Passions Quotations

I was a weird teenager. My mother was actually worried because I didn't have any interest in dating in my teenage years. I had all this desire to pursue my passions like ballet, then sailing, then music, so I didn't have any emptiness to fill.

We build our technologies as a way of addressing all our anxieties and desires. They are our passions congealed into these prosthetic extensions of ourselves. And they do it in a way that reflects what we dream ourselves capable of doing.

Touch'd either the Passions of Rage or Grief to a Miracle.

Being a journalist, being exposed to the world, to social injustice, to intolerance, growing up here, under apartheid, benefitting from that, has all shaped who I am and what my passions are, and of course that's going to come through in my writing.

Just because you're passionately interested in something doesn't mean it has to be your career. You might have to look for more than one passion. Some passions may afford a career and some may not.

Violent passions are formed in solitude. In the busy world no object has time to make a deep impression.

Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.

By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.

My real passions are horses and playing polo. I care a lot about that and staying fit and in shape.

I have so many passions outside of my passion for acting.

Whether or not you discover your talents and passions is partly a matter of opportunity. If you've never been sailing, or picked up an instrument, or tried to teach or to write fiction, how would you know if you had a talent for these things?

I feel like my convictions and my passions come from my very personal experience and the life that I've led. I feel the very naturally tendency to stand up for and use my voice for the things that I know about and the things that I feel passionate about.

Middle grade fiction, to me, is really about emergence of self. It's about expressing the idea that the world is going to start affecting you more, and your parents' influence is going to wane. Middle grade is when a lot of kids discover their passions - art, music, sports, what have you.

Everyone on our team shares a couple passions - putting the fun back in snacking, an entrepreneurial spiriting, and the passion for creating an innovative and exciting brand - all of which makes popchips a really fun place to work these days.

You create your life, and you can recreate it, too. In times of economic downturn and uncertainty, it's more important than ever to look deep inside yourself to fathom the sort of life you really want to lead and the talents and passions that can make that possible.

Now our founding fathers had the wisdom to know that social acceptance and popularity were fleeing, and that this country's principles needed to be rooted in strengths greater than the passions and the emotions of the times.

We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today? what passions opposed? what temptation resisted? what virtue acquired? Our vices will abate of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift.

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint.

In every new generation, the impulses supposed to have been rooted out by discipline in the child break forth again when the struggle for existence - of the individual in society, of the society in the life of the state - begins. These passions are not transformed by the prevalent education of the day, but only repressed.

Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.

They who gain applause and power by pandering to the mistakes, the prejudices and passions of the multitude are the enemies of liberty.

In the grave should be buried the prejudices and passions born of conflict. Charity should hold the scales in which are weighed the deeds of men.

While I understand the passions and the anger that arise over the death of Michael Brown, giving into that anger by looting or carrying guns, and even attacking the police, only serves to raise tensions and stir chaos.

We want to provide an educational model where students can operate on a smaller scale and not fall between the cracks. We want to make sure the teachers know the students on a deeper level, their passions and the things they want to pursue in the future. That makes education relevant for them.

Yes, passions do run high, ... As ever, I fear we may have a situation where beliefs are rather more awful than the actual facts.

Let us hope especially that the enthusiasm and exaggerations, which so easily seize men congregated in large groups - affecting human passions and leading the crowd against its own interest, sweeping up in their whirlwind the sage and philosopher as

She brought up four kids alone, and for that she deserves congratulations. She took me to my first play ... and her passions became my passions.

Meanwhile, in the broad and lofty chamber set apart for occasions of import, the Abbot himself was pacing impatiently backwards and forwards, with his long white nervous hands clasped in front of him. His thin, thought-worn features and sunken, haggard cheeks bespoke one who had indeed beaten down that inner foe whom every man must face, but had none the less suffered sorely in the contest. In crushing his passions he had well-nigh crushed himself.

One thing about Dale is he's a major collector and he's a collector of Americana. He's a really specific collector. He likes to collect a lot of thing in different subjects and one of the passions he has is for American Indian blankets.

None of us knew how the Faithfulls had become the Maple-Browns, ... Pamela and Jim spoke about them as family, and we had to pretend we knew who they were talking about. Now we know them all . This is a family drama. They are real people, they have real passions and intrigues. Major Australian events were going on around them.

My goal with this book is to help people turn their passions into successful businesses, as I did myself through many of the things I learned over the years,

My favorite event each year is the Yankees-Red Sox series. Love seeing passions run hot among the fans, especially when both teams are in the running for the playoffs.

Political passions have become as irrational as those of football fans.

But we find that we are men,-actual men, possessing all the turbulent passions belonging to that animal, and that we must have a government proper and adequate for him.

