Famous quotes containing the word passionate:
“Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)
“A fretful temper will divide
The closest knot that may be tied,
By ceaseless sharp corrosion;
A temper passionate and fierce
May suddenly your joys disperse
At one immense explosion.”
—William Cowper (1731–1800)
“There is in most passions a shrinking away from ourselves. The passionate pursuer has all the earmarks of a fugitive.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)