176 Quotes About Passions

Secret passion, secret teachings that teach us nothing

First, Whenever a man talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not his reason, but his passions, which have got the better of his creed.

It is much more important to be able to work deeper rather than wider, and a passion is essential to any creative; it fuels curiosity, experimentation, input and output, and serves as a great anchor in the sea of constant ideas that can forever float around your head. Your passion or obsession won't necessarily be your best or most lucrative idea, but it will be a rock and it will be YOURS.

Certes les passions influent autant que les gouvernemens sur le sort de la vie, et ce pendant dans le silence de la retraite on discute avec sa raison les sentimens qu’on a soi-même éprouvés

A wise man rules his passions, a fool obeys them.

If you have two or three real passions, don't feel like you have to pick and choose between them. Don't discard. Keep all your passions in your life.

Our parents encouraged us to follow our dreams and told us that if we wanted to do something, we could do it. And, they said, if we did it the Lord's way, for the right reasons, we would be successful. Not that we would win every game or be wealthy, but that we would be successful in God's eyes if we did the things that glorify Him.

Qui aurait jamais cru que quelques lettres écrites là en grec maladroit libéreraient l'étincelle qui allumerait l'amorce foudroyante, celle qui électriserait ce port endormi dans le désert du delta, troublerait et redresserait une ville entière, ranimerait les sentiments, les passions, les illusions, les jalousies, les envies, la haine et les représailles, déclenchées en un seul jour, dans ce coin oublié du monde, la tempête des passions stagnantes, endormies au fond de l’âme humaine ?

Our strengths are built not with our words but with our actions,Our fears are faced through those actions,Our lives are shaped by these experiencesand our experiences are driven by our passions.Where is your heart taking you...