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• Is there a word more passionate than passion? Obsession, total immersion, the feeling that everything else doesn't matter.

  Cynthia Ozick

  Passion, Feelings, Matter

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• Success in life is about obsession

  Massimo Bottura

  Life Is, Success In Life

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• It's extraordinary these obsessions. You conquer one but then you move onto another.

  Marco Pierre White

  Moving, Conquer, Extraordinary

  Source: www.notquitenigella.com

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• Thought changes structure... I saw people rewire their brains with their thoughts, to cure previously incurable obsessions and trauma.

  Norman Doidge

  People, Brain, Saws

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• Growing up as a chubby kid with a ton of imaginary friends and a Cyndi Lauper obsession, I learned about rejection early on and was constantly trying to avoid it.

  Beth Ditto

  Growing Up, Kids, Rejection

  "What would Beth Ditto do?" by Beth Ditto, www.theguardian.com. August 2, 2007.

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• The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual impact of space and form other than the aesthetic of the machine itself.

  Arthur Erickson

  Spiritual, Impact, Space

  Speech to McGill University School of Architecture, www.arthurerickson.com. October 21, 2000.

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• I'm obsessed with shopping. I'll get these urges to buy, like to shop for stuff on the Internet. I search for all kinds of weird gizmos I could get.

  Tom Felton

  Shopping, Stuff, Kind

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• I make movies about people in spiritual crisis because it's a way for me to spend the time, the energy, the focus and the obsession to come to terms with my own spiritual crisis.

  Jodie Foster

  Spiritual, People, Focus

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• I have actually found myself buying up more and more old analogue gear. I have this strange obsession with old drum machines.

  Moby

  Gears, Machines, Buying

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• Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace.

  Eugene O'Neill

  Spiritual, Discovery, Doors

  Eugene O'Neill (1988). “More Stately Mansions: The Unexpurgated Edition”, p.281, Oxford University Press

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• Zero-sum thinking is an obsession of mine, but mostly in economics.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Zero, Thinking, Economics

  Interview with Colin Powell, www.theatlantic.com. September, 2004.

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• I like to talk about my obsession with french fries because I don't want people to think that 'Let's Move' is about complete, utter deprivation. It's about moderation and real-life changes and ideas that really work for families.

  Michelle Obama

  Real, Life Changing, Moving

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• You know, there's such a very thin dividing line between inspiration and obsession that sometimes it's very hard to decide which side we're really on.

  Barnes Wallis

  Inspiration, Science, Lines

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• One of the problems we have is that we cannot just be content to admire and enjoy, we have to possess and feel we own what we see. That can become for many of us an addiction which adds a complication to our life and takes away our peace of mind. Craving things becomes after a while a serious distraction and an obsession.

  Joseph Girzone

  Addiction, Mind, Serious

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• Until your personality has exhausted its obsession with running the show, your soul isn’t given the space to express itself. Your personality can be threatened by your soul, because your personality has controlled your life for a long time and doesn’t want to give up control. Your personality is like a wild horse that tries to throw off the rider trying to tame it. The rider is your soul.

  Corinne McLaughlin

  Running, Horse, Giving Up

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• If you really want to become an actor, but only providing that acting doesn't interfere with your golf game, political ambitions and your life, you don't want to become an actor. Not only is acting more than a part time job, it's more than a full time job. It's a full time obsession.

  Michael Caine

  Jobs, Ambition, Golf

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• My New Obsession... is YOUR DESTRUCTION!!

  Mickie James

  Wrestling, Destruction

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• Sometimes, if we are faced with obstacles, be they tangible or not, such as jealousy, worldly sentiment, greed, hatred or obsession, etc., there is no other way to overcome them except by practicing more diligently. You need to read Master's books and to listen to Master's tapes more often, meditate more, do Quan Yin more, put more effort into your practice and concentrate more on the path of practice. It is safe only when you are sheltered by the supreme power, no other way.

  Ching Hai

  Spiritual, Book, Inspiration

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• All good research-whether for science or for a book-is a form of obsession.

  Mary Roach

  Book, Research, Form

  Mary Roach (2010). “Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife”, p.299, Canongate Books

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• Someone with an obsession for arranging things in alphabetical order was an abcedist, whereas someone with an obsession for arranging them in reverse alphabetical order was a zyxedist.

  Walter Moers

  Order, Reverse, Arranging

  Walter Moers (2008). “The City of Dreaming Books”, p.358, The Overlook Press

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• This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it.

  Mary Ann Shaffer

  Ruins, Dignity, Ifs

  Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (2009). “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, p.219, A&C Black

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• Think of it! We could have gone on longing for one another and pretending not to notice forever. This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it.

  Mary Ann Shaffer

  Thinking, Forever, Gone

  Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (2009). “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, p.219, A&C Black

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• People whose lives are not balanced by a healthy love of money suffer from an appalling obsession with personal integrity.

  Diane Setterfield

  Integrity, People, Healthy

  Diane Setterfield (2007). “The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel”, p.44, Simon and Schuster

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• You’re a human, you should understand self-obsession.

  Markus Zusak

  Self, Should, Humans

  Markus Zusak (2013). “The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition”, p.301, RH Childrens Books

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• People see everything through the lens of their obsessions.

  Francine Prose

  People, Lenses

  Francine Prose (2012). “Goldengrove”, p.126, Atlantic Books Ltd

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