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“There really has been only one thing in my life that has made me feel complete, and that is the game of football. The ability to throw a football was my God-given talent. That was my blessing and my passion; that was my calling in live, and everything that I've accomplished has derived from that.”

Feels Has Beens Made Passion Games Given Ability One Thing Talent Football Calling Blessing Accomplished My Passion My Blessing God Given Talents

Author:Terry Bradshaw

“Legal business has, from the beginning of time, been profitable - to those who have conducted it; because it is concerned with things that touch men's passions very deeply, and because men are willing to pay, and pay highly, for wisdom and skill in the conduct of it. The real merits of the Norman lawyers were, not altruism, but ability, energy, and enthusiasm for their work.”

Men Real Passion Energy Ability Pay Willing Skills Concerned Lawyer Enthusiasm Merit Altruism Profitable Very Deep Touch Me Energy And Enthusiasm

Book:A Short History of English Law: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Year 1919

Source: A Short History of English Law: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Year 1919

“I was so thankful that my parents trusted me enough and had enough faith in my abilities to let me follow my passion and try to do something great, even if I might fail.”

Ifs Trying Enough Might Passion Parent Ability Failing Let Me Trusted My Passion Had Enough

Book:Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

“It is not too much to say that next after the passion to learn there is no quality so indispensable to the successful prosecutionof science as imagination. Find me a people whose early medicine is not mixed up with magic and incantations, and I will find you a people devoid of all scientific ability.”

People Science Passion Next Imagination Ability Quality Successful Too Much Magic Medicine Indispensable Find Me

Book:Philosophical Writings of Peirce

Source: Philosophical Writings of Peirce

“Nature seems to have treasured up the depth of our mind talents and abilities that we are not aware of; it is the privilege of the passions alone to bring them to light, and to direct us sometimes to surer and more excellent aims than conscious effort could.”

Mind Sometimes Light Seems Passion Ability Effort Talent Conscious Direct Aim Depth Privilege Excellent Treasured Talents And Abilities

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“I deal in a very artistic way of what interests me and marks my passion, and I try to - whether its good or not - am in love with acting and the stage and characters and the ability to reach and to touch people, so that's where, I guess, that's where my heart will reside, by and large.”

People Way Trying Heart Character Passion Interest Ability Deals Acting Stage My Heart Mark Artistic My Passion

Author:Angela Bassett

“Being a sport star and a chef both require passion, commitment, work and natural ability.”

Passion Stars Sports Natural Ability Commitment Chef Natural Ability Sports Stars

Author:Paul Rankin

“What often separates the good from the great is a layer of innate ability, a gift, so it's partly that. There's many people with great gifts who don't work hard enough, or perhaps take it for granted, and therefore they don't have the passion and the commitment for it.”

People Hard Enough Passion Ability Hard Work Commitment Granted Layers Innate Great Gifts

Author:Paul Rankin

“You had to work tremendously hard. You had to have that commitment to training, you had to have that innate ability. It's similar in my profession as well. You can have the ability, but without the work, passion and the commitment, you won't really get there.”

Wells Hard Passion Ability Training Commitment Profession Innate Passion For Work

Author:Paul Rankin

“That isn't to say that Hawaii's better. On the mainland, everyone seems to be trying to get somewhere. Kids are taught to shoot for the moon, to believe in their ability to do anything, to follow their passions. In Hawaii, you're stuck in the middle of the Pacific, and it can be difficult to see how you're going to follow your passion from there.”

Trying Believe Seems Kids Passion Difficult Ability Middle Taught Moon Stuck Hawaii Pacific Follow Your Passion Stuck In The Middle Shoot For The Moon

Author:Gabrielle Reece

“Lawyers should be chosen because they can demonstrate a history rich in human traits, the ability to care, the courage to fight, the will to win, a concern for the human condition, a passion for justice and simple uncompromising honesty. These are the traits of the lawyer.”

Should Humans Care Fighting Passion Winning Justice Simple Ability Rich Conditions Honesty Concern Lawyer Chosen Human Condition Traits Will To Win Uncompromising

Author:Gerry Spence

“One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action - the ability to pass directly from thought to action.”

Action Passion Ability Mark Vigorous Midwife

Author:Eric Hoffer