Quotes About Passion

Passion is not power; it is the abuse of power, the dispersion of power. Passion is like a furious storm which beats fiercely and wildly upon the embattled rock whilst power is like the rock itself, which remains silent and unmoved through it all.

The best way I have ever found to fill that hole is not to seek external motivations to fill the emptiness, but to ignite the internal fire that will never go out. To light up my own inner sky.

Talent had destroyed him. Talent is the tiniest of sparks. A spark lights the fire. But you have to feed the fire more fuel to keep it going. Else it dies out.

you don't have to worry about "finding" your passion. You're naturally going to get passionate about what you are good at.

The only truly safe thing you can do is to try over and over again. To go for it, to get rejected, to repeat, to strive, to wish. Without rejection there is no frontier, there is no passion, and there is no magic. How

Maybe most the important thing I learned was one thing he said to me toward the end: "Are you willing to do whatever it takes to make the thing that excites you come true? Are you fearless?

Mastery begins when formal education ends. Find the topic that sets your heart on fire. Then combust.

The key to an enriched life is to have a burning desire. Wayne

The muse, or the inspiration, does not just show up, it requires sweat as an offering.

Not everyone is an entrepreneur. Not everyone wants to be one.

Speak to breathe spirit into an idea, to be enthusiastic, to convey emotion, to influence. This is the only way to have impact with your unique creativity.

Don't do something just for the money. Money is a side effect of persistence. You persist in things you are interested in. Explore your interests. Then persist. Then enjoy all the side effects.

This is not to say you should eat chocolate all the time. You'll get obese. It's much better to just simply fall in love.

If a piece of writing is not hard, it's weak. It's not worth writing. It's not worth sharing. If it's not hard, it's soft. If you can't BLEED or KILL or SLASH YOUR GUTS with your word, then keep it to yourself.

So here's the solution and it works and can be applied at any age: get good at three, four, or five things. Then find the intersection. Then become the best in the world at the intersection. That's how you can pretend to do your special purpose.

I keep telling my kids, if they want to learn to sing, or to tap dance, or draw manga comics, or to do anything, learn everything you can about all the masters in your field over the past 100 years.

Why limit yourself to a single passion? Here's a secret: you don't have to worry about "finding" your passion. You're naturally going to get passionate about what you are good

Nothing wrong with suburbs and kids. But every day, I feel she is telling me, you have to unlock your creativity. If you don't let it flow, it will be trapped inside, it will mutate, it will kill you. Every day, create.

When an idea has electricity in it you will have no choice but to move into action. And you will love it because it will set your heart on fire.

When you are at the crossroads, and your heart loves one path and doesn't love the other, forget about which path has the money and the work, and take the path you love.

Go to the bookstore. Find a topic you would be willing to read five hundred books on.

In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.

True rebels after all, are as rare as true lovers,and in both cases, to mistake a fever for passion can destroy one's life

You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don't live the only life you have, you won't live some other life, you won't live any life at all.