Stoicism still has a tremendous amount to teach us, especially in these passion-saturated times.
When not indulging in his other great passion - cricket - Gifford will still be on hand to help out.
As Richard finds out, he also covets a more secret passion -- preserving the history of magic for future generations.
"Chris died doing what he filled his heart with passion - serving soldiers struggling with the fight to overcome PTSD, " Mr Cox said.
In addition to students around the world, Passion-Driven Statistics It has attracted enrollment from Wesleyan alumni and from parents of current and former students.
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Actually, I think passion - intensity of feeling, action and expression - has always been an essential part of the national character on this island.
Music's another passion- both listening to it and playing it.
Ms. Meyer, who is Mormon, captures the temptation, the mix of longing and self-discipline, felt by passion-swept young people trying to make the right choices for the right reasons.
In an era in which politicians are all too often greeted with indifference, it is easy to forget that Britain was once led by a woman who inspired passion - both love and loathing.
An artist was what he had really wanted to be, and he had simply transferred his painterly feelings to stroking the rich glaze on a shank of lamb, or dashing his signature in a passion-fruit coulis.
Many early stage entrepreneurial companies are staffed by zealots as well, but very few of their managers realize that it is meaningful work, autonomy and the opportunity to "make a difference" that fuels this passion--not just monetary rewards.
She calls her course Passion-Driven Statistics.
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"It's not a revival of the Passion Play - it's inspired by the Passion Play - we are going to use the whole of Port Talbot as our performance base and get as many people involved as we can, " he added.
The wild, chest beating machismo of many of the 49ers and Ravens players is certainly not evident in the corporate world, but make no mistake, deep down in every great business person is similar passion- though it will express itself in more sedate ways.
"I'm not optimistic about our economic future as a country, but as far as me and my journey to find happiness, and accomplish some of these goals that I've had -- weight loss and following my writing passion -- absolutely, I'm still really positive about it, " she said.
So we think this is a fair deal because what is says is you won't go bankrupt if you decide to go to college, but what it also says is you can make the choice for the lower salary but greater fulfillment, greater satisfaction pursuing your passion -- you can do that and it's not going to be cost-prohibitive.
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But to be a successful government, you have to be a government which has a common purpose, and that common purpose is firstly to sort out the economy and, secondly - and this is certainly my great passion - is to make sure that at the same time we give greater opportunity for people to get ahead: what is called in the jargon "social mobility".
Users are asked to choose a word tied to a positive feeling or milestone -- confidence, passion, joy -- as a way to encourage themselves before they start on their Special K challenge.
Messrs Unz and Kohlberg and their colleagues are doing a good job of demonstrating that campaign-finance reform is not just a passion of single-issue fanatics in Washington.
One recent afternoon a man from Heavener, Okla. calls Spark to complain that a woman he's met through one of its 25 dating sites--a gal who shared his passion for riding all-terrain vehicles--isn't responding to his e-mails.
But more important than paychecks, a great teacher instills in his students character and a passion for self-instruction.
But Seth's own passion for music--which his characters, including a deaf musician, portray so well--makes the story compelling.
Scottie inhabits the Wagnerian realm of romantic passion, self-enclosed and indifferent to reality.
An expert bridge player, he doesn't share his dad's passion for architecture--though he recognizes its effect on the bottom line.
Envelop yourself in this city's passion and 19th-century charm for an escape that is as genteel as it is surreal.
An expert bridge player, he doesn't share his dad's passion for architecture--though he recognizes its impact on the bottom line.
Binger and Storm chitchatted about their families, her new passion for bird- watching and her idea of buying chimes for St.
Two of the key qualities of good leaders are passion and far-sightedness.
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