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The world of the 1990s and beyond will not belong to 'managers' or those who can make the numbers dance. The world will belong to passionate, driven leaders - people who not only have enormous amounts of energy but who can energize those whom they le.

Jack Welch

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

Julia Child

There's never been a company that I've wanted to leave consulting to work for other than Delta. It's a company I can feel very passionate about and feel passionate about saving.

Jim Whitehurst

If we look at the bigger picture, what Iraq has now ... (is) very peaceful debates over the constitution - very, very passionate debates, very emotional debates, but nonetheless largely peaceful.

Michael Rubin

A lot comes down to how passionate Mitch is to keep it going.

Gary Newman

In middle age we are apt to reach the horrifying conclusion that all sorrow, all pain, all passionate regret and loss and bitter disillusionment are self-made.

Kathleen Norris

Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.

Eric Hoffer

The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find.

Freda Adler

You attack life and I'm passionate about golf.

Scott Draper

I was learning a ton and getting paid well, but I was not doing what I was most passionate about.

Matt Kelley

He is a very passionate guy, ... He wants everybody to get better. He wants everybody to be great.

Chris Leak

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about our fish and wildlife resources, can work independently, and excel in one-on-one contacts with the public.

Patricia Mayes

If it's supposed to be a really passionate snog, you slip the tongue in.

Jennifer Ellison

The greatest thing is the motivation, it makes you kick into gear, being around all these people who are so passionate about writing - it is contagious.

Anne Wallace

Right now, this is our NBA. This practice could potentially be our last practice, this game (tomorrow against Indiana) could be our last game. It just makes everything that much more important. It makes you that much more passionate.

Trimaine Davis

She's teen savvy, the kids love her and respect her, and most of all, she knows she is building strong girls. She is so passionate about what they do.

Cheryl Noller

Happy is he who has laid up in his youth, and held fast in all fortune, a genuine and passionate love for reading.

Rufus Choate

Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is right.

Hillary Clinton

Our customers are entitled to their opinions and we respect that. When you have a passionate community of users, feelings are bound to run high.

Bruce Francis

His gifts were being passionate about this ministry and being able to articulate it very clearly.

Bob Scott

I never intended to stay in New Orleans, ... [But] along the way, New Orleans was really good to me. We were the only pro team in town. We weren't too good, but the fans were passionate about the Saints and extremely good to me and my family.

Archie Manning

It was one of those moments I'll never forget. I started to cry. I wanted to help the mother so much. That was my first real passionate encounter with what it means to be a doctor. That's when I knew I wanted to be a doctor.

Lecia Brown

She loves racing. She's very passionate about it. Yet, she's such a happy person. She knows how to have fun.

Norma Domin

I wanted something I could use in the civilian world, that would benefit me in the Air Force, and that I would feel passionate about.

Bob Mccarthy

The folks in this room are passionate. And that's what's going to keep us moving forward.

Kathie Denton

We are playing in Florence where the people are passionate about soccer and a lot will depend on their support.

Marcello Lippi

For a CEO that is so driven and so passionate, to see how he cares for his family and how important his family is to him, is really inspirational.

Steve Albrecht

That just makes the show exciting and more passionate. We tend to vent our energy onstage when we have an argument. It's a lot easier and more natural. We've learned to keep our anger in until the show.

Josh Morgan

He is a fierce competitor. He loves to compete. When it comes to hockey he wants to win and his team to do well. He is really passionate about playing the game.

Tim Whitehead

He's as passionate as anyone I know.

J. Collins

Calendars are for careful people, not passionate ones.

Chuck Sigars

That plays on the stereotype of the loose and passionate Latin female. It's also sure evidence that such things were going on.

Jim Griffith

Lauren Castle, wow, what a day for her. I'm so happy for her because I don't think I've ever had a player work as hard, be as passionate and love the game as much as she does. I am so excited for her.

Yvette Girouard

We're not going to become Branson East, but we feel confidant having the passionate participation of the Parton family in this project.

