I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.

No thing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.

I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going but I’m on my way.

There is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life.

Action expresses priorities.

And, more importantly, reach for the stars. And realize that it is never too late—not now, not ever—for you to pursue you passion, your pursuit of perfection. And most importantly, your perseverance for making it happen.

I have to face life with a newly found passion. I must rediscover the irresistible will to learn, to live and to love.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.

Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them to do useful work.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

Pleasure without joy is as hollow as passion without tenderness.