Quotes about Passion

That's the price of love," I said. "The risk of losing it. But it's worth the risk.

I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are.

Solomon's Song belongs to those who have made the greatest renunciation of all: the renunciation of self. For them, only the Beloved counts.

The Bible he gave me was written not so much in words but in flames of love, fired by his prayers.

Much of the conflict occurring in congregations is caused when a church calls a pastor whose gifts and passion do not match what the church has been in the past.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward."18

Passion drives perfection. The highest achievers in any field are those who do it because of passion, not duty or profit.

It's not about getting rid of desire. It's about giving ourselves to bigger and better and more powerful desires. What are you channeling your energies into? If they don't go into a few, select, disciplined pursuits that you are passionate about and are willing to give your life to, then they'll dissipate into all sorts of urges and cravings that won't even begin to bring joy that the one thing could.

When you pursue your path, exploring the possibilities as you search for your ikigai, pay careful attention to things that make you angry and get you all riled up and provoke you to say, Someone should do something about that!!! The someone may be you.

The first thing you have to do is throw yourself into whatever it is you're doing.

Throwing yourself into it begins with being grateful that you even have something to throw yourself into.

My goal in life is to unite my avocation with my vocation, As my two eyes make one in sight.