Word: passional
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...supposed to call this a small movie or an experimental movie," he says, because he knows it might turn off fans. It probably didn't help that he was quoted in the November GQ as saying he felt Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson have lost the passion for good roles. Coppola told reporters in Rome that the comments were taken out of context, saying, "I was astonished because it wasn't true, and I have nothing but respect and admiration" for the actors. "These are the three greatest actors in the world today, and they...
Love for music is a simple joy of life, but even that can be overwhelming, as Sacks found with Tony Cicoria, a surgeon who survived being struck by lightning only to find himself possessed by an all-consuming, life-disrupting passion for listening to, playing and composing piano music. After grappling with Cicoria's musicophilia for 12 years, Sacks decided to let things be - to acknowledge that some of music's eternal riddles are better left unsolved. "His was a lucky strike," writes Sacks, "and the music, however it had come, was a blessing, a grace - not to be questioned...
...begun establishing himself, scoring a goal in the Crimson’s preseason exibition contest. Despite the fact that they now play different positions, their similarities have not gone unnoticed on the bench. “The one thing that’s definitely a common denominator is their passion for the game, their work ethic, and their ability to really work at their weaknesses to get better,” Donato says. If this dedication and discipline can translate into success, they may someday become the Biega brothers of the NHL. For now, though, they simply hope...
...Kelley’s other passion is “pothole politics”—the quality of life issues, such as road and sidewalk maintenance, that people expect the city to take care...
Quality-of-life issues are the task of any local government. But few places bring quite as much passion to the day-to-day problems of city life as Cambridge does. Case-in-point: the rat problem. Though the councillors themselves have rarely delved into discussions of the city’s rodent infestation in the past two years, citizen speakers are often eager to bring the pest problem to the councillors’ attention. The Cambridge Department of Public Works (DPW) operates a rat hotline, where citizens can report rat sightings or get help keeping rats from entering their...