#pass

And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family. ↗

— Rene Cassin

#admiration #child #civic #courage #doctor

It isn't very nice to admit, but domestic violence has its uses. So raw and unleashed, it tears away the veil of civilization that comes between us as much as it makes life possible. A poor substitute for the sort of passion we like to extol perhaps, but real love shares more in common with hatred and rage than it does with geniality or politeness. ↗

— Lionel Shriver

#passion #tear #veil #violence #life

Most of the time I spent in America, I was having a love affair with some American or other. I was just passing through but stayed because of these chaps. ↗

— Julie Christie

#america #american #because #chaps #having

It is necessary to try to pass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life. ↗

— Queen Christina

#last #life #long #necessary #occupation

I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate conservatism, for a faith-based initiative that would do something for poor people. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#compassionate #conservatism #desire #faith #faith-based

Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#build #chaos #intense #invites #large

It's not like I let people do things for me, so I guess you can call me a control freak, or you can call me passionate. ↗

— Courteney Cox

#control #control freak #freak #guess #i

You shouldn't even be writing this story if you haven't heard me play live. You can't write with the passion you receive until you see a Dick Dale concert. ↗

— Dick Dale

#dale #even #haven #heard #live

My grandma passed away at 98 1/2 and I want to live to 100. I want to be able to do what I can do even at 100. ↗

— Gail Devers

#away #even #grandma #i #i can

Seven years is a long time, and he was there for me, when my mum died. He was very compassionate at that time. I couldn't have found anyone better in that situation. ↗

— Mary Elizabeth Donaldson

#better #compassionate #died #found #i