Sentence examples for negative passion from inspiring English sources
So far, he's seemed driven by the negative passion of stopping Republican extremism.
He further distinguished between resentment and the negative passion of malice (although he denies the existence of disinterested, cool, direct ill-will or malice).
The presentation of amour propre in the Second Discourse and especially in his note XV to that work often suggests that Rousseau sees it as a wholly negative passion and the source of all evil.
Before saying he "want[ed] to kill" New York Times columnist Frank Rich over a negative "Passion of the Christ" review, Gibson had called a former female business partner a "cunt," denounced feminism and told Playboy in 1995 that anyone who expected an apology for the homophobic remarks he'd made a few years prior could "fuck off". .
Most recently, the Mets' lukewarm pursuit of Vladimir Guerrero roused the negative passions of their fans.
Here too, the British revolt is less a turning point than the latest flashpoint for the negative passions of the AC era.
But, after courageous and careful interrogation of his feelings, he embraced the position of the stoics, who placed grief in a category of negative passions or humours, forbidden to their sages, which included malice, envy, jealousy, pity, worry and melancholy (from melas, "black", and khole, "bile").
The widespread, intensely negative passions stemming from Germany's defeat in World War I, as well as excitement and enthusiasm for a better future that it deceivingly promised, really fueled Nazism's popular appeal.
It is so easy at the beginning to not listen to your critics and those that negative critique your passion(s).
The negative side of a passion for gambling is also described, as are the traditions that keep many Chinese-Americans bound to a narrow range of job opportunities.
