Isaac Watts Quotes
The passions are the gales of life; and it is religion only that can prevent them from rising into a tempest.
Quotes to Explore
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The tension between the essence of spiritual teachings and the harmful fundamentalism that often arises in the name of religion is an issue that has engaged my mind practically as far back as I can remember.
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I've found that musical theater is my passion.
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Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.
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The rivalry between the Montague and the Capulet kids seems very modern to me. Juliet is a free spirit, full of untapped love and passion. I think a lot of girls can relate to her. And it's very relevant in terms of kids defying their parents.
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If you have real passion for a career in game shows, be willing to serve an apprenticeship; it's the best way to learn.
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My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.
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Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memories.
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I believe that your religion should be between you and whoever your belief is in.
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The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion.
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My mom passed on her obsession of all things antique or vintage. I love to go thrift store shopping or explore any sort of garage sale. Treasure hunting is a family passion.
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We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need.
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Hiking is a great passion of mine, and I find myself picking up empty bottles.
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Religion and political cartoons, as you may have heard, make a difficult couple, ever since that day of 2005, when a bunch of cartoonists in Denmark drew cartoons that had repercussions all over the world - demonstrations, fatwa, they provoked violence. People died in the violence.
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Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.
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Having passion does not mean you have to descend into bickering and fighting.
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You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real.
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Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason.
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Truth, in the matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
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The passion for money is never fickle.
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The ultimate, if distant, aim of the Bauhaus is the unified work of art - the great structure - in which there is no distinction between monumental and decorative art.
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I want happiness for the players.
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I hate to say that my mother was 'just a housewife', because in addition to that she has had lots of part-time secretarial jobs in factories and hospitals, always working really hard for our family.
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The passions are the gales of life; and it is religion only that can prevent them from rising into a tempest.
