Passion fuels the heart and drives us forward. It’s that spark that wakes us up with zest and keeps us going. On days when the world feels heavy, words of passion can reignite that spark within us.
Here, we’ve gathered a list of the best quotes on passion. These quotes are meant to inspire and uplift, reminding us of the incredible power our passions hold.
Passion Quotes for Daily Inspiration
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey
“There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.” – Federico Fellini
“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” – Ferdinand Foch
“Chase your passion like it’s the last bus of the night.” – Terri Guillemets
“Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend’s success.” – Oscar Wilde
“Passion is the genesis of genius.” – Tony Robbins
“Without passion, you don’t have energy. Without energy, you have nothing.” – Warren Buffett
“The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, or gives you a sense of meaning, joy, or passion.” – Terry Orlick
“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” – Buddha
“In dreams and in love, there are no impossibilities.” – János Arany
“Find your passion, and it’s no longer work.” – L.A. Reid
“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” – John C. Maxwell
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
“Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.” – Frida Kahlo
“Dreams and passion are more powerful than facts and reality.” – Gail Lynne Goodwin
“Passion is the oxygen of the soul.” – Bill Butler
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word—excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.” – Pearl S. Buck
“To be happy, it first takes being comfortable being in your own shoes. The rest can work up from there.” – Sophia Bush
“Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place.” – Ice-T
“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle
“Passion is the fire that drives us to overcome even the most daunting obstacles.” – Original
“We must act out passion before we can feel it.” – Jean-Paul Sartre
“True passion shines from within and ignites the hearts of others.” – Original
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Passion is pushing yourself when no one else is around.” – Original
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman
“Passion is born when you catch a glimpse of your true potential.” – Original
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” – Rumi
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“When you have a passion for something, you want it to be everything you ever wanted.” – Original
Famous Passion Quotes
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“Passion is the genesis of genius.” – Anthony Robbins
“Do it with passion or not at all.” – Rosa Nouchette Carey
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
“There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.” – Federico Fellini
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey
“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.” – Steve Jobs
“Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.” – Martha Graham
“Without passion, you don’t have energy. Without energy, you have nothing.” – Warren Buffett
“The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, or gives you a sense of meaning, joy, or passion.” – Terry Orlick
“If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Passion is a great motivator. It can inspire dedication and perseverance in the face of obstacles.” – (Original Quote)
“Passion is born when we catch a glimpse of our potential.” – (Original Quote)
“Chase your passion, not your pension.” – Denis Waitley
“In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm. In the real world, all rests on perseverance.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” – Paulo Coelho, “The Alchemist”
“Life without passion is a slow way to freeze.” – Khalil Gibran
“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” – Ferdinand Foch
“Passion will move men beyond themselves, beyond their shortcomings, beyond their failures.” – Joseph Campbell
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” – Albert Einstein
“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Mark Twain
“Passion is the oxygen of the soul.” – Bill Butler
“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.” – Henry David Thoreau
“To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.” – Sister Mary Lauretta
“Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.” – Frida Kahlo
“If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.” – T.D. Jakes
“The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” – Richard Bach
“In dreams, we enter a world that’s entirely our own.” – J.K. Rowling
“Follow your passion, it will lead you to your purpose.” – Oprah Winfrey
“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” – John Maxwell
Passion Quotes from Leaders
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey
“There’s no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela
“If you don’t love what you do, you won’t do it with much conviction or passion.” – Mia Hamm
“Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” – Ferdinand Foch
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.” – Buddha
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
“If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Passion is the genesis of genius.” – Tony Robbins
“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” – John C. Maxwell
“Without passion, you don’t have energy. Without energy, you have nothing.” – Warren Buffett
“Chase your passion, not your pension.” – Denis Waitley
“Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you’re passionate about something, then you’re more willing to take risks.” – Yo-Yo Ma
“The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, or gives you a sense of meaning, joy, or passion.” – Terry Orlick
“When you have a passion for something, then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.” – Vera Wang
“Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.” – Denis Diderot
“Passion is the log that keeps the fire of purpose blazing.” – Unknown
“We should always remember that our work is not a job; it is a calling.” – John Lewis
“A man without passion is a dead man.” – Albert Einstein
“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” – Jennifer Lee
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” – Audrey Hepburn
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” – Rumi
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” – Joseph Campbell
“Do what you love and the necessary resources will follow.” – Peter McWilliams
“Passion is the fuel to success.” – Unknown
“Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader… they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role—always about the goal.” – Unknown
“To have joy one must share it.” – Lord Byron
“When passion meets inspiration, an obsession is born.” – Anonymous
“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” – Plutarch
Motivational Passion Quotes
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“Without passion, you don’t have energy, without energy you have nothing.” – Warren Buffett
“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” – Julia Child
“There is no end, only new goals and enthusiasm to surpass them.” – Pablo Neruda
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “The Little Prince”
“Do it with passion, or not at all.” – Rosa Nouchette Carey
“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” – John C. Maxwell
“we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” – Lewis Carroll
“Passion is the genesis of genius.” – Galileo Galilei
“Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it.” – Buddha
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.” – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
“There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it’s the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.” – Anthony Robbins
“The road to victory is paved with determination, driven by passion.” – Author Unknown
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
“In order to have great passion, there must be great disparity.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.” – Che Guevara
“Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.” – Frida Kahlo
“It is passion that makes man alive, and when passion dies, man dies too.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
“Chase your passion, not your pension.” – Denis Waitley
“Enthusiasm moves the world.” – Arthur Balfour
“There is no end to passion in a human’s heart. It is an endless stream that fuels dreams and aspirations.” – Author Unknown
“Passion is not just a word; it’s the essence of living fully.” – Author Unknown
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman
“When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.” – Vera Wang
“Passion will move men beyond themselves, beyond their shortcomings, beyond their failures.” – Joseph Campbell
“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” – Vincent Van Gogh
“Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up.” – Isabelle Lafleche
“Passion is oxygen of the soul.” – Bill Butler
“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” – Rumi
“Passion is the relentless pursuit of those who refuse to settle.” – Author Unknown
“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” – Ferdinand Foch
“Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.” – Bruce Lee
“It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.” – Christian Nestell Bovee
Passion Quotes for Entrepreneurs
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.” – Tony Hsieh
“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot
“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.” – Will Rogers
“To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.” – Thomas Watson Sr.
