  Inspirational, Positive, Enthusiasm

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• A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.

  Tom Stoppard

  Positive, Attitude, Inspiration

  "There Will Always be a Tree". Book by Jerry S. Beall, 2010.

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• You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.

  Michelle Obama

  Positive, Graduation, Hope

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• We are more prone to generalize the bad than the good. We assume that the bad is more potent and contagious.

  Eric Hoffer

  Assuming, Generalization

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• No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Health, Vices, Disease

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• Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities.

  Harriet Ann Jacobs

  Community, Literature, Cruelty

  Harriet Ann Jacobs (2006). “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl - Literary Touchstone Classic”, p.234, Prestwick House Inc

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• Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational, Leadership, Confidence

  Vince Lombardi (1998). “Seeing the Win: Why I Believe Vision Coaching is Vital to Winning Business Teams in the 21st Century”

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• Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.

  Jimmy Carter

  Patriotic, Presidential, Disease

  United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Jimmy Carter, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1977). “Jimmy Carter”

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• It's your life. Live it with people who are alive. It tends to be contagious.

  Peter McWilliams

  People, Alive

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• Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.

  Earl Warren

  Liberty, World, Communism

  Earl Warren's speech at Columbia University, January 14, 1954.

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• Study the unusually successful people you know, and you will find them imbued with enthusiasm for their work which is contagious. Not only are they themselves excited about what they are doing, but they also get you excited

  Sam Altman

  Successful, People, Enthusiasm

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• There's nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn't even have to matter what they're laughing about.

  Criss Jami

  Laughter, Children, Laughing

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.54, Criss Jami

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• A lot of people over time have had this kind of pattern in their relationship with Bill Clinton. You first meet him and you're overwhelmed by his talent. He's so energetic and articulate and full of ideas and he calls himself a congenital optimist and that optimism is contagious.

  Dee Dee Myers

  Ideas, Optimism, People

  Interview with Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance, www.pbs.org. February 20, 2012.

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• Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it

  Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

  Inspirational, Enthusiasm For Life, Victory

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• The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and to the increase of our sanitary knowledge for such purposes deserve attention of Congress.

  Chester A. Arthur

  People, Attention, Purpose

  Chester A. Arthur (2006). “State of the Union Addresses”, p.23, ReadHowYouWant.com

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