Obsession Quotes

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What a different story men would have to tell if only they would adopt a DEFINITE PURPOSE, and stand by that purpose until it had… — Napoleon Hill
Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We… — Abdul Kalam
I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession. — Brooks Robinson
I've come within range of hate. Terrifying, its tremors, its dizzying obsessions. Hate's like a swordfish invisible in the water, knifing suddenly into sight with… — Pablo Neruda
The happiest people I know are those who have an obsession to the obedience of God. — David Jeremiah
Our life-style contains more Thanatos than Eros, for egotism, exploitation, deception, obsession and addiction have more place in us than eroticism, joy, generosity and spontaneity. — Germaine Greer
What's curious about the left's current obsession with Timothy McVeigh is that it proves that - despite a frantic search for 15 years - liberals… — Ann Coulter
If you can come to this nowness without sex, sex, by and by will become useless, it will disappear. It will not be a desire… — Rajneesh
If you try too much to change the outside, that shows that you are still attached. If a man tries to be detached, it shows… — Rajneesh
One hasn't become a writer until one has distilled writing into a habit, and that habit has been forced into an obsession. Writing has to… — Niyi Osundare
Freedom from obsession is not about something you do; it's about knowing who you are. It's about recognizing what sustains you and what exhausts you.… — Geneen Roth
While obsession with oneâ€™s personal appearance is a sign of being a vacant prat, total oblivion to it is a sign of mental illness. — Kate Cann
But then I thought, â€˜I see transsexuals and they want healthy parts of their body removed in order to adjust to their idealized body image,'… — Julie Bindel
That is the future, and it is probably nearer than we think. But our primary problem as universities is not engineering that future. We must… — Vartan Gregorian
The world loves a clone and a good knock-off. It cheats the artist... In the obsession for technical wizardry, people disappear; and if your voice… — Alonzo King
But if we believe what we profess concerning the worth of the individual, then the idea of individual development within a framework of ethical purpose… — John W. Gardner
Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on… — Anne Tyler
You start living for the obsession alone ... You want to arrive somewhere regardless of whether you're enjoying the road or not. — Paulo Coelho
Respect your soul: don't keep repeating "I'm going to make it". Your soul already knows that, what it needs is to use the long journey… — Paulo Coelho
There is no such thing as a natural born pilot. Whatever my aptitudes or talents, becoming a proficient pilot was hard work, really a lifetime's… — Chuck Yeager

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