Famous Quotes & Sayings

Amos Bronson Alcott

The passions refuse to be organized on a basis of their own; hostile to personal freedom and one another, they rush precipitately into anarchy and mob rule.

Allyson Felix

I majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.

Anthony de Mello

If what you seek is Truth, there is one thing you must have above all else.” “I know. An overwhelming passion for it.” “No. An unremitting readiness to admit you may be wrong.

Anne Rice

Who has a right to tell me I have no gift, no talent, no passion ...' he murmured. 'Why do people say those things to you when youre young? Doesn't seem fair, does it?' 'No, darling, it's not fair,'she said. 'But the mystery is why you listen.

Anne Rice

Old truths and ancient magic, revolution and invention, all conspire to distract us from the passion that in one way or another defeats us all.

Anna Julia Cooper

One needs occasionally to stand aside from the hum and rush of human interests and passions to hear the voices of God.

Anita Diament

Until very recently men and women inhabited very separate spheres. There was always interconnection, passion, love. But men and women didn't hang out at the end of the day and chat about what their day was like at the office.

Andrew Tan

Do not rush into a business just because you have the capital. You'd lose your shirt if you jump into it recklessly. Do your homework first. Study the market and look for that golden opportunity. Whatever business you choose to go into, it must be something that you can pursue with passion.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Music, architecture and pictures have always been my passions, and all that material wealth has meant for me, is being able to have some of the pictures I liked.

Andrea Arnold

I wonder whether my bleak-o-meter is set differently from other people's. I have such passion for what I do that I can't see it as bleak. When people use that word, or “grim” or “gritty,” I just think, “Oh, come on, look a bit deeper.” My films don't give you an easy ride. I can see that. The sense I get is that people have quite a physical experience with them. They feel afterwards that they've really been through something.

Andre Maurois

Only passions can raise a man above the level of the animal.

Ambrose Bierce

Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or not a woman is cursed with curiosity is one of the most active and insatiable passions of the masculine soul.

Ambrose Bierce

TABLE D'HOTE, n. A caterer's thrifty concession to the universal passion for irresponsibility.

Alicia Keys

I find myself to be truly primal and passionate. Everything I do comes from a primal place.

Alice Walker

before I embark on any new venture, I ask myself: will the joy of doing this make me lose track of any concern for time? If the answer is yes, I proceed!

Anna Wintour

I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.

Andy Hertzfeld

But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.

Andy Hertzfeld

You show me a great program and I'll show you a passionate individual somewhere behind it.

Amy Irving

I have a passion to do theater.

Ally Carter

What?" He cut a grin at Kat when he saw the impressed look on her face. "Corporate espionage is my second greatest passion.' "With your first being..." Kat prompted. "Gelato," Hale said, and turned back to the group.

Anthony Jeselnik

It's always difficult when someone close to you passes away. But it's really tough when they're on top of you.

Andrea Bocelli

To sing opera, one needs two things: the voice and the passion - and above all, the passion.

Andrea Bocelli

I have to face life with a newly found passion. I must rediscover the irresistible will to learn, to live and to love.

Andrea Bocelli

You have to have great passion, because to sing operatic music requires lots of work. I study for at least two hours every day. The voice is like an instrument and requires constant exercise.

Alyson Stoner

I personally find that each instalment has a different director, cast and crew, and I've also been in a different season in my life for each of them, so I feel like each movie is a unique experience that centres around my undying passion for music and dance.

Alphonse de Lamartine

Private passions grow tired and wear themselves out; political passions, never.

Alphonse de Lamartine

Private passions tire and exhaust themselves, public ones never.

Aerin Lauder

Beauty is my heritage, but home decor is very much my passion,

Afrojack

The only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove your passion to them.

Aeschylus

Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts.

Richard Sherman

Giving a true speech, a true, passionate speech, is old-school football.

Vince Young

Whether I have to run it 100 times or pass it 100 times, that's what I'll do.

Jermaine Jackson

Do you know, Michael, he was - he touched the hearts of many people around the world. That's important. That's why the world cried when he passed because they understood him.