Quotes About Zeal

Oh! God, my only trust went there Through all life's scenes before Lo! At the throne again I bow, New mercies to implore. Grant active power, grant fervent zeal, And guide by thy control, And ever be my country's weal The purpose of my soul. Extend, all seeing God, thy hand In memory still decree And make, to bless thy native land An instrument of me. -September 21, 1817

You have to absolutely love what you are doing or you will become a slave to it.

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.

Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.

Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.

Catch on fire and others will love to come watch you burn.

Get on fire for God and men will come and see you burn.

Get on fire for God, and people will come to watch you burn!"-John Wesley

Fanaticism is the child of false zeal and of superstition, the father of intolerance and of persecution.

Anyone who is passionate will never be fed up with whatever he or she does. Yes! because, the driving force of passion will keep on moving him or her forward and never backward. For, passion kindles and rekindles one's urge or desire throughout his or her undertaking, career or profession until and unless he or she decides to retire. Thus, you've got to be passionate and remain passionate in all you do. -Emeasoba George

We derive our vitality from our store of madness.

If the waves were to start thinking, they would believe that they are moving forward, that they have a purpose, that they are working for the good of the sea, and they wouldn't fail to work out a philosophy as inane as their zeal.

If the waves began to reflect, they would suppose that they were advancing, that they had a goal, that they were making progress, that they were working for the Sea's good, and they would not fail to elaborate a philosophy as stupid as their zeal.

The worst crimes are committed out of enthusiasm, a morbid state responsible for almost all public and private disasters.

I would rather die of passion than of boredom.

we defined for ourselves the meaning of life (to live intensely);

People who aren't interested in anything are people who can't stop protecting their enthusiasm.

Everything interested him and everything excited him.

I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.

Everything I do, I do with reckless abandon.

You can recognise when a film-maker really, really cares about what they're doing.

We must recognize the fact that many Nazis, Marxists and Fascists believe passionately in their fundamental rightness, and allow nothing to hinder them from their goal in the pursuit of their mission.

I cannot handle dull, lazy, morose people. I have been like that since childhood.

If I can't put my heart and soul into a film, I don't take it up.