Passion Quotes

One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action - the ability to pass directly from thought to action.

Western art is built on the biographical passion of one artist for another.

There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint.

If a leader doesn't convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they'll start to fall down and get depressed.

For me, the greatest obstacles are never on the ice itself. That's the area I excel in. That's where my passion is. I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.

A play is a passion.

When I first ran for public office, it was with the passion and idealism of a young man who believed that government could help make our lives better, that public service was a calling and that citizenship demanded responsibilities. There was a greater good.

Terrible and sublime thought, that every moment is supreme for some man and woman, every hour the apotheosis of some passion!

Modeling was never a passion of mine.

This is my first visit to Africa, a region where President Bush has voiced a deep passion for fostering and encouraging economic development, investment and trade.

You need great passion, because everything you do with great pleasure, you do well.

All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them.

The art market was very different before the mid-1980s: then, art was all about passion, whereas now it's become a commodity.

Performing on stage is what I've done since I was a kid and it's where the passion that has started from the very beginning for me, and that's what I'm going to enjoy.

Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion.

Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter.

I love acting, so it's easy when you have a passion for it. I've always found the harder you work, the luckier you get.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

To my utter despair I have discovered, and discover every day anew, that there is in the masses no revolutionary idea or hope or passion.

I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.

When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going.

I think what people are attracted to about me, if anything, is my passion. People got exposed to my passion through music and song first.

One's life and passion may be elsewhere, but New York is where you prove if what you think in theory makes sense in life.

Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer that of course I would never get married. And I most definitely would never have children.

I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome - it didn't just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe.

Collecting is my passion.

A celebrity name is never enough for an intelligent mass market... truly successful businesses are born of passion and heartfelt interest.

If you have real passion for a career in game shows, be willing to serve an apprenticeship; it's the best way to learn.

In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing took place because of these emotions. But the Soviet case is different, because you had systematic murder, like the Holocaust.

Liberty is a great celestial Goddess, strong, beneficent, and austere, and she can never descend upon a nation by the shouting of crowds, nor by arguments of unbridled passion, nor by the hatred of class against class.