Quotes About Passion

Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.

I know, win or lose, I enjoyed the prospect of giving it my all.

My definition of living is to have excitement always; that's the difference between living and existing.

Training was all I could think about. One Sunday when I found the stadium locked, I broke in and worked out in the freezing cold. Every painful set, every extra rep, was a step toward my goal of winning.

Strong on desire but short on smarts, these

The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.

La storia che raccontiamo è l'eterna storia dell'amore nell'eterno paese della poesia; non mettiamo date all'eternità.

With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them.

It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.

Enthusiasm moves the world.

Ask with urgency and passion.

My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me.

when you finish this chapter, go listen to his Saint Matthew Passion or Mass in B Minor, the piece I am listening to as I write these words. You will understand why some call him the "Fifth Evangelist.

And just as sincerely, this is a book for open-minded liberals who understand that our country would benefit from new passion and new ideas in the fight against poverty.

Arthur C. Brooks

That is, he tells them that to unlock their true potential and happiness, they need to articulate their deep purpose in life and shed the activities that are not in service of that purpose.

My brain hadn't been wired to be motivated by passion, meaning, and purpose," he told me. "My brain had been previously wired to be motivated by fear.

The secret to happiness isn't falling in love; it's staying in love, which depends on what psychologists call "companionate love"—love based less on passionate highs and lows and more on stable affection, mutual understanding, and commitment.

Consider J. S. Bach, whom we met earlier. He loved his work, and enjoyed his early success, but he knew what mattered most.

No matter how you find your passion, early on, pursue it with a white-hot flame, dedicating it to the good of the world.

I had a big 'New York Times' crossword puzzle phase.

I became interested, through reading the works of some novelist, in Egyptology and made a study of the pyramids. It was just a hobby, but I had a desire to know all I could about everything I could.

I love greengrocers. When I walk in I always look at their pyramids of fruit to see if they have done it properly because I thought I was an expert pyramid builder.

Going to university is, and should be, so much more than a mechanical process of grinding out a degree qualification for a pre-determined career path.