Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.
— Joyce Meyer
We will live in more beautiful, wise and humane communities when we have learnt to reorient the system of ambition, when the most driven and energetic individuals have the chance to win honour through work that taps into mankind's highest needs.
— Alain de Botton
I found our speech copious without order, and energetic without rules
— Samuel Johnson
Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing do it with all your might. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your objective. ~
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
and he was as ready for mischief as a wilderness of monkeys.