Elan Vital can refer to:
- Élan vital, a philosophical term coined by Henri Bergson roughly translated to vital impetus or force
- Elan Vital (organization), a nonprofit group formed in the United States, active from 1971 to 2010
- Élan Vital (album), an album by the music group Pretty Girls Make Graves
- Elan Vital, a partially sentient machine from the anime series Melody of Oblivion
Famous quotes containing the word vital:
“Analysis as an instrument of enlightenment and civilization is good, in so far as it shatters absurd convictions, acts as a solvent upon natural prejudices, and undermines authority; good, in other words, in that it sets free, refines, humanizes, makes slaves ripe for freedom. But it is bad, very bad, in so far as it stands in the way of action, cannot shape the vital forces, maims life at its roots. Analysis can be a very unappetizing affair, as much so as death.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)