Obsession Quotes

667 quotes by 568 authors

This self-obsession is a waste of living. It could be spent on surviving things, appreciating nature, nurturing kindness and friendship, and dancing. — Tilda Swinton
Killing prostitutes had become an obsession with me. I could not stop myself. It was like a drug. — Peter Sutcliffe
Fundamentalist Christians are my sisters and brothers, my family and friends, my oldest colleagues and coworkers. But I fear their love for the nation has… — Mel White
Kobe was hell-bent on surpassing Jordan as the greatest player in the game. His obsession with Michael was striking. When we played in Chicago that… — Phil Jackson
Dostoevsky wrote fiction about identity, moral value, death, will, sexual vs. spiritual love, greed, freedom, obsession, reason, faith, suicide. And he did it without ever… — David Foster Wallace
Positive obsession is about not being able to stop just because you're afraid and full of doubts. Positive obsession is dangerous. It's about not being… — Octavia Butler
I read in order to write. I read out of obsession with writing. — Cynthia Ozick
Myth is the practical metabolism of our soulish life, the logic of our obsessions and oversights for which we have no language or code. Myth… — Kenny Smith
Being a poet is like having an invisible partner. It isn't easy. But you can't live without it either. Talent is only 10 per cent.… — Selima Hill
I'm fond of observing how obsession is the most durable form of intellectual capital. — Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
I have this desire to have this immaculate form of love that really doesn't exist, so my obsession goes on through life and I never… — Angel Haze
Every library answers a twofold need, which is often also a twofold obsession: that of conserving certain objects (books) and that of organizing them in… — Georges Perec
I think the camera was always my obsession, the camera movements. Because for me it's the most important thing in the move, the camera, because… — Dario Argento
Do you agree that when theres tension and an obsession to want to hit the ball is when you hit it worst? You have to… — Enrique Pena Nieto
My personal credo as a libertarian conservative: I think all attempts to reform your fellow-citizens or tell them how to live their lives are arrogant… — John Ray
Carefully observe the natural laws in operation in the world around you, and live by them. From following them, you will learn the morality of… — Benjamin Hoff
My whole artistic life has been devoted to battling myself and my ability to externalize my deepest emotions. As I have gotten older, the work… — Joyce Tenneson
And yes, there definitely are many good desires. For example, without the desire for food we would not stay alive. It is when our desire… — Don Altman
If there is a single theme that dominates all my writings, all my obsessions, it is that of memory-because I fear forgetfulness as much as… — Elie Wiesel
Simple ideas become obsessions, almost like a meditation. — Mary Heilmann

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