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey
“If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.” – Dhirubhai Ambani
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.” – Steve Jobs
“To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.” – Sister Mary Lauretta
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson
“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder
“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” – Michael Jordan
“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs
“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennet
“Do something you’re passionate about because it will be the core foundation of your success.” – Anonymous
“Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.” – Peter Drucker
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” – Roy T. Bennett
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
“Passion is the genesis of genius.” – Tony Robbins
“It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S. Truman
Passion Quotes in Literature
“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.” – Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” – Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
“To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further.” – Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
“We loved with a love that was more than love.” – Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee
“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle
“The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.” – Blaise Pascal
“When you fall in love, it is a temporary madness.” – Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
“You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.” – Jane Austen, Persuasion
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Eden Ahbez, Nature Boy
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” – William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one’s life with pomp and blare.” – Lucy Maud Montgomery, An Old-Fashioned Girl
“Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love better than you love.” – Voltaire
“There is no remedy for love but to love more.” – Henry David Thoreau
“Do I dare disturb the universe?” – T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
“But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.” – William Sharp, The Lonely Hunter
“Passion is the genesis of genius.” – Tony Robbins
“In the flush of love’s light, we dare be brave.” – Maya Angelou
“Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.” – Audre Lorde
“At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.” – Plato
“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” – Joan Crawford
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” – Dr. Seuss
“The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.” – Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” – Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember
“True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself.” – Honore de Balzac
“In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.” – János Arany
“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott
“The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
“I have waited for this opportunity for more than half a century, to repeat to you once again my vow of eternal fidelity and everlasting love.” – Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
“You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.” – Albert Einstein
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back.” – Plato
Passion Quotes for Creativity
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” – Albert Einstein
“Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you’re passionate about something, then you’re more willing to take risks.” – Yo-Yo Ma
“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” – Twyla Tharp
“Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” – Joseph Chilton Pearce
“Passion is the genesis of genius.” – Tony Robbins
“The creative adult is the child who survived.” – Ursula K. Le Guin
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.” – George Bernard Shaw
“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” – Sylvia Plath
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
“Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.” – Albert Einstein
“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” – C.E.M. Joad
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey
“There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.” – Brené Brown
“Curiosity about life in all its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.” – Leo Burnett
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” – Albert Einstein
“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” – Edwin Land
“Dreams are extremely important. You can’t do it unless you imagine it.” – George Lucas
“Creativity is the way I share my soul with the world.” – Brene Brown
“Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Don’t wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.” – Henri Matisse
“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London
“The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” – Jennifer Lee
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“Creativity is a drug I cannot live without.” – Cecil B. DeMille
“Passion is the fuel behind a successful career.” – Meg Whitman
“Creativity involves breaking out of expected patterns in order to look at things in a different way.” – Edward de Bono
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
“Inspiration is hard to come by. You have to take it where you find it.” – Bob Dylan
Passion Quotes on Love and Relationships
“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” — Aristotle
“the love you take is equal to the love you make.” — The Beatles
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” — Emily Brontë
“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” — David Viscott
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” — William Shakespeare
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” — Maya Angelou
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” — Audrey Hepburn
“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” — Victor Hugo
“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.” — Jane Austen
“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.” — Oscar Wilde
“When love is not madness, it is not love.” — Pedro Calderón de la Barca
“We are most alive when we’re in love.” — John Updike
“Love cures people—both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.” — Karl Menninger
“True love stories never have endings.” — Richard Bach
“Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.” — Voltaire
“You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.” — Jodi Picoult
“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” — Plato
“To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that’s everything.” — T. Tolis
“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” — Judy Garland
“Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.” — L. Frank Baum
“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” — Nicholas Sparks
“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” — Charles Dickens
“In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.” — János Arany
“Love is not about how many days, months, or years you’ve been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day.” — Unknown
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” — Robert A. Heinlein
“I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” — Eden Ahbez
“Love is a friendship set to music.” — Joseph Campbell
“The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.” — Henry Miller
“You are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” — E.E. Cummings
“Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun, more last than star.” — E.E. Cummings
Last Words
Passion is a powerful force that can drive us to achieve great things. The quotes we explored highlight the importance of finding and nurturing our passions. They remind us that passion fuels our dreams and keeps us motivated even in tough times. Each quote offers a unique perspective on how passion can shape our lives for the better.
Reflect on these words and let them inspire you to pursue what you love. Whether it’s a hobby, a career, or a dream, passion can bring joy and fulfillment to your life. Use these quotes as a daily reminder to stay dedicated and enthusiastic about your pursuits. Passion makes every moment more meaningful and rewarding.