If we open our history books, we shall see that the laws, for all that they are or should be contracts amongst free men, have rarely been anything but the tools of the passions of a few men or the offspring of a fleeting and haphazard necessity.

I always had to rebuild. Every school I've coached at always had a losing season before. That was one of my passions to come to a school and always leave it better than it was.

What we have is different passions. I happen to be one of his biggest fans. His passion is golf. My passions are my kids first, my cars and my wife and immediate family. He loves golf. I love tournament golf, and that's as far as my passion with golf goes.

God is the Seed;The Universe is the Tree, Impulses and passions are the branches, Intelligence is the flower, Pure Consciousness is the fruit, Love is the sweetness in the fruit.

He's got to let passions cool, a year at least until this trial goes forward,

There are strong passions on all sides of the issue. The president's decision will be based on the facts.

It could have a positive effect, or it could stir passions further. It could have no effect at all. The only important thing now is to get over these awful, awful days and restore people's confidence as quickly as possible in the cease-fire.

I thought, 'A biennial needs artists. I'm going to do an international biennial; I need artists from all around the world.' So what I did was I invented a hundred artists from around the world. I figured out their bios, their passions in life and their art styles, and I started making their work.

RIMER, n. A poet regarded with indifference or disesteem.The rimer quenches his unheeded fires, The sound surceases and the sense expires. Then the domestic dog, to east and west, Expounds the passions burning in his breast. The rising moon o'er that enchanted land Pauses to hear and yearns to understand. --Mowbray Myles

Passions were definitely running high for people who remained in New Orleans. There is a large part of their lives with they need to rebuild from scratch. It has apparently has resulted in widespread frustration, which has made rebuilding efforts that much more challenging.

Passions run high this time of year. The main thing is, Pittsburgh won the game. It could've been worse.

Passions make men live, knowledge merely makes them last

Passions are the only orators to always convinces us.

My passions were an intersection between peace in the Middle East and climate change. I know how to understand a technology problem, break it into its components and solve it. I also knew I couldn't make peace solely through technological inventions.

My passions are the grapes that I tread out for mankind.

Lincoln may be a revered icon, but he's also an historical figure about whom passions often run high. Certainly, we would like to make a vigorous and healthy debate about Lincoln and his legacy an important part of our bicentennial activities.

It creates sectarian passions that destroy rationality and reason and the search for truth.

I would love to act for the rest of my life, but I also know that it could be taken away in a day. It's something I've always loved, but it's nothing I've ever revolved my entire life around. I have many other passions as well.

My Coke Rewards is unique in its ability to truly personalize the consumer's experience with Coca-Cola. The program allows us to tap into our consumers' passions and tailor their online experience to offer them what they really want.

This special event at Vibrato brought together many people sharing a common bond - a love of jazz and a desire to support its future, ... It gave them the opportunity to indulge in both passions - to celebrate the great artistry of Dave Brubeck, and to support the Brubeck Institute, a program at the University of the Pacific which, through its Fellowship Program and Summer Jazz Colony, serves to train and nurture the next generation of great jazz artists and innovators.

Whenever I meet with anything agreeable in this world it surprises me so much -- and pleases me so much (when my passions are not interested in one way or the other) that I go on wondering for a week to come.

The passions are the only advocates which always persuade. They are a natural art, the rules of which are infallible; and the simplest man with passion will be more persuasive than the most eloquent without.

The person who is master of their passions is reason's slave.

Facebook is about seeing what your friend is doing. Twitter, you follow different people. Flipboard is about passions and interests and topics, and so it's the same social web that all of these products are letting you look at, but Flipboard is coming at it from a more topical point of view.

TV and film were always governing passions of mine, and that first wave of great HBO shows in the early years of the millennium was feeding my desire for fiction more than the books I was reading.

You get to see where their passions are. It is kind of fun to see what eighth-grade students are interested in.

We have established our products as trusted sources of quality information for passionate enthusiasts in highly competitive markets. We're looking forward to a successful relationship with Scripps, an equally respected, forward-thinking media company. Sharing our valuable content with an even larger audience through Scripps wide array of channels will provide greater access to enthusiasts searching for credible information, enabling them to pursue their passions and improve their skills with confidence.

As it began to balloon before our eyes, and more and more and more and more people and money were involved, it was a bit overwhelming. But you just go forth with your passions and hope for the best.

Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions are the voice of the body

Editorial cartoons should be smart and substantive, provocative and informative. They should stir passions and deep emotions. Editorial cartoons should be the catalyst for thought, and frankly speaking, if you can make politicians think, that is an accomplishment itself.

I understand now that 'special love' exists between two people when the passions lie beneath the surface.

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passions

Seems to me, that the worlds are moving closer together rather than one invading the other. I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies.

