Sentence examples for passion picked from inspiring English sources

Later, he became a collector, a passion picked up from his father.

For example, instead of writing something generic like "find my passion," pick something actionable and specific.

Passion picks like "Tree of Life" are not likely to make a mark on Oscar night; with nine films up for the top prize, the Academy's preferential voting system strongly favors consensus choices.

"The Tree of Life" became a passion pick for Academy voters, with nods for best picture and best director, for Terrence Malick; two of its stars, Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain, were also nominees, for other movies.

There will be someone — the Argentines, the Brazilians — who want with a passion to pick up the discarded trophy.

"Starting when I was nine years old, in 1962, I had a passion for picking up," he said recently.

One minute he's talking about refusing to leave the stage after a five-hour gig with Africa Express ("Am I addicted to work? Clearly"), the next he's revealing his passion for picking wild flowers.

Winkelman told BBC Three Counties Radio: "He needs to want to do it, he needs to recognise some of the mistakes that we've made, he needs to want to do something about putting them right, he needs to show me that he's got the ambition and drive and passion to pick himself off the floor and go again.

With his energy, strength and passion, he picks up the torch that John and Robert and Ted carried so bravely.

Also, depending on what your passion is, pick a family to help each year, or get involved in something like Big Brother, Big Sister.

Sometimes being surrounding by cases and cases of books is all it takes to reignite your passion for picking up a few new ones.