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“If you knew Peggy Sue — then you'd know why I feel blue Without Peggy — my Peggy Sue. Oh well, I love you gal — yes, I love you Peggy Sue.Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue — oh how my heart yearns for you. Oh Peggy — my Peggy Sue. Oh well, I love you gal — yes, I love you Peggy Sue.”
Buddy Holly (1936–1959) said by 1959 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And though love has brought me down Love is still around Finding all its ways to those whose hearts are brave enough to try Coz love is always ready to defy, All unwilling things that this life may bring. Though at times may seem to lose its faith And die when things turn wrong But love is still my reason to go on.”
Sophia Montecarlo (born 1986) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reason to go on, 2004
“The principal difference between love and hate is that love is an irradiation, and hate is a concentration. Love makes everything lovely; hate concentrates itself on the object of its hatred. All the fearful counterfeits of love — possessiveness, lust, vanity, jealousy — are closer to hate: they concentrate on the object, guard it, suck it dry.”
Sydney J. Harris (1917–1986) said by 1986 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love is the source of our hope/ Love is the basis of our vision/ Love is the goal of our progress/ Love is our world.”
Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Great, strong, spiritual love — which is always at the same time a genuine, unsentimental love of man — cannot be without wrath. … Anger can no more be separated from love than flame and heat can from fire. Love and anger are a single fire of the Spirit.”
Constantin Brunner (1862–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love, the secret and unofficial heart of pair-bonding behavior, is a force to be reckoned with but never predicted. Love supersedes all other directives and cancels previous obligations. The shared look of love is love’s preview, presenting a foretaste of the joys and sorrows to come, and setting into motion the automatic mating machinery upon which the success and stability of the State depends.”
Robert Sheckley (1928–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are told we should love only the good and the beautiful, and these are defined for us so narrowly. Monday I will be 31. Maybe it has taken me this long to discover that we are liable to love anything-like characters in old Greek stories who set eyes on an oak tree or a bucket and fall in love hopelessly, there are no limits to our love.”
Leslie Marmon Silko (born 1948) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: from 1979 letter collected in The Delicacy and Strength of Lace edited by Anne Wright (1985)
“Love in scripture is the fulfilling of the law. It involves the keeping of the ten commandments. Love to God is keeping the whole ten commandments, love to our neighbor is keeping the second table of the law. To respect his right to life, to home, to property, to reputation; in word, thought, and deed. So that, as Saint Paul sums it up, love is the fulfilling of the law.”
Rousas John Rushdoony (1916–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I cannot desire any created love, that is, a love which can be felt, enjoyed, or understood. I do not wish love that can pass through the intellect, memory, or will; because pure love passes all these things and transcends them”
Catherine of Genoa (1447–1510) said by 1510 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“,” is a true story about . Reading her life and dramatizing it, I could find all these things . . . some have changed, and some haven’t that much. Oh, I love that story – I love her. I love her femininity, her weaknesses as well as her strengths. The way she falls desperately in love with and she just can’t give him up. But what does he hold against her? Her achievements”
Alice Munro (1931–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He feels like there’s a hand tugging him back toward the house where Dymitr is being tortured by people who claim to love him. But they don’t love him, Niko thinks. Because if love doesn’t allow change, then what the fuck is that love worth?”
Veronica Roth (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Does that make you happy, Mr. Rock & Roll Fantasy? You know what? Eddie Vedder’s gonna live to be 98. How’s that make you feel, huh? I love you, come back. You come back! You love us. You love me, don’t you? You love Frances. Where are you? Are you happier now?”
Courtney Love (born 1964) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: April 10, 1994 at Kurt Cobain's public memorial at Seattle Center's Flag Pavilion, Entertainment Weekly (April 22, 1994)
“[Jorge Luis] "I am a man like other men who love and suffer. Do I love Ángel? Yes, I love him. Do I suffer because of it? Yes. I suffer because my love for him must remain a secret and our life together enshrouded in lies." He swigged the pulque. "Can you imagine living in a world where there is no place in the sun for you, Miguel? Only a few rat holes like this one.”
Michael Nava (born 1954) first seen 1911 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p.186 [speaking as at 1911]
“Fanatic secularism is as dangerous to the world as fanatic religion. Love is the heart of all religions; the theme of all classical works of art and literature; the song of all devotees. Scientists know only what love does, not what love is. Love is to human hearts what the sun is to flowers.”
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My dear Aysel. First I want you to strongly believe and to be sure that I love you with all my heart. You should not doubt this. I love you and I will always love you into eternity; My life, My love, My dear.”
