It is hard to earn the respect of others when you do not respect yourself. Others may find it difficult to enjoy your company if you do not enjoy your own.

Desire. Enthusiasm. Purpose. Pleasure. Delight. Peace. Power. However you define passion, it is at the heart of your motivation.

Feeling passion fuels your spirit and feeds your joy.

Passion is a catalyst for action and provides you with the emotional stamina to stick with it, regardless of the obstacles.

Every day should have threads of passionate pursuits within it.

What turns you on, tunes you in, and lights your fire?

When passion is lit, the fire permeates your being with the positive expectation that all is well and everything will turn out great.

To be truly satisfied that your life is well-lived, the object of your passion is something you feel you must be, do, or have. What lights your fire?

Passion is not just about the object of your focus or desires—it is the compelling emotion, fulfillment, and intense enthusiasm that it engenders.

Are you impressed when you meet people who are filled with passion and conviction? Their energy is contagious and can make us all want “some of what they’re having!

When a person exudes passion, it is evident that they love what they are doing. Their passion projects an aura of confidence and decisiveness.

Don’t dwell too much on the past. The lessons are useful for the present and a preparation for the future. Move on!

It's not the small of her back, her thighs, or her chest or eyes that matter most. It's the parts of her she's afraid to show that you should get to know.

... how could Britain operate in India for 300 years and take so little back from it in terms of understanding?

It's hard to act in a corset. Your breath gets cut off. You're squashed.

It is a greater advantage to be honestly educated than honorably born.

Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.

When I was 16, I discovered jazzercise. And I thought it was the greatest thing since peanut butter and jelly.

She poured out the liquid music of her voice to quench the thirst of his spirit.

You are beautiful just the way you are.

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