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Quotes About Passion

Passionate, with an intense, smoldering resolve. A leashed anger that he used, because he had dominated it. And a certain tempting arrogance. Not the haughty pride of a highlord. Instead, the secure, stable sense of determination that whispered that no matter who you were—or what you did—you could not hurt him. Could not change him. He was. Like the wind and rocks were.
~ Brandon Sanderson
A warrior is nothing if she has nothing to fight for.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Men had always told Kaladin that he fought like nobody else. He'd felt it on the first day he'd picked up a quarterstaff, though Tukks's advice had helped him refine and channel what he could do. Kaladin had cared when he fought. He'd never fought empty or cold. He fought to keep his men alive.
~ Brandon Sanderson
And yet, when you fly, you are amazing. You're so determined, so skillful, so passionate. You're a fire, Spin. When everyone else is calm, you're a burning bonfire. Beautiful, like a newly forged blade.
~ Brandon Sanderson
We need both heart and mind," Lirin said. "The heart might provide the purpose, but the head provides the method, the path. Passion is nothing without a plan. Wanting something doesn't make it happen.
~ Brandon Sanderson
I don't care what it takes. I'm tired of being pretty and nice...I want to DO something.
~ Brandon Sanderson
I saw it in his eyes, first. That hunger, that fire. And then I found it in myself. He's a flame, Waxillium is, and fire can be shared. When I'm out here, when I'm with him, I burn, Marasi. It's wonderful.
~ Brandon Sanderson
A man is what he has passion about. If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Well done, Spin," Cobb said over a private line. "You have the passion. Now you're showing restraint.
~ Brandon Sanderson
A man is what he has passion about.
~ Brandon Sanderson
I was Spensa, and my soul was fire.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Several pieces of me are very interested in gardening," I said. "I just didn't bring them along.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Kelsier's men fought with passion—despite their other, numerous hindrances, they still had this one advantage. This is what happens when you finally convince them to fight. This is what hides within them all.
~ Brandon Sanderson
warrior is nothing if she has nothing to fight for.
~ Brandon Sanderson
The key to fighting isn't lack of passion, it's controlled passion. Care about winning. Care about those you defend. You have to care about something.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Afterward, Ann did ask what was so great about this guy she loved. Tress did her best to explain, though she was certain world-traveled people like them would find her love plain and unremarkable. She underestimated the power of simple words spoken with passion. No one questioned her after that.
~ Brandon Sanderson
All great art is hated
~ Brandon Sanderson
This work I do, it's about passion, Vin. It's about dynamic events; it's about change!
~ Brandon Sanderson
Descubrirás que el odio puede unir a la gente más rápida y más fervientemente que la devoción.
~ Brandon Sanderson
We were an audience watching a duet. A duet in which the violinists tried to ram their violins down each other's throats.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Music is pretty much the lifestyle, not the music itself. The lifestyle really pulled me off the street. Made me want to do something organized and positive.
~ Brandon Thomas
I've been gone for a long time. I really want to give the fans something that they deserve to have. So, I'm working really hard on this. I really want to make it the best work I've done so far.
~ Brandy Norwood
My daughter is in love with Adele. She listens to her every day. To see someone with that much passion and soul move a 9-year-old is amazing and it's magical.
~ Brandy Norwood
My dad was a musician, it was just what he did, like another guy's dad drives a meat truck. Our house was normal. We weren't taken with the fact our dad was a musician.
~ Branford Marsalis