People engage in all sorts of mind-enticing pastimes, but their passions are not fulfilled. They burn and burn, and are never satisfied; without the Lord's Name, it is all useless.

You must not be a bit of blotting paper, absorbing all the passions and emotions, all the joys and grief that the actress of Nature demonstrates of the stages of life.

They have asked me to come here and be an extra set of eyes and an extra set of ears to how things are done in the organization. And I welcome the opportunity to find out what this business is like. I always wanted to know, ?How is the game played on the other side?? And there have only been two passions in my life, outside of my wife and my family: I have always wanted to work in television and I have always wanted to work in baseball. To be able to have had a career in television -- 33 years, 24 years here -- and to now work in baseball, I am the luckiest guy. The smile hasn?t left my face.

The resultant tales from life are stirring reader interest, survivor passions and unease among Britons.

Absence weakens mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and kindles fires.

Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.

It's not very often in your career when you get to see the passions and the vision and the values of people coming together in one place. I think they will do things here a lot different than has ever been done before.

Does talent have any need of passions? Yes, of many passions - repressed.

The next wave of media is to unleash the power of serving people's special interests. Every time I walk into a Borders bookstore, I spend a lot of time looking at the magazine rack ? because staring at you are all the passions of America. The bride who is about to get married, there is a magazine for her. And for the person who is a little older, there are wonderful travel and leisure magazines.

The notion that you can endanger your physical and mental health by letting strong passions go unsatisfied is a vicious falsehood.

Tasting good and bad, you eat nectar and then poison, and then the five passions appear and torture you.

It's great to beat your goals -- and it's not that sports goals are bad, but this one was much better, ... This combines my two main passions in life, outside of my children.

It's important to meet with clients outside of the office setting because they are usually less distracted. You can get a better sense of who they are; their needs, passions and of opportunities to do business with them.

It was like my two passions came together on a mountaintop.

I've got to be responsive to the needs and the passions in the way my players feel like they need to play the game but also make sure there is a very clear line of demarcation as to what is acceptable and what is not.

Their tears, their little triumphs o'er, / Their human passions now no more.

The Chinese view of the United States is quite suspicious, ... They are not certain of what our strategic intention of them may be and any act that appears to be bullying -- in their terms, hegemonic, unilateralist -- is bound to stir up passions on their nationalist part of the public.

I hope that we can let go of the anger and the passions and some of the divisions that have consumed us in recent times, because the independent counsel law is not about sex scandals and spin doctors and mud throwing,

In all warm-blooded creatures, which are the highest evolved and have feelings, passions and emotions, which reach outward into the world with desire, which may be said to really live in the fuller meaning of the term and not merely vegetate - in all such creatures, the currents of the desire body flow outward from the liver.

I'm confident that Marc and David will have an extraordinary partnership. Marc has been a critical part of our team since joining the company in 1998, and he led our global marketing and distribution efforts during our most successful years. Universal had its most profitable year ever in 2005 due in no small part to Marc, whose impact on this company has been the foundation for its unique culture and its far-ranging achievements. His passions and instincts inspire both his colleagues and the creative community, and I am pleased to acknowledge his talent and commitment.

If you just allow passions of the day to rule in the decision-making process, I?m under the opinion you?re almost sure to make a bad decision.

If you incline towards God the passions that enslaves you will be rendered powerless.

I haven't seen any indication of a willingness to tolerate Morales' positions, and you have to remember that eradicating coca is a core element of U.S. drug policy. This is where the passions are greatest, especially in Congress.

In the past, Cam's outgoing personality occasionally stirred the passions of investors, ... We believe that a new, less opinionated voice may put some investors at ease.

By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill, and art characteristic of aristocratic literature; formal qualities will be neglected or actually despised. The style will often be strange, incorrect, overburdened, and loose, and almost always strong and bold. Writers will be more anxious to work quickly than to perfect details. Short works will be commoner than long books, wit than erudition, imagination than depth. There will be a rude and untutored vigor of thought with great variety and singular fecundity. Authors will strive to astonish more than to please, and to stir passions rather than to charm taste.

For the kid with low self-esteem, we make that kid a hero. Fathers call me with tears in their eyes when they hear it. We combine two big passions - kids and sports teams.

You want to find more and more of the one-on-one kind of marketing approaches - much more close, intimate to the consumer. These subtle passions you try to reach out to.

All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are laid prostrate.

All the same passions and problems are there. But the problems are in a more muted style. I'm still the show-off in the group that gets all the attention. Everyone has their role. It's pretty much the way it was in high school.

Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions

Music of all the arts has the most influence on the passions and the legislator should give it the greatest encouragement.

Nick's Passions grow fat and hearty; his Understanding looks consumptive!