Quotes about passion
passion wind would-be
The passions are the winds which fill the sails of the vessel; they sink it at times, but without them it would be impossible to make way. Voltaire
passion inspire atheism
Which is more dangerous: fanaticism or atheism? Fanaticism is certainly a thousand times more deadly; for atheism inspires no bloody passion whereas fanaticism does; atheism is opposed to crime and fanaticism causes crimes to be committed.
passion giving forever
And now let me give the sentiment which has been, and ever will be, the governing passion of my soul: 'Liberty for each, for all, and forever!' William Lloyd Garrison
passion men self
There are men so incorrigibly lazy that no inducement that you can offer will tempt them to work; so eaten up by vice that virtue is abhorrent to them, and so inveterately dishonest that theft is to them a master passion. When a human being has reached that stage, there is only one course that can be rationally pursued. Sorrowfully, but remorselessly, it must be recognized that he has become lunatic, morally demented, incapable of self-government, and that upon him, therefore, must be passed the sentence of permanent seclusion from a world in which he is not fit to be at large. William Booth
passion thinking may
. . . you may think I waste my breath Pretending that there can be passion That has more life in it than death William Butler Yeats
passion men driven
A passion-driven exultant man sings out Sentences that he has never thought....
passion what-matters fire
... What matter, so there is but fire In you, in me?
passion thinking misunderstood
Cezanne was fated, as his passion was immense, to be immensely neglected, immensely misunderstood, and now, I think, immensely overrated. Walter Sickert
passion perfect pragmatism
...never let a passion for the perfect take precedence over pragmatism. Walter Isaacson
passion care unseen
If you truly have a passion for what you do, you will care even about the parts unseen.
passion skills desire
Be ready, be prepared, be alert and then everybody around you will notice and they will want to share their skills with you even more. You're showing that you're enthusiastic, you care and that you're dedicated. It's not always easy, but if you've got a passion and a desire to do something then your natural energy will get you through. William Katt
passion people twins
I realized late in life that my twin passions are music and people. Yo-Yo Ma
passion creativity creative
Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.
passion past echoes
History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. Winston Churchill
passion games feeling-alone
To whom can I expose the urgency of my own passion?…There is nobody—here among these grey arches, and moaning pigeons, and cheerful games and tradition and emulation, all so skilfully organised to prevent feeling alone. Virginia Woolf
passion successful empowering
Whatever you want to do, do with full passion and work really hard towards it. Don't look anywhere else. There will be a few distractions, but if you can be true to yourself, you will be successful for sure. Virat Kohli
passion men rights
We [Americans] have a great ardor for gain; but we have a deep passion for the rights of man. Woodrow Wilson
passion greatness men
America is not a mere body of traders; it is a body of free men. Our greatness is built upon our freedom - is moral, not material. We have a great ardor for gain; but we have a deep passion for the rights of man.
passion needs talent
All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent. Yanni
passion soul introspective
If there is one thing to do, it is to do introspective soul searching to find your passion. Winston Damarillo
passion fire mind
Fanaticism is a fire, which heats the mind indeed, but heats without purifying. It stimulates and ferments all the passions; but it rectifies none of them. William Warburton
passion acting able
My passion is acting, and has always been. It's what brought me to this point of being able to diversify and do other things, and I hope it's something I'll continue to have a passion for. Zachary Quinto
passion people nerd
Nerd. One whose unbridled passion for something defines who they are as a person, without fear of other people's judgment. Zachary Levi
passion
You have to have passion for what you're doing. Zakk Wylde
passion play want
If you have passion for what you want to do and that's what you want to do, you've just got to bust your balls and go for it if you want to play music.
passion fire concentration
I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion. Zane Grey
passion sacrifice self
Never before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion, except in conditions of a sudden threat or challenge to the public's sense of domestic well-being. The economic self-denial (that is, defense spending) and the human sacrifice (casualties, even among professional soldiers) required in the effort are uncongenial to democratic instincts. Democracy is inimical to imperial mobilization. Zbigniew Brzezinski
passion glimpse born
When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born. Zig Ziglar
passion track film
The only reason an indie gets made is because someone has a burning passion to do it and won't take no for an answer, as opposed to a big film, which is like a train that starts rolling down the tracks and nothing can stop it. William H. Macy
passion wings space
Whatever is placed beyond the reach of sense and knowledge, whatever is imperfectly discerned, the fancy pieces out at its leisure; and all but the present moment, but the present spot, passion claims for its own, and brooding over it with wings outspread, stamps it with an image of itself. Passion is lord of infinite space, and distant objects please because they border on its confines and are moulded by its touch. William Hazlitt
passion essence poetry-is
The essence of poetry is will and passion.
passion pride thinking
Envy is the most universal passion. We only pride ourselves on the qualities we possess, or think we possess; but we envy the pretensions we have, and those which we have not, and do not even wish for. We envy the greatest qualities and every trifling advantage. We envy the most ridiculous appearance or affectation of superiority. We envy folly and conceit; nay, we go so far as to envy whatever confers distinction of notoriety, even vice and infamy.
passion principles
Principle is a passion for truth.