"The music itself could never take the place of my own passion in life."

-- Luciano Pavarotti

#Passion Quotes

“If you listen too much to advice, you may wind up making other people's mistakes.”
“Don't misunderstand. I am not here bashing people who are homosexuals, who are lesbians, who are bisexual, who are transgender. We need to have profound compassion for people who are dealing with the very real issue of sexual dysfunction in their life and sexual identity disorders.”
“The first abuse of power is not realizing that you have it.”
“For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black, Hispanic, Asian, Jewish, Muslim or gay, we still must overcome.”
“But remember, this power of the people on top depends on the obedience of the people below. When people stop obeying, they have no power.”

Source : Howard Zinn (2012). “Howard Zinn Speaks: Collected Speeches, 1963-2009”, p.299, Haymarket Books
“You know you knit too much when ... You will check out a book from the library just because you heard that one of the characters knits.”
“When I get older, I will be stronger Theyâ€™ll call me freedom, just like a Wavinâ€™ Flag”

Source : Song: Wavin' Flag 2, 2010
“I have three brothers and they're all into computers. They're all intellects. My mother would pay me a quarter a page to read a book and I couldn't make 50 cents. I just couldn't do it.”

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