Rick Benton

I couldn't pass a ball. I was very competitive and passionate and that's what got me through the early days, along with a lot of hard work and graft.

Jody Craddock

I have a great deal of respect for the way he goes about coaching defense. His kids really do a good job of that. He's intense. He's passionate about what he does. That's how you win. I don't give a damn what sport you play.

Ted Fiore

Tremendously organized person. He was passionate about the lake he moved to and retired to and wanted to maintain it for future generations.

Bob Long

This book gave me back the passionate optimism of my youth. This young generation of women will have a tremendous impact on the future.

Isabel Allende

I think the abortion ban will affect the conversation. If people are truly as passionate about the value of life before it's born, certainly we should care about life after birth. Hopefully, people would be more consistently pro-life.

Karl Kroger

There's going to be people testifying on both sides that are going to be extremely passionate.

Rep. David Schultheis

They want to make a difference. They're really passionate. It's right at that critical age where they really get turned on to something or really turned off of something.

Victoria Dahlby

He was a splendid athlete, a passionate player and someone who never hesitated to speak his mind.

Gary Bettman

It's funny to see him running around, passionate about something besides baseball.

Nicole Jones

I think everyone in this office believes in improving the lives of people in our community and the people around us. That is something I am very passionate about, helping those who wouldn't otherwise be served. ... Everyone should be entitled to this representation.

Jay Kamath

Most people who are highly involved and passionate for the cause have a personal connection to it.

Randy Kramer

Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.

Jon Bon Jovi

When I set out to really write the charter for Nick Jr., I wanted to make TV that has as passionate and child-centric a mission as PBS did.

Brown Johnson

When people do what they're passionate about, there's this energy that's output. And when that energy is directed at the community, everybody wins.

Andy Stoll

I've never felt a need to have it. You always have in the back of your mind the issue of liability, and that's the way it should be. You're making important decisions about something you feel passionate about.

Mary Chapman

It's energizing, calming and promotes focus. A lot of people are passionate about the practice. They can fully embrace the fact that it's so mental, and it engages the mind in a different way.

Darren Rhodes

I'm just doing what makes me happy. I've done a lot and seen a lot. Now I'm just doing what I'm passionate about.

Peter Massas

Having a passion for something is a really great way to live your life. You can be passionate about anything, but what better thing to have a passion for than animals, for working with dogs.

Tom Griffin

The worst are full of passionate intensity while the best lack all conviction.

Michael Cunningham

Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.

William Butler Yeats

In other states, they're passionate; they're not embarrassed by their agricultural roots.

Frank Muir

But I'm passionate about being involved at the highest level of the game, whether it is with England or South Africa.

Allan Donald

I don't share your optimism. We can talk about this for 19 hours, because I get pretty passionate about it.

Ron Cowen

I'm a passionate believer in the inherent creativity possessed by all people and our inherent ability--if it's not clouded by convention--to appreciate authentic beauty in all forms, whether we like it or not.

Porter Arneill

What we're really trying to do is build student activism and get students passionate about their community through arts and music, and other forms of outreach.

Jake Lehman

These guys are so dedicated and passionate about what they do.

Alan Wallace

Gavin was there for me. He's fantastic. He's passionate about his work. We had a good relationship on- and off-set, so I knew I could trust him with my emotions.

Presley Chweneyagae

A job like that is a huge challenge and as a passionate Kiwi it's hard to say no to a challenge.

Grant Dalton

All of that really ignores that he was a human being. He was an extremely passionate man. I've been studying him for 20 years, and I haven't gotten to the bottom of him.

James Haley

Passionate and committed to theater and concerned by the lack of public performance found in Taipei.

David Young

I know it is easy to criticise and I accept it is a difficult job managing England but the man in charge must be passionate and realise he owes it to the nation to win the World Cup.

Dave Whelan

I don't know about making a passionate love story, even if it's appealing for an audience to see a husband and wife make love on the screen.

