Quotes About Passions

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

Your passions are a bit like your fingerprints: Everybody has them; everybody's are different. One's passions may just be a guidebook to one's life.

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.

You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can justify them in the law courts. Passions are facts and not dogmas.

I'll be 40 this year, so 'Can We Talk' is really not me anymore. Now I have the freedom to express myself through my music and write about my likes, my dislikes, and my passions. There's no greater feeling than being able to express myself.

Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good?

People want to connect over shared passions and interests. They're seeking inspiration. We see this over and over - in communities of people who are grappling with body issues, in the LGBT community.

The part of me which wanders through my mind and never sees or feels actual objects, but which lives in and moves through my passions and my emotions, experiences this world as a horrible nightmare.

In bridge clubs and in councils of state, the passions are the same.

The idea is that the state doesn't have rights to limit individuals' wants and passions. I disagree with that. I think we absolutely have rights because there are consequences to letting people live out whatever wants or passions they desire.

The passions are the same in every conflict, large or small.

Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions.

It's never been easier to share your ideas and passions with the world.

I was a very intelligent kid. I used my intelligence to support my passions. When it came to comic books, I became enthralled in the whole universe. I had to know all the facts and timelines. The whole fictional universe was real to me.

It's important for me to create a brand because branding allows me to create a lifestyle that goes beyond track & field. It also lets my fans and followers get a better picture of who I am as a person, my interests and my passions.

Every basketball thing I do now through my academy is always in a muskie state so I can work both those passions at the same time.

Of course I have other passions... but my real investment obviously without a second thought is LVMH and what my father created.

Human passions, like the forces of nature, are eternal; it is not a matter of denying their existence, but of assessing them and understanding them. Like the forces of nature, they can be subjected to man's deliberate act of will and be made to work in harmony with reason.

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.

Outside of my family and my work, I have two passions, both instilled in me by my father: golf and fishing.

I definitely have not had a linear path. I have had more of a path where I've meandered with a sense of purpose. Really, what that means is it's about being true to your convictions and your passions but also leaving yourself open to opportunities when they come along.

For me, the passions and issues I care so much about are ones that lend themselves to work whether you're in government or outside of government.

I've got a great family, great career, great friends, and a lot of passions, which make my life interesting and fulfilling every day.

HBO has been incredible and a huge champion of my work, my passions, and has been a great home for my talent, I feel.