Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Ruskin

We have seen when the earth had to be prepared for the habitation of man, a veil, as it were, of intermediate being was spread between him and its darkness, in which were joined in a subdued measure, the stability and insensibility of the earth, and the passion and perishing of mankind.

John Ruskin

All other passions do occasional good; but when pride puts in its word everything goes wrong.

John Ruskin

Superstition, in all times and among all nations, is the fear of a spirit whose passions are those of a man, whose acts are the acts of a man; who is present in some places, not in others; who makes no places holy and not others; who is kind to one person, unkind to another; who is pleased or angry according to the degree of attention you pay him, or praise you refuse to him; who is hostile generally to human pleasure, but may be bribed by sacrifice of a part of that pleasure into permitting the rest. This, whatever form of faith it colors, is the essence of superstition.

John Ruskin

Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.

Marianne Williamson

Know that there's enough room for everyone to be passionate, creative & successful. In fact, there's more than room for everyone; there is a need for everyone.

Marianne Williamson

Citizens should be looked to for what they can give of their own nobility, virtue, creative thinking, passion, and natural talent for community building and relating to others.

Mario Batali

What will always remain is love, passion and family time.

Mario Batali

The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it.

Masiela Lusha

If I cannot offer some relief to our world, if I cannot inspire our generation to join me, then I feel I am a complete waste of space. This constant fear of feeling irrelevant in our society has been the catalyst behind all my efforts and passions for as long as I can remember.

Mason Cooley

The passion for money is never fickle.

Mason Cooley

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Mason Cooley

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

Mason Cooley

Anxiety and lust are evicting the older passions.

Mason Cooley

The Olympian gods cannot have grand passions because they cannot die.

Mason Cooley

Passion cooks. Reason cleans.

Mason Cooley

Passion impels our deeds; ideology supplies the explanations.

Mason Cooley

Politics inflame the passions in a way that few beloveds can match.

Mason Cooley

As the tenor roars his passion, I think sadly of my spreading middle, and his.

Mason Cooley

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

Mason Cooley

Like other secret lovers, many speak mockingly about popular culture to conceal their passion for it.

Mary Karr

Poetry is for me Eucharistic. You take someone else's suffering into your body, their passion comes into your body, and in doing that you commune, you take communion, you make a community with others.

Mary Astell

Hitherto I have courted Truth with a kind of Romantick Passion, in spite of all Difficulties and Discouragements: for knowledge is thought so unnecessary an Accomplishment for a Woman, that few will give themselves the Trouble to assist us in the Attainment of it.

Michael Gartner

There isn't as much passion and outrage in today's newspapers. That may be because of a corporate decision, but they've lost their personality.

Michio Kaku

To become a theoretical physicist ... you need to have a passionate love affair with the universe.

Oscar Wilde

Great passions are for the great of soul, and great events can be seen only by those who are on a level with them

Oscar Wilde

A passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young.

Mehmet Oz

I meditate and I'm passionate about it.

Alexis de Tocqueville

I have only one passion, the love of liberty and human dignity.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger.

Alexandra Robbins

There is nothing wrong with you just because you haven't yet met people who share your interests or outlook on life. Unless you are doing something unhealthy or destructive, take pride in your beliefs, passions, and values. Know that you will eventually meet people who will appreciate you for being you.

Alexandre Dumas

Every individual, from the highest to the lowest degree, has his place in the ladder of social life, and around him swirls a little world of interests, composed of stormy passions and conflicting atoms

Jason Alexander

Poker is just a hobby I'm passionate about. It's not supposed to bring glory.

I don't share your optimism. We can talk about this for 19 hours, because I get pretty passionate about it.