Steve Balmer's Emotion Words

The emotion words a person speaks tells volumes about them.  Even though these were prepared speeches for the most part, we still see emotion coming through.  Especially in the "Joy" category.  Steve does an great job getting across his enthusiasm. 

Now that we know the emotion words, the next step is to explore the object of the emotions of interest and discover if there are patterns that reveal his personal, company, and cultural imprinting.

Click on some example words and try to determine any patterns.
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ANGER FEAR JOY LOVE SADNESS SURPRISE
frustration 4 worrying 13 great 271 care 62 sad 4 amazing 41
hate 3 worried 12 hoped 76 love 32 hurt 2 surprised 15
mad 2 stress 5 incredible 67 desire 6 disappointed 2 surprise 5
frustrated 1 afraid 4 excited 66 passion 4 isolate 2 amazed 2
frustrating 1 FEAR 2 exciting 63 loved 2 reject 2 surprising 2
rage 1 fearful 2 please 49 attraction 2 agonizing 1
uneasy 2 super 47 passionate 2 suffer 1
horrified 1 content 47 liked 1 depressing 1
panicked 1 pleasure 36 tender 1 disappoint 1
worrying 1 satisfaction 26 guilty 1
stressed 1 wonderful 19 shame 1
happy 17 isolation 1
enthusiasm 14 isolated 1
glad 13 rejected 1
pleased 13 embarrassed 1
proud 13
fantastic 12
fun 10
satisfied 10
cool 9
tremendous 9
delighted 9
satisfy 9
excitement 9
enjoy 7
optimistic 7
delight 5
satisfying 5
hoped 5
enthusiastic 3
delighting 2
enjoyed 2
excite 2
thrilled 2
awesome 1
remarkably 1
joy 1
pride 1
hoping 1

 

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