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Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like t

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark. – Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Journal, 17 December 1856

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Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless. РHonor̩ de Balzac

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But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

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Live the ordinary days with passion and exuberance. – Dr.SunWolf, 2015 tweet, professorsunwolf.com

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You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an exuberance that erupts through the skin and joins the energy that created the world. – Sheila Graham

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