Quotes about passion
passion trying belief
We are incredibly heedless in the formation of our beliefs, but if someone tries to take them from us, we defend them with almost an illicit passion. James Harvey Robinson
passion men vices
Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action. James Harrington
passion men atheism
First, whenever a man talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not his reason, but his passions, which have got the better of his creed. A bad life and a good belief are disagreeable and troublesome neighbors, and where they separate, depend upon it, 'Tis for no other cause but quietness sake. Laurence Sterne
passion literature return
Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason. Laurence Sterne
passion men may
Madness is consistent; which is more than can be said for poor reason. Whatever may be the ruling passion at the time continues equally so throughout the whole delirium, though it should last for life. Madmen are always constant in love; which no man in his senses ever was. Our passions and principles are steady in frenzy; but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason. Laurence Sterne
passion years long
The days have never been long enough to do the things I would like to do. Every year has held more of interest than the year before. Laura Ingalls Wilder
passion clock needed
No alaram clock needed. My passion wakes me up.. ! Kyrie Irving
passion sweat attention
It doesn't matter what you do, if you love what you do, then you don't sweat the little things. You just don't pay attention to them. Then when the big things come along, they're never as big as what they seem to somebody who doesn't have a passion for it and doesn't really love it. Kyle Petty
passion contentment wish
I am a jumble of passions, misgivings, and wants. It seems that I am always in a state of wishing and rarely in a state of contentment. Libba Bray
passion evil envy
Human envy is certainly not one of the sources of discontent that a free society can eliminate. It is probably one of the essential conditions for the preservation of such a society that we do not countenance envy, not sanction its demands by camouflaging it as social justice, but treat it, in the words of John Stuart Mill, as 'the most anti-social and evil of all passions.' Friedrich August von Hayek
passion past issues
The purpose of adolescence is to revise the past, not to obliterate it. . . . Adolescence entails the deployment of family passions to the passions and ideals that bind individuals to new family units, to their communities, to the species, to nature, to the cosmos. Therefore, given half a chance, the revolution at issue in adolescence becomes a revolution of transformation, not of annihilation. Louise J. Kaplan
passion rather
And his passion is the law, rather than conservatism.
passion emotional kind
For me the music is not so much anger as much as it is of passion. And I've always associated that kind of intense emotional output with music just because the nature of the music that's attracted me as far as live. Henry Rollins
passion men young
Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile. Henry Adams
passion flames names
Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name? Helen Hunt Jackson
passion mind body
Every passion, every emotion, has its effect upon the mind. Every change of mind, however slight, has its effect upon the body. Hazrat Inayat Khan
passion ifs
If you've got nothing else, passion will get you through. Henry Cavill
passion
Food is a passion. Food is love. Hector Elizondo
passion design back-when
I'm going to design again, but I come back when it's the right project, so I keep my passion for it intact. Hedi Slimane
passion priorities music-is
Music is my passion. It's my priority. I love it. Mandy Moore
passion mind mastery
To observe morality is to attain mastery over our mind and our passions. Mahatma Gandhi
passion men animal
A man who wants to control his animal passions easily does so if he controls his palate. Mahatma Gandhi
passion leader mets
When a leader reaches out in passion, he is usually met with an answering passion. John C. Maxwell
passion vision possibility
Vision without passion is a picture without possibilities. John C. Maxwell
passion remembered
You will be remembered in life only for your passions! John C. Maxwell
passion thinking people
Sometimes I hear people talk about discipline of self and I think, if you don't have passion, I might discipline myself for a week or two but only passion will hold me steady. John C. Maxwell
passion ninety-nine giving
Passion gives you an advantage over others, because one person with passion is greater than ninety-nine who have only an interest! John C. Maxwell
passion thinking
I think that self-discipline has to be accompanied by passion. John C. Maxwell
passion thinking discipline
I think passion and discipline are wonderful, complementary things. John C. Maxwell
passion simple people
There is definitely a connection between finding your passion and reaching your potential. People ask me all the time, 'John, how do I know what I am meant to do in life?' The answer is really simple: Energy and Excellence. When you experience unbounded energy in what you are doing, when you are driven to excellence in your work and love what you do - then you can rest assured that you have found your passion and are definitely in pursuit of your full potential. John C. Maxwell
passion judging intellectual
Tis impossible to judge with much Præcision of the true Motives and Qualities of human Actions, or of the Propriety of Rules contrived to govern them, without considering with like Attention, all the Passions, Appetites, Affections in Nature from which they flow. An intimate Knowledge therefore of the intellectual and moral World is the sole foundation on which a stable structure of Knowledge can be erected. John Adams
passion errors prejudice
A single assembly is liable to all the vices, follies, and frailties of an individual; subject to fits of humor, starts of passion, flights of enthusiasm, partialities, or prejudice, and consequently productive of hasty results and absurd judgments. And all these errors ought to be corrected and defects supplied by some controlling power. John Adams
passion pride sacrifice
Men must be ready, they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private pleasures, passions and interests, nay, their private friendships and dearest connections, when they stand in competition with the rights of society. John Adams