Ziad Jarrah (1975–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I love proving people wrong and proving my supporters right. This is all fun and games to me. I love it. I love my job. I whoop people for truckloads of cash. How could I hate this life? I love it so much. I’m grateful every single day.”
Conor McGregor (born 1988) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: UFC 178 post-event press conference (September 2014), Ultimate Fighting Championship, Zuffa, LLC
“The romance genre was all around us. There was love story pulps, and there was love story sections in the newspapers. There was love stories in the movies. Wherever you went there was love stories! That’s how we got our new material, and it suddenly struck me that that’s what we haven’t done. We haven’t done any romance stories!”
Jack Kirby (1917–1994) said by 1994 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And I to have gained Honour; yet to have learned that Honour doth be but as the ash of Life, if that you not to have Love. And I to have Love. And to have Love is to have all; for that which doth be truly LOVE doth mother Honour and Faithfulness; and they three to build the House of Joy.”
William Hope Hodgson (1877–1918) said by 1918 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I could lose my heart tonight If you don't turn and walk away 'Cause the way I feel I might Lose control and let you stay'Cause I could take you in my arms And never let goI could fall in love (in love) with you I could fall in love (in love) with you (with you baby)”
Selena (1971–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love is of source unknown, yet it grows ever deeper. The living may die of it, by its power the dead live again. Love is not love at its fullest if one who lives is unwilling to die for it, or if it cannot restore to life one who has so died. And must the love that comes in dream necessarily be unreal? For there is no lack of dream lovers in this world.”
Tang Xianzu (1550–1616) said by 1616 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In The Peony Pavilion, trans. Cyril Birch (Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2002), p. ix
“Why do i continue getting daily pliability? Because I want to play football for as long as possible. I love my sport. I love my teammates. I love what i do... to me, sustained peak performance means doing what i want to do, and what I love to do, for as long as I can.”
Tom Brady (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are motivated by radical love of country. We fight for universal healthcare because of love. We fight for a livable planet because of love. We fight for equitable housing because of love.”
Ilhan Omar (born 1982) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 7/31/2020 on Twitter
“True love is radical because it requires us to see ourselves in all people. Otherwise, it isn’t love. Love is revolutionary because it has us treat ALL people as we would ourselves - not because we are charitable, but because we are one. That is love’s radical conclusion.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Twitter post, (25 December 2018)
“The bird that sings the song of pain is love The courier who knows the tongue of the Unseen is love The existence that call you to nonexistence is love And that which redeems you from you is love”
Khaqani (1121–1199) said by 1199 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But the Universe gives us different sources of Love to unite us all as One. Who are we to decide what the source of our Love should be at any given time? Love is Love, and at any given point we have everything we need.”
Imbolo Mbue (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My Love stood by me at the dawn of day, And said, 'To grief you make my heart a prey, What I am casting looks of love at you, Have you no shame to turn your eyes away? All my life long I tread love's path of pain, It peradventure 'union' I may gain Better to catch one moment's glimpse of Thee Than earthly beauties' love through lite retain.”
Jami (1414–1492) said by 1492 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The eyes of love are watching you As you go from day to day The hands of love will catch you When you fall along the way My arms will hold and be with you Your whole life through 'Cause I am love And I'm in love with you.”
Ronnie Rancifer first seen 1974 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I Am Love", Dancing Machine (1974); co-written with Don Fenceton, Mel Larson & Jerry Marcellino · Lyrics at AZLyrics · Jackson 5 performance on the Cher show (1975)
“I love doing comedy. I feel really comfortable there and I love to laugh and I love to be goofy. But I am probably most well known for my comedic work, which is something that I’m humbled by, but I love doing drama too. So I think it’s all about the role for me.”
JoAnna Garcia (born 1979) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: JoAnna Garcia-Swisher Gushes About Married Life and Promises a Return to TV (June 9, 2011)
“There are so few people given us to love. I want to tell my daughters this, that each time you fall in love it is important, even at nineteen. Especially at nineteen. And if you can, at nineteen, count the people you love on one hand, you will not, at forty, have run out of fingers on the other. There are so few people given us to love and they all stick.”
Anne Enright (born 1962) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Veronica Hegarty in The Gathering, Enright's 2007 Novel.
“The warrior for the True, the Right, Fights in Love's name; The love that lures thee from that fight Lures thee to shame: That love which lifts the heart, yet leaves The spirit free,— That love, or none, is fit for one Man-shaped like thee.”
Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Miscellaneous Poems, Song; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 484.
“It's all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit.”
