The Passion narratives are the first pieces of the Gospels that were composed as a unity. – Hans Urs von Balthasar
I still keep thinking someone will penetrate my guilty secret – that I have been masquerading as a writer all these years while all I was really doing was enjoying myself, pursuing my passion. – Geraldine McCaughrean
Every actor and actress is possessed of the absorbing passion to create something distinctive and unique. – Hattie McDaniel
Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire. – Henry Miller
The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman. – Honore de Balzac
I grew up with Forrest J. Ackerman’s ‘Famous Monsters of Filmland’ along with a plethora of movie tomes and wanted to write about film with a sense of personality, passion, and humor. – Harry Knowles
Very few men imprisoned for economic crimes or even crimes of passion against the oppressor feel that they are really guilty. – George Jackson
I wanted to be a businesswoman from as early as I can remember, and specifically, my real passion was real estate. – Ivanka Trump
If the American public is so into morality in movies, why don’t they throw more of their disposable income at religious-themed entertainment? For every ‘Passion of the Christ,’ there’s a ‘Fireproof’ that comes and goes with no notice. – John Ridley
Beauty is composed of an eternal, invariable element whose quantity is extremely difficult to determine, and a relative element which might be, either by turns or all at once, period, fashion, moral, passion. – Jean-Luc Godard
I’m married. I have three children. I have a mortgage to pay. The plumbing breaks and the yard needs trimming. However, what my wife and children need most from me is my passion for them. – John Eldredge
I’m a fighter as a mother. I’m fighting to be a mother, but I cannot say no to my passion because it’s me, as well. – Juliette Binoche
I bring a lot of energy and passion to what I do. Plus, I’ve had some weird feats of superhuman strength! – John Cena
You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion. – John Ruskin
I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome – it didn’t just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe. – Hope Solo
It doesn’t need to be that violent and crazy and wild. Having experienced it, you don’t belong to yourself anymore. You belong to the passion… It’s something you have to go through to learn what passion is about. – Isabelle Adjani
The key is to join an industry that you have a passion for. If you love cars, then automotive is where you should end up. – Gwynne Shotwell
I didn’t know what my passion was until I discovered the dramatic arts in junior high and high school and I realized, ‘Oh, I like this. This is something I feel like I’m good at.’ But, the idea of moving to Hollywood and becoming an actor was really unrealistic. – James Marsden
Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions. – Joyce Carol Oates
I know this sounds phony, but I don’t start out on a project going, ‘I’m going to make an emotional work,’ you know what I mean? You try to tell the story directly and honestly and with passion. – James Gray
Tupac and I were just close friends because we had such an insatiable drive and passion for acting and entertainment. – Jada Pinkett Smith
I want to feel passion, I want to feel pain. I want to weep at the sound of your name. Come make me laugh, come make me cry… just make me feel alive. – Joey Lauren Adams