Sandra Dee

We've done a lot of research on how to make a business succeed, and we are very passionate about this. It's all we think about.

Tim Clark

I don't think it was labor. It was just love. He lived and breathed this and it was something he was passionate about. When Dad got passionate about something, he didn't let go.

Bob O'leary

Matt was more the little brother. Dom is a more passionate type of clown.

Reed Martin

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been a really enthusiastic home cook for a long time. It's just something I'm passionate about.

Ted Allen

When you're sitting at a table with her, she's very charismatic, much like Bill Clinton. She's empathetic, passionate and intelligent.

George Zimmer

I can win 10 people to Christ by accident, just by hanging out. If you're very intentional and very passionate, they'll come. … Everybody's a prospect.

Mark Stuart

I got A's in English and I was good at it. You've got to find what turns you on, what you're passionate about. Then, you've got to be good at it.

Omar Tyree

I think anyone who's passionate about their hobby and interest would like to watch it on TV.

Charles Hirschhorn

He's a really enthusiastic coach, as passionate about coaching as I am about skating. And Michelle is a fierce trainer. It's a great skating atmosphere.

Jeff Buttle

My favorite garden was Great Comp. It was a terrific example of what you can do if you're passionate about gardening. I loved Mr. Cameron's enthusiasm as a gardener, and his ability to make his garden his own.

Susie Wherry

Most true artists care about music as a pure, passionate art form, but can get caught in the trap of the business. Which, sadly, has now become more important than the artist or even the music itself.

Rosanna Arquette

We're very passionate, the whole community is.

Lee Behrens

I've always been passionate about what I do and want to do it well, ... My wife says she's a widow to the computer.

Scott Simon

It's always nice to see fans passionate and getting behind shows. But at the same time, these are characters and trademarks that belong to someone else. So it's not exactly all kosher.

Doug Herzog

When you meet kids that are passionate, you know you are getting through.

Chris Riddell

It is a fantastic club with a manager who is passionate about his football.

Danny Mills

It was a spontaneous appeal from the heart. Maybe in the heat of the moment I didn't choose the best words [on a rant at Norwich fans to be more passionate].

Delia Smith

I like him because he's really passionate about the game.

David Dill

I am passionate about liberty. I'm by nature an anarchist, an individualist.

Lina Wertmuller

He's very passionate, ... When people he backs don't succeed, that's an emotional thing for him.

Jim Davidson

Kissing-and I mean like, yummy, smacking kissing - is the most delicious, most beautiful and passionate thing that two people can do, bar none. Better than sex, hands down.

Drew Barrymore

People are extremely passionate about Yellowstone on all sides of every issue.

Frank Walker

People across the country know Tillamook cheese. Not because Tillamook advertises all over the country but because consumers have heard about it from their friends who are very loyal and passionate about the product.

Tom Eiland

You've got a lot of passionate people here that are working hard to make sure that our guys are getting what they need.

Tom Brands

He's a very passionate man and it showed. He got the best across to all the boys and showed we can do anything when we can stick together.

Ruben Wiki

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is god, just, and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but never less, dazzaling, passionate, and eternal form.

Plato

Now with limited experience, I had to work very closely with him to make sure all those things were implemented and we moved forward in the appropriate direction. But he's passionate about the game. He's lived it and breathed it all his life.

Lee Mcelroy

They're sure passionate about it. It's a great group.

Dick Boak

I'd like to be a passion fruit. Not because it's passionate, but because someone I know is mad about them and has got me onto them.

Joseph Fiennes

I never heard Paul more opinionated and more animated and committed and passionate as he was (Tuesday).

Steve Tisch

We have worked around the passionate way that Italians approach all things, good and bad ? the way they drive, the way they eat and the way they dress. We will have a very energetic show. There will be a lot of speed. Italians love speed.

Marco Balich

It was a sudden event. It wasn't something he planned. It was passionate. It was emotional. It was an outburst.

Tom Clarke

They screwed me out of about two grand. It didn't matter because I already had caught the bug. It became the most abusive, passionate relationship and I've been addicted every since.

