Contagious Quotes - Page 2

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

  Peter McWilliams

  People, Alive

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Love is contagious. When I share love, it comes back to me multiplied. Love opens every door.

  Louise Hay

  Love, Doors, Self Help

  FaceBook post by Louise Hay from Apr 08, 2014

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• Keep up your enthusiasm! There is nothing more contagious than exuberant enthusiasm.

  Harry Houdini

  Magic, Enthusiasm

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• I caught the happy virus last night
  When I was out singing beneath the stars.
  It is remarkably contagious -
  So kiss me.

  Hafez

  Stars, Kissing, Night

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• There are follies as catching as contagious disorders.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Example, Disorder, Catching

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• The influence of a beautiful, helpful character is contagious, and may revolutionize a whole town.

  Graham Collier

  Beautiful, Character, Volunteer

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• Happiness is contagious. Be a carrier!!

  Robert Orben

  Happiness, Carrier

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• Fear binds people together. And fear disperses them. Courage inspires communities: the courage of an example - for courage is as contagious as fear. But courage, certain kinds of courage, can also isolate the brave.

  Susan Sontag

  Courage, Fear, People

  Susan Sontag (2007). “At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches”, p.233, Macmillan

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• I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.

  Steve Earle

  Thinking, Democracy, Obvious

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• Fear is contagious. You can catch it. Sometimes all it takes is for someone to say that they're scared for the fear to become real. Mo was terrified, and now Nick was too.

  Neil Gaiman

  Real, Scared, Sometimes

  Neil Gaiman (2009). “The Graveyard Book”, p.115, A&C Black

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• But the moods could be contagious. He didn't need one right now.

  Josephine Humphreys

  Empathy, Needs, Mood

  Josephine Humphreys (2000). “The Fireman's Fair”, p.50, Penguin

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• Against the disease of writing one must take special precautions, since it is a dangerous and contagious disease.

  Peter Abelard

  Writing, Special, Disease

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• Let your kids observe you doing random acts of kindness, it can be contagious

  Kevin Heath

  Kindness, Kids, Parenting

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