"Without passion, there is no genius."

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Source : Theodor Mommsen, William Purdie Dickson (1871). “The history of Rome”, p.539

Theodor Mommsen

#Passion Quotes #Genius Quotes

“They stared at each other, wanting each other, drawn to each other, but their silent shout of love went unheard in the roar of misunderstanding, and the clatter of culturally ingrained beliefs.”

Source : Jean M. Auel (2013). “The Earth's Children Series 6-Book Bundle: The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, The Shelters of Stone, The Land of Painted Caves”, p.2048, Bantam
“When the good student chooses the honest path, free of perfectionism and faking, music study becomes something refreshingly new: a calm oasis of self-acceptance for those who are so used to driving themselves and trying to please others.”

Source : William Westney (2006). “The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self”, p.135, Amadeus Press
“... I bid farewell to my readers in the hope that they have formed their own opinion as to the meaning of the word "combination".”
“All that we did was human, stupid, easily forgiven, Not quite right.”
“If you donâ€™t define yourself for yourself then you will be crushed into other's fantasies of you and eaten alive”
“It's what you do when you have Allison Janney.My jaw-dropped at her performance. You think that part is sort of a regular part until she steps into the shoes of the officer. She just filled it with such dimension and by giving her the whole shebang, the whole police thread, I think it was the right choice.”

Source : Source: www.buzzfeed.com
“This is President Obamaâ€™s number one political agenda item because he knows we will never again have a Republican president, ever, if amnesty goes into effect.”
“As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow.”

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