Eartha Kitt (1927–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you love the art, you must love the artist. If you love the Creation, you must love the Creator.”
Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When life throws us obstacles and nothing seems fair at all impossible's possible 'cause you take us there Feelings ain't optional And these are our chronicles Impossible's possible And you take us there And true love isn't scared True love isn't scared True love isn't scared True love isn't scared”
Example (musician) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I guess I'll always love you... I guess I'll always care. I guess I'll always love you... I guess I'll always care." "I guess I'll always love you... I guess I'll always care. I guess I'll always love you... I guess I'll always care.”
Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’ll never regret the love I gave anyone, even if it wasn’t reciprocated. Love always comes back full circle, that love is coming back to me in some shape or form. Keep putting love into the universe, because it’s coming back with interest!! No Regrets, Just Lessons To Grow!!”
Tonto Dikeh (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I LOVE YOU: Even the toughest man will melt a bit when his partner professes their love for him. They love hearing we love them. Also, they like hugs, kisses and cuddling too. Even a nicely-worded email or text message will work”
Esther Ijewere wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You show how strong in you is the love of solitary places, since the strongest human love must yield to it. What shall I call that love of the desert if not the love of God in you?”
Eucherius of Lyon (380–449) said by 449 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I do love romantic movies, but at my age it doesn’t happen very often. I’ve always admired love stories—the expression of love is like white light to me. Every color of the universe is in the love story.”
Nicolas Cage (born 1964) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nicolas Cage Is Ready to Be Taken Seriously Again" in Vanity Fair (15 July 2021)
“I studied the nature of sex. The nature of love. I don’t go into relationships for sex because love is paramount to me. There is nothing more riveting than sexual love, together. Real genuine sexual love”
Taiwo Ajai-Lycett (born 1941) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Music is my life, music is something I love doing, like I said earlier, I grow up in a family where music runs through us, music is my passion and it’s what I love doing, can’t stop doing music, I have to keep doing it because I love to do it and isn’t that I don’t have other things doing but basically I can’t leave music and music can’t leave me because it’s my passion and I love doing it.”
Monica Ogah (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You can be at the same time both nationalist and pro-European, but I know this is difficult to explain to you in Europe because Serbian nationalism was always presented as something negative. But I love my country just like you love your country, and [I love] my people like you love your people.”
Tomislav Nikolić (born 1952) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Transcript of interview with Serbia president Tomislav Nikolic" in Financial Times (4 October 2013)
“It is almost as destructive not to respect and love oneself as it is to respect and love only oneself. ("Love Yourself as You Love Your Neighbor")”
Laura Huxley (1911–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The essence of love lies in feeling it. Love remains steadfast through sorrow and joy. Love is in preserving trust rather than just having it. Love is in winning hearts through genuine care, not through threats or pressure.”
Sanu Sharma wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love, love, love, LOVE where do you hide forever? In the deep. But so deep in ourselves.”
Raquel Jodorowsky (1927–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wrote this book because I love maths, and I love food... [S]adly most people love food more than they love maths...”
Eugenia Cheng (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Punishment excludes and excises. It demolishes relationships and community. I could not believe it had taken me this long to realize that punishment is not love. In fact, it is the opposite of love. Forgiveness is love. Spaciousness is love.”
Stephanie Foo (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The family is the first place where one learns to love, where we experience and practice mutual love. Blessed are those parents who teach their children respect and love for others, who avoid hatred and educate them to show love and care for others.”
Sebastian Francis Shaw (born 1957) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Archbishop of Lahore: "Blessed are the parents who teach love, not hatred to their children" (10 February 2015) Fides News Agency
“My relationship is just as normal as anyone else’s. I go about my day the same way anyone else would -in the same way, a heterosexual couple would go about their day. I wake up in the morning. I tell my wife I love her. I go to work. I come home. We cook dinner together. This is normal. As any husband would love his wife, or any wife would love her husband -that’s the same way I love LaTaya.”
Seimone Augustus (born 1984) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Being Openly Gay, Seimone Augustus Married in 2015 with her Lesbian Girlfriend: Also her Career and Salary by LRU WRITER ON: MARCH 17, 2017,Retrieved 23/11/2023
“Love. It is a love song. Love is the inspiration. It talks about somebody you truly love and any small thing they do simply magnifies to a higher frequency.”
Lydia Jazmine (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I love who I love. I fall in love with human beings. That’s all I can say. If you’re a good human being, I’m gonna love you,”
Sheebah Karungi (born 1989) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Man or woman, I fall in love with humans – Sheebah Karungi Sqoop ( May 14, 2026)