Passion Quotes

4884 Passion quotes by 2778 unique authors

I thought, "Why? and how did we evolve with this weak, and useless passion in tact within the deep heart's core?" And the answer as… — Meryl Streep
The most rational defender of nature is driven by a passion for wildness that cannot be explained by an appeal to logic. — Eban Goodstein
It is only necessary to raise a bugbear before the English imagination in order to govern it at will. Whatever they hate or fear, they… — William Hazlitt
The people have no ear, either for rhythm or music, and their unnatural passion for pianoforte playing and singing is thus all the more repulsive.… — Heinrich Heine
In vain do we seek tranquility in the desert; temptations are always with us; our passions, represented by the demons, never let us alone: those… — Baron de Montesquieu
That neither our thoughts, nor passions, nor ideas formed by the imagination, exist without the mind, is what every body will allow. — George Berkeley
Whoever wishes to make progress in perfection should use particular diligence in not allowing himself to be led away by his passions, which destroy with… — St. Vincent
Solutions-oriented campaigning with a little passion and a little humor; I think that will go a long way. I think people are desperate for it. — Laura Ingraham
The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings. His passions are mere appearances, being sterile. They are… — Emile Durkheim
When love grows diseased, the best thing we can do is to put it to a violent death. I cannot endure the torture of a… — George Etherege
No doubt Western civilization has in the past been full of wars and revolutions, and the national elements in our culture, even when they were… — Christopher Dawson
The passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake...can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake. — Franz Boas
The giants of the faith all had one thing in common: neither victory nor success, but passion. — Philip Yancey
Win with your heart, not your head - win on emotion, not in logic; have a passion about what you do; nobody wants a boss,… — Arthur L. Williams, Jr.
This passion, so unordered and yet so potent, explains the capacity for teaching that one frequently observes in scientific men of high attainments in their… — H. L. Mencken
I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely love what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities,… — Mary Pope Osborne
Instead of a perpetual and perfect measure of the divine will, the fragments of the Koran were produced at the discretion of Mahomet; each revelation… — Edward Gibbon
I used to think that animation was about moving stuff. In order to make it really great, you bounce it, squash it, stretch it, make… — Glen Keane
What gives life meaning is a form of rebellion, rebellion against reason, an insistence on believing passionately what we cannot believe rationally. The meaning of… — Robert C. Solomon
When I was younger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was a mentor to me and gave me great advice. The best was to 'work 100 percent, but enjoy… — Allyson Felix
The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys… — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
I have prayed for new men, fiery, reckless men, possessed of uncontrollably youthful passion-these lit by the Spirit of God. I have prayed for new… — Jim Elliot
A passion for the dramatic art is inherent in the nature of man. — Edwin Forrest
The value of money has been settled by general consent to express our wants and our property, as letters were invented to express our ideas;… — Edward Gibbon
I believe that, with anything in life, if you have the patience, desire and passion, you can do whatever you set your mind to. — Ed Viesturs

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