Passion Quotes

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The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to… — Honore de Balzac
Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless. — Honore de Balzac
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman. — Honore de Balzac
For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth. — Honore de Balzac
Ideas devour the ages as men are devoured by their passions. When man is cured, human nature will cure itself perhaps. — Honore de Balzac
Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile. — Henry Adams
When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them… — Natalie Clifford Barney
I want to feel passion, I want to feel pain. I want to weep at the sound of your name. Come make me laugh, come… — Joey Lauren Adams
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts… — John Adams
Producing is so exciting because you can enable things to happen, whether it's like discovering a filmmaker who you're taking a chance on, protecting a… — Drew Barrymore
Being a Barrymore didn't help me, other than giving me a great sense of pride and a strange spiritual sense that I felt OK about… — Drew Barrymore
Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so… — Bernard Baruch
The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it. — Mario Batali
Passion is what adds so much value to life. And if you think about the things that you do, there's so much juice potential for… — Mario Batali
Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object. — Joseph Addison
Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you the inspiration to… — David Beckham
The Eucharistic sacrifice of the body and blood of Christ embraces in turn the mystery of our Lord's continuing passion in the members of his… — Pope Benedict XVI
Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memories. — Walter Benjamin
Passion is all but soft, it's not tender, it's violence to which you get hooked by pleasure. — Isabelle Adjani
He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a… — Sarah Bernhardt

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