“[His mind] was like a volcano, full of fire and wealth, sometimes calm, often dazzling and playful, but ever threatening. It ran swift as the lightning from one subject to another, and occasionally burst forth in passionate throes of intellect, nearly allied to madness.” MindSometimesWealthFireSubjectsMadnessCalmPassionateIntellectRanLightningThreateningDazzlingVolcanoes Author:Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
“I have the loftiest idea, and the most passionate one, of art. Much too lofty to agree to subject it to anything. Much too passionate to want to divorce it from anything.” WantArtIdeasSubjectsAgreePassionateDivorceLofty Book:Notebooks, 1942-1951 Source: Notebooks, 1942-1951
“In the Middle Ages, the troubadour poets invented the concept of courtly love--a fantasy love, a noble passion, which was also extra-marital and thus inevitably thwarted, illicit, adulterous. One of the medieval terms for it was amour honestus (honest love). I've always wondered why this passionate ideal--masochistic, spiritual-travelled with such wildfire throughout Europe. My poem, a ghazal, takes up the subject.” AgeSpiritualPassionTermFantasyMiddleSubjectsHonestPoetConceptsEuropeIdealsPassionateNobleExtrasMiddle AgesMedievalAmourWildfiresMasochisticTroubadoursFantasy LoveHonest Love Author:Edward Hirsch
“The final product becomes a passionate reflection of all that was revealed to me about my subjects during intense moments of personal clarity.” MomentsSubjectsProductsReflectionFinalsPassionateIntenseClarityRevelationsIntense Moments Author:Michael Bell
“if you take passionate interest in a subject, it is hard not to believe yourself specially equipped for it.” IfsBelieveHardInterestSubjectsTalentPassionateBelieve In Yourself Book:Streaks of life Source: Streaks of life
“I'm a passionate individual, and sometimes when I have strong feelings about a subject, I feel the need to express myself.” NeedsFeelsSometimesFeelingsIndividualStrongSubjectsPassionateStrong Feeling Author:Megan Fox
“Universities are fantastic places to gain knowledge on a subject, develop a personal network, explore your character and learn new techniques to approach problems. I do however believe that there is a strong argument for students who have an idea they are passionate about to just try and turn it into a reality. I fell into this category and I don't regret not going to University.” TryingBelieveIdeasCharacterProblemRealityTurnsStrongSubjectsStudentsRegretApproachGainsArgumentUniversityPassionateTechniqueFantasticCategoriesDon't Regret Author:Richard Branson
“It's nice when people are passionate about something, and it's always better when they let the subject tell the story, more so then when you can tell people are trying to get their own philosophy into it.” PeopleTryingPhilosophyStoriesNiceSubjectsPassionate Author:Vince Vaughn
“How can you make informed decisions ... ? The key seems to be to gather experts who are knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter, and have them cooperatively discuss a series of questions designed to explore the limits of technical feasibility. They must strive to reach the best decision rather than to persuade each other.” MatterSeemsDecisionSubjectsKeysLimitsSeriesStrivePassionateExpertsSubject MatterKnowledgeableFeasibility Author:Peter Norvig
“Aaron Spelling was a huge fan of vampires, and everything in that genre. He just really loved the entire subject of vampires and he was really passionate about it. If you really like the idea of this other world and the intricacies of it, because there were a lot of them, and once you're hooked, it's always something that's a fascination to you.” IfsWorldIdeasFansSubjectsHugePassionateVampireGenreFascinationOther WorldsHookedSpellingIntricacy Author:Brigid Brannagh