Passion
Definition: Strong and barely controllable emotion. The suffering and death
of
Jesus.
Passions: The plural form of the noun "passion."
Number of Quotes: 26
Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.
Henry 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 and evidence.
John Adams
Heaven has given to every human being the power of controlling his passions, and if
he neglects or loses it, the fault is his own, and he must be answerable for it.
John Quincy Adams
In order to preserve the dominion of our own passions, it behooves us to be constantly
and strictly on our guard against the influence and infection of the passions of others.
John Quincy Adams
I'm a believer in finding a passion, hard work and definitely not giving up on your dream.
La La Anthony
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
Mary Kay Ash
Start with your own money and value your intuition. It's all about endurance in the
beginning. Your dream and passion to succeed must be stronger than your fear of failure.
Terri Bowersock
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Passionate leadership won't succeed if contradictory signals are sent out.
Bill Gates
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.
David Hume
What's worked for me is not quitting and being passionate about what I do and not
giving up - and when I don't believe in myself, turning to others who believe in me.
Marc Jacobs
What did it for me? It wasn't my education or experience. It was my passion.
Andrea Jung
I've found that when it came to doing something I loved and fighting for it, things
worked out. If you're going to kill yourself to develop something, you've got to enjoy it.
Jeanine Lobell
Throne of Glass
readers tend to be passionate, talented, clever, and welcoming - in
fact, I'm consistently moved by just how welcoming TOG
readers are to new fans.
Sarah J. Maas
If you follow your passion, the money will follow. But if you chase the almighty dollar, you can easily lose that and end up with nothing.
Elizabeth Mackay
Ordinary people may not understand the meaning of democracy but they've a passionate regard for fair play.
Robert Maxwell
We seriously undervalue the passion ... a person brings to an enterprise. You can rent a brain, but you can't rent a heart.
Mark McCormack
By the time you say you're his,
Shivering and sighing
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying -
Lady, make a note of this:
One of you is lying.
Dorothy Parker
Winners are people who have fun - and produce results as a result of their zest.
Tom Peters
Acting isn't always about the amount of talent you have, or your ability to cry on command. The point
is, how well can you take direction? How well can you put aside your own ideas or ego and listen to the ideas
of the director and the people above you, while not giving up the passion and drive of that character?
Shannon Purser
If I had to name a driving force in my life, I'd name passion every time.
Anita Roddick
The kind of brain-dead, gum chewing assistant you find in so many shops drives me
wild. I want everyone who works for me to feel the same excitement that I feel.
Anita Roddick
To succeed you have to believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a reality.
Anita Roddick
Whether it's choosing a career or deciding what charity to get involved with, the choice should come from your heart.
Ultimately, you are the one who has to get up every morning and enjoy what you are doing, so make sure it matters to you.
Dave Thomas
If you don't have passion ... you might as well give up ... you have no chance of
making it. Passion is the essence of life, and certainly the essence of success.
Donald Trump
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
Oscar Wilde
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