Shantelle Taylor

I think that you learn some great lessons in this business, and one of them is to accept the disappointments as part of the game. I think I've learned that over the years very well. The highs are really high. If you can cope with the lows, you can have a ball. I'm very passionate about racing. ... I think everyone ought to own a horse.

Herman Sarkowsky

I think she really tries every day to do the best she can. If there is ever a sign of frustration on the field I think it's just because she is so passionate about the game.

Tom Harmon

He really had the enthusiasm you would want to find in a head coach. He was passionate about what he wanted to do. He cared about the kids. It was a pretty easy decision to make him the head coach.

John Roach

We're all passionate about what we do. But it shouldn't boil down to that.

James Mccormick

These two guys were just unbelievably passionate about the story that they had in their heads.

Cyma Zarghami

They're not passionate about making Subway sandwiches.

David Upton

The type of guy who goes full-out, who's very energetic and passionate.

David Perez

Most zoo employees are passionate about their work. When you see someone take advantage of that, boy, that hurts.

Neil Anderson

People at GM are unbelievably passionate about this company. We have the ability to turn this around, and we're going to.

Mike Digiovanni

Intel Viiv technology is our first platform designed from the ground up for the digital home, where consumers are passionate about the idea of accessing their content anytime, anywhere in their home on a number of devices.

Don Macdonald

They were very passionate about the way they felt about this particular situation.

Donald Williams

Our people were passionate.

Tim Page

College football stands for traditions and families and passionate fans. It represents ideas that Capital One believes in.

Pam Girardo

She gets into my job as much as I do, and I appreciate that. She's really passionate about what she does; she enjoys her job and it shows.

Mandy Smith

He was just an extraordinary guy who was as passionate about his family as he was about newspapers.

Kirk Davis

It is really important that young people find something that they want to do and pursue it with passion. I'm very passionate about filmmaking. It's what I love to do.

Spike Lee

Text to Buy gives our passionate viewers yet another way to connect to their favorite Bravo shows.

Jason Klarman

He was very thorough, very energetic and very passionate, ... To him, every human being has a certain dignity.

James Logan

The most important thing is to be passionate and ready to accept the pains that sometimes go along with the business.

Christopher Lambert

The problems and issues are not too much different from the rest of the country. This group is concerned and passionate about the issues.

Gianni Longo

She's very passionate about [less-fortunate children] and very passionate about helping others.

Sharon Schiff

The prime minister came into office with many opportunities to show environmental leadership, but despite all of his passionate speeches ... when the chips are down he has often jumped the wrong way.

Andrew Lee

I've had my dream job. I have been able to work on issues that I have been deeply passionate about since I first began my career in the securities business nearly 38 years ago.

Arthur Levitt

Since the invention of the kiss, there have only been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.

The Princess Bride

She's the smallest kid on the floor, but she's the nastiest, no doubt about it. She's very passionate.

Tim Zasada

He's wildly passionate and very, very honest and smart.

Martin Short

That's one thing the Web is great for: identifying passionate fans and [reaching out to them].

David Card

They have passions on the track and passions off the track, and we want to focus on and help promote them. We help our driver charities, and they then go out and help charities they're passionate about.

Sandy Marshall

I wanted to become the seeker, the aroused and passionate explorer, and it was better going at it knowing nothing at all, always choosing the unmarked bottle, always choosing your own unproven method, armed with nothing but faith and a belief in astonishment.

Pat Conroy

At Intuit, I am more than what I do at work. So many of our employees are passionate about their lives outside of work. Intuit gets that and supports it, and we attract talented people because of it.

Sherry Whiteley

The one thing about A.J. is that he was always very passionate about playing basketball. It was always his dream to play basketball for a living and he was going to try every possible avenue and opportunity to do that.

Will Brown

Robert distinguished himself from an exemplary field that included many extremely active and passionate small-business advocates.

