#passion

My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father. ↗

— Hugh Leonard

#dominated #family #father #mother #passionate

We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasn't a great love or anything, it wasn't a great, all-consuming passion. She was just there. A lot of people were startled because we didn't seem devoted but we were. ↗

— Hugh Leonard

#anything #because #devoted #fought #great

Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith but they are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the passion of Christ. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#afflictions #anxieties #christ #defect #faith

They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George. ↗

— Audrey Meadows

#awarded #because #cartoons #characters #compassion

Saving lives is not a top priority in the halls of power. Being compassionate and concerned about human life can cause a man to lose his job. It can cause a woman not to get the job to begin with. ↗

— Myriam Miedzian

#begin #being #cause #compassionate #concerned

Animals, they are one of the most beautiful gifts we have and, you know, if there are people that have compassion, there are very few people that put their money into animal rescue organizations. And if there is someone that has that passion, animals need all the help they can get. ↗

— Alyssa Milano

#beautiful #compassion #few #few people #get

The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance. ↗

— Bryan Miller

#balance #cook #courage #exceptional #go

Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire. ↗

— Henry Miller

#fire #honest #means #nothing #passion

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. ↗

— John Milton

#fears #himself #king #more #passions

The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history. ↗

— Czeslaw Milosz

#cannot #change #history #passion #reason