Virginia Woolf Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance.
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Focus on something that you have a passion for and hone that skill; it will make you feel confident about your ability.
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Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.
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Writing songs is an essential part of my life: my mother teaches piano, and I have inherited my grandparents' passion for music, especially from my grandfather Tommy, who was a great drummer. It's no coincidence that I play the drums best, but I am also good with the guitar and the piano.
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In 2016, makeup has become an incredible passion and hobby for men and women, but it hasn't become mainstream.
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It was about being wanted, it was about winning, and it was about my passion for the game. I just loved it. I absolutely loved to compete and to step out onto that football field with my teammates.
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Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.
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When I took my first job, I was among only a handful of women. It was isolating at times. My love for technology kept me going, and I got to where I am today driven by my passion and self confidence.
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Proactive giving is what you do when you've found your passion. It expresses your values, interests and concerns. It engages not just your dollars, but also your mind, time, skills and networks - the philanthropic equivalent of leaning in, rather than leaning back. Most importantly, proactive giving is something you want to do.
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I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.
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All mankind love a lover.
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He that is jealous is not in love.
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My mum was a nurse, and her passion was geriatric care. I used to love listening to the old people's stories in her nursing home and picturing myself in their place. They'd say, 'I went to school in a horse and cart,' and I'd just think 'Wow!' I'd picture myself in their place - acting was a natural progression.
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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 almost always have a strong passion about the things I do. I wouldn't say aggressive, but I am always trying very hard to make sure that things will succeed.
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On the subject of literary genres, I've always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I'd love to be the kind of person that drifts off into the garden with a slim volume of Elizabethan verse or a sheaf of haikus, but my passion is story.
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The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion.
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The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.
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I have yet to meet anyone quite so stubborn as myself and animated by this overpowering passion that leaves me no time for thought or anything else. I have, in fact, no interest in life outside racing cars.
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I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation.
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It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock.
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Jealousy ... survives every other passion of mankind.