Paul Hense

She's very passionate about what the Humane Society stands for. She was tenacious without being annoying.

Barry Greenberg

I'm holding on because I love Billy's music and I'm very passionate about it. I grew up on his music and idolized him for years, and to suddenly be in his shoes, it's phenomenal.

Darren Holden

I can usually see a glint in them if they are really passionate about music and guitar.

Clare Callahan

I'm just passionate about what I do. I just take it as it is, I learn from my mistakes and move on. I don't really get caught up in it. This is what I do, I'm great at it... and there's an audience for it. I'm just going after it.

Joshua Todd

Having something that we were all passionate about helped make connections and friendships since we couldn't communicate verbally.

Andrew Mackay

I had a feeling that this was on the way and I'm happy. I'm ready to get in there. The fans in Regina are real passionate.

Kerry Joseph

I did not agree with the direction in which the club was going in terms of management. That tells you I am passionate. I'm not in football to sit behind my desk.

Arsene Wenger

What she said seemed to matter. She provoked response, discussion, arguments. She was so passionate.

Leonard Maltin

Acclaim Games is passionate about gaming and committed to delivering the best online games available to the world. These games were created to captivate gamers and provide the exciting multiplayer experience that youth users demand.

Howard Marks

Audiences like both savory and unsavory characters, and [even] unsavory elements can be attractive. It all depends on how passionate you are about playing them.

Aaron Eckhart

It was a very passionate love affair at the outset. But it soured quite quickly and their divorce was very bitter.

Hanoch Gutfreund

One of the first signs of being depressed is that you lose interest in things. That's why I think it is important to stay passionate.

Nicolas Cage

It's real evident that he's genuinely passionate and really cares about this team and this city. That can only mean good things for this franchise.

Aidan O'brien

I think you can see in the movie how passionate, really passionate John and Danny were about the music. It's a unique situation where you have two guys who are exploiting their own celebrity of the moment to focus a spotlight on these great acts.

John Landis

I met him as a result of Operation NOW, and he's a very passionate human being with a lot of energy. And he's focused and harnessed that energy on this program to everyone else's benefit.

Andrea Alford

Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming and The Daily Times have lost a faithful, caring, passionate booster.

Dave Perry

I think he's an extraordinarily upstanding and ethical guy, ... And he's a passionate Democrat.

Harold L. Ickes

They have an emotional connection. It's not just out of curiosity or politeness. People feel passionate.

Peter Horton

I think whatever you do, if you are going to do it well or even if you don't do it well, you have to have a passion for it, and I am passionate about it. I love it. I respect it and it gets me. I get off on acting.

Jack Lemmon

My interest in literature hasn't decreased. It just gets more passionate, actually.

William Maxwell

OK, so I'm serious - maybe it's more like passionate - about my hobby.

Harry Hinteman

There was a very loyal and passionate audience that unfortunately never did grow.

Chris Alexander

I am delighted to join an institution that is so passionate about helping its clients, ... City National is clearly the place to be for superior private banking and wealth management services.

Richard Byrd

I think he's very passionate. He obviously feels very strongly about it.

John Skeffington

Doug was a real inspiration to me, and one of the most passionate people I have ever met. Doug was careful, calculated, smart, and confident in the mountains, and I enjoyed every moment I ever got to spend with him.

Chris Davenport

We e-mailed her (Martha Stewart) and told her she had changed women's lives with entertaining and we feel really passionate about what we do.

Helen Defrance

To be reserved, secretive, with a passionate violence that causes suffering.

Gwen John

She has boundless energy, and is always on the go. She's passionate about what she's doing, and courageous. Our profession needs people with the courage to implement what they believe in.

Mark Peters

Pick an issue that you are passionate about.

Osiris Santos

We have the most passionate and loyal fans in the world. What they think is important.

Fred Horne

I?m really passionate about music, and I?m upset about the elementary music programs being cut. Elementary school, that?s when my passion for music started developing.

Emily Marshall

Frank is passionate about skiing.

Elaine Kuntz