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When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
Alexander Hamilton
Men
Once
Drawn
Observe
Bounds
Passions
Moderation
Sword
In order to preserve the dominion of our own passions, it behooves us to be constantly and strictly on our guard against the influence and infection of the passions of others.
John Quincy Adams
Own
Guard
Others
Strictly
Our
Constantly
Passions
Infection
Dominion
Influence
Order
Against
Us
Preserve
Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.
Marquis de Sade
Life
Strength
Revenge
Fluid
Nervous
Cruelty
Ambition
Lust
Other
Supports
Passions
Lends
Avarice
Them
Founded
The life of a good man is a continual warfare with his passions.
Samuel Richardson
Life
Good
Man
Good Man
Passions
His
Warfare
Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
Charm
Horror
Remain
Point
Never
Nevertheless
Reach
Greatest
Always
Causing
Passions
Situations
Disgust
Whether
Flatter
Should
Painful
Thereby
Even
Expressed
Ear
Violent
In music the passions enjoy themselves.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Music
Enjoy
Passions
Themselves
You'll be much more successful if you follow your dreams and follow your passions.
Jay Weatherill
Dreams
You
Follow
Follow Your Dreams
More
Passions
Much
Successful
Your
Your Dreams
The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it.
Thomas Jefferson
Master
Other
Imitate
Our
Despotism
Degrading
See
Part
Between
Most
Learn
Exercise
Passions
Perpetual
Submissions
Commerce
Children
Boisterous
Whole
Slave
My best advice to anybody who has a child with a disability is to really find the tools for that person to thrive and find what their true passions are, because the rest will follow.
Zach Anner
Best
Will
Rest
Thrive
Advice
Tools
Find
Follow
Disability
True
Because
Passions
Child
Person
Anybody
Really
Who
My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.
Bette Davis
Today
Together
Made
Drive
Considered
Fingers
Purpose
Knew
Like
Were
Passions
Fist
Then
Aggression
Gathered
The principles and passions of men are always the same and lead to the same result, varying only according to the circumstances in which they are placed.
James Monroe
Result
Men
Circumstances
Only
Lead
Principles
Always
Passions
According
Same
Which
Placed
Whether or not you discover your talents and passions is partly a matter of opportunity. If you've never been sailing, or picked up an instrument, or tried to teach or to write fiction, how would you know if you had a talent for these things?
Ken Robinson
You
Opportunity
Matter
Would
Tried
Write
Never
Had
Picked
Talent
Talents
Know
Instrument
Partly
How
Sailing
Passions
Been
Discover
Up
Fiction
Whether
Teach
Your
Things
I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions.
Matt Dillon
Me
You
Emotions
Behavior
Believe
Sleeve
Mood
Mood Swings
Wear
Tend
Had
Share
Powerful
Over
Powerful Thing
Passions
Dominion
Realize
Your
Swings
Thing
A lot of people forget how important it is to be creative. We get caught up in getting ahead and in day-to-day minutiae. But creativity is a fundamental mode of expression, as is being tenacious and standing by your own convictions and passions, even if it's not the 'popular' choice.
Tabatha Coffey
Creative
Creativity
People
Important
Own
Convictions
Minutiae
Tenacious
Day-To-Day
How
Caught
Passions
Lot
Up
Mode
Forget
Get
Getting
Being
Choice
Your
Standing
Popular
Even
Expression
Fundamental
When we, through our educational culture, through the media, through the entertainment culture, give our children the impression that human beings cannot control their passions, we are telling them, in effect, that human beings cannot be trusted with freedom.
Alan Keyes
Freedom
Entertainment
Trust
Culture
Control
Our
Telling
Give
Through
Passions
Educational
Effect
Impression
Trusted
Human
Children
Human Beings
Cannot
Them
Beings
Media
You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can justify them in the law courts. Passions are facts and not dogmas.
Alexander Herzen
You
Law
Logic
More
Facts
Courts
Passions
Than
Justify
Them
Bridle
Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.
Benjamin Disraeli
Fashion
You
Man
Obey
Will
Made
Own
Nothing
Worship
Find
Give
Adore
He
Him
Command
Passions
His
Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.
Bernard Baruch
You
Yourself
Own
Tool
See
Only
Sharp
Failings
Know
Know Yourself
Passions
Brain
Efficient
Them
Separate
Prejudices
Your
Serve
We are minor in everything but our passions.
Elizabeth Bowen
Our
Everything
Minor
Passions
Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.
Epictetus
Control
Take
Thy
Passions
Thee
Lest
The Old Testament God is a person with body parts and passions. The Church of England God has neither body, parts nor passions, and is therefore not a person.
George Bernard Shaw
God
Old
Church
Neither
Parts
Testament
Passions
Nor
Person
Body
Old Testament
England
Therefore
I'm not goal-oriented so much as I'm constantly aware of what I'm passionate about, and I'm constantly updating the list. I envision many possible futures for myself where I could be happy, so I just try to keep my passions alive.
Greta Gerwig
Myself
Be Happy
Happy
Try
Alive
Possible
Futures
Constantly
About
Could
Envision
Passionate
Passions
Updating
List
Just
Where
Much
Many
Keep
Aware
As kids, we spontaneously sing and dance and tell stories, and along the way, someone comes and says, 'No. You shouldn't be doing that.' And we slowly begin to unlearn our passions. I think you have to hold on to those things.
J. Michael Straczynski
You
Dance
Unlearn
Think
Our
Way
Those
Says
Kids
Tell
Slowly
Someone
Along
Spontaneously
Sing
Doing
Passions
Begin
Hold
Stories
Things
You should do what you enjoy doing, what brings you passion. As kids, we spontaneously sing and dance and tell stories, and along the way, someone comes and says, 'No. You shouldn't be doing that.' And we slowly begin to unlearn our passions. I think you have to hold on to those things.
J. Michael Straczynski
You
Passion
Dance
Unlearn
Enjoy
Think
Our
Way
Those
Says
Kids
Tell
Slowly
Someone
Along
Spontaneously
Sing
Doing
Passions
Begin
Hold
Stories
Should
Things
Brings
What passions cannot music raise or quell?
John Dryden
Music
Passions
Quell
Cannot
Raise
It is first and foremost very hard work! But I have a wonderful part and I do have fun. The company, cast and crew of 'Passions' are wonderful to work with.
Juliet Mills
Work
Hard Work
Have Fun
Wonderful
First
Crew
Cast
Part
Passions
Foremost
Very
Hard
Fun
Company
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