Kirsten Sweetland

I'm appreciative of things going wrong. At first it sounds crazy, but how boring would life be if you just coasted along without any challenges? Without learning about who you really are through the process of going through the darker times? Without feeling the sense of elation when you reach even a small stepping stone?

Canadian Athlete

Natalie Clifford Barney

When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks.

American Author

Brad Pitt

I look and there's our boy from Vietnam and our daughter from Ethiopia, and our girl was born in Namibia, and our son is from Cambodia, and they're brothers and sisters, man. They're brothers and sisters and it's a sight for elation.

Actor

Andrew W.K.

With each song, I'm trying to go after that feeling of elation, of euphoria. It's not the only feeling in the world; it's just the one I thought I should try to focus on and find the most effective way of getting there.

American Musician

Adrian Lewis

I think the mixture of pressure and elation after winning the world title took some getting used to and that impacted on my personal life big-time.

English Athlete

Neve Campbell

There's a feeling of elation that comes after getting off stage and then there's a feeling of utter sadness that comes after getting off the stage.

Canadian Actress

Agnes Repplier

It is not what we learn in conversation that enriches us. It is the elation that comes of swift contact with tingling currents of thought.

American Writer

Heywood Broun

I do know that whenever a player hits the ball out of the park, I have a sense of elation. I feel as if I had done it.

American Journalist

Amy Lowell

Happiness, to some, elation; Is, to others, mere stagnation.

American Poet

Paloma Faith

You feel a sense of elation seeing yourself on a billboard.

English Actress

Elation is a strong feeling, stronger than just being happy; it's often associated with major achievements or relief.

Intense Emotion

Elation is usually a temporary and intense feeling. It often fades after a short period.

Brief Joy

Elation can sometimes be inappropriate, like feeling too happy about someone else's failure.

Not Always Positive

 But anyway, not only does this person take on special meaning, you focus your attention on them. You aggrandize them. But you have intense energy. As one Polynesian said, "I felt like jumping in the sky." You're up all night. You're walking till dawn. You feel intense elation when things are going well;

Why we love, why we...

 They're making more money while retired than they were making while they were working. If you're like most people, just seeing that gave you a small sense of elation and joy -- just to think about making 50 percent more money in retirement than before.

Daniel Goldstein: The...

 The title poem begins “Stasis in darkness/ Then the substanceless blue/ Pour of tor and distances.” This sets the scene for a naked ride on horseback in the early morning— one of Plath’s most memorable expressions of the elation of creative freedom.

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 reset the whole thing life can be messy there were incredibly difficult moments in the building of this thing months were spent in this tiny cold warehouse and with wonderful elation that we that we had when we finally completed it so

Adam Sadowsky engineers...

 first time ready rock and roll with the world champ I'm going to make myself feel better today by pounding him into an I elation so eager get up here and get your sanity I think it's time to do so his heart's got to be racing right

Knights in Training PIPE...

 So you go from elation to depression -- there's no depth. Now, if you look at the high sea, there might be beautiful, calm ocean, like a mirror. There might be storms, but the depth of the ocean is still there, unchanged.

The habits of happiness...

 you don't have to reset the whole thing. Life can be messy. There were incredibly difficult moments in the building of this thing. Months were spent in this tiny, cold warehouse. And the wonderful elation that we had

Adam Sadowsky: How to...

 What is bipolar disorder? The word bipolar means two extremes. For the many millions experiencing bipolar disorder around the world, life is split between two different realities - elation and depression.

What is bipolar...

 He did not radiate light and joy. There were no choirs of angels, no music of the spheres, no elation, no ecstasy, no golden aura surrounding him, no sense of an absolute, fore-ordained role

Lesley Hazleton: The...

 How many people have suffered in all the millions of years of human evolution? How many people around the world are dancing with elation at this very minute?