Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.

I think passion is the magnet to anything.

Nothing great or new can be done without enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is the fly-wheel which carries your saw through the knots in the log.

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring.

You have your brains, but it's energy and desire that make you write a book.

I got rock in me.

Energy is the key to creativity. Energy is the key to life.

In running my own company, I was too busy for a while, and I thought, 'Maybe I'll stop dancing for a bit.' It was the worst decision ever. I just lost my creativity and my drive.

My passion is my driving force.

Have regrets. They are fuel. On the page they flare into desire.

Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel.

Passion will move men beyond themselves, beyond their shortcomings, beyond their failures.

Some people say talent is energy and that's a very interesting way of thinking about it. In other words, people with talent have a lot of energy.

Nothing ever succeeds which exuberant spirits have not helped to produce.

I feel like the need to want to create and make something is stronger than the difficulties are going through.

As long as you can start, you are all right. The juice will come.

Do not let your fire go out.

There must be the... generating force of Love behind every effort destined to be successful.

Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.

If I had to choose my driving force, it would be passion.

When love is out of your life, you're through in a way. Because while it is there it's like a motor that's going, you have such vitality to do things, big things, because love is goosing you all the time.

Neglecting passion blocks creative flow. When you're passionate, you're energized. Likewise, when you lack passion, your energy is low and unproductive. Energy is everything when it comes to being successful.

What drives you? What's your motivation? That's not emotion. That's passion. It's a different word.

As long as the world keeps spinning, I'll keep riffing.

You know sometimes in life it just takes one little push to get you over the hill and from there it can be a beautiful ride.