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“Learn to live in harmony with each other and nature. Living a thoroughly loving joyous abundant life is your god given right. Nature is abundant. Live according to the universal law, universal principles such as Brother/Sisterly Love, Universal Peace, Individual Freedom and Prosperity for all.”
James Gilliland (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Since I love him so much, I can easily forgive him for loving himself.”
Anne Brontë (1820–1849) said by 1849 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working ; and just so you learn to love God and man by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.”
Francis de Sales (1567–1622) said by 1622 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted by Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus in The Spirit of Saint Francis de Sales, ch. 1, Pg. 3 (1880)
“If your love and devotion are sufficient, you can literally liberate that soul from its state of bondage or incoherence. [...] As a spiritual warrior and light bearer, a loving person can fight such an entity in order to release its soul and send it on its way.”
Bhakti Tirtha Swami (1950–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.”
Jack Layton (1950–2011) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A letter to Canadians from the Honourable Jack Layton." 20 August 2011.
“Show your love for the Creator by loving His creatures.”
Elia M. Ramollah (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Your energy is powered by your thoughts, negative thoughts drain you, loving thoughts fill you with love”
Michael Elmore-Meegan (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[About Chicago:] It's every man for himself in this hired air. / Yet once you've come to be part of this particular patch, you'll never love another. Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real.”
Nelson Algren (1909–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One can give without loving, but one cannot love without giving”
Amy Carmichael (1867–1951) said by 1951 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Chance to Die.The life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael, Elisabeth Elliot, Revell, 1987.
“A woman despises a man for loving her, unless she happens to return his love.”
Elizabeth Drew Stoddard (1823–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We depend on the guarantee in our children's faces that we will not die. Children whose defining quality annihilates that fantasy of immortality are a particular insult; we must love them for themselves, and not for the best of ourselves in them, and that is a great deal harder to do. Loving our own children is an exercise for the imagination.”
Andrew Solomon (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As much as is iron, so much is fire; And as much as is fire, so much is iron; Yet the iron doth not become fire, Nor the fire iron, But each retains its substance and nature. So likewise the spirit of man doth not become God, But is deified, And knows itself breadth, length, height and depth: And as far as God is God, So far the loving spirit is made one with Him In love.”
John Ruysbroeck (1293–1381) said by 1381 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thus the more readily we accept grief, the deeper in us the awakening of the love which is not attachment but a positive serenity, pure and full of faith, the infinite in a loving act, even though in bitterness and tears.”
Aldo Capitini (1899–1968) said by 1968 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The creator, if he should love his creature, would be loving only a part of himself; but the creature, praising the creator, praises an infinity beyond himself.”
Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950) said by 1950 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world. It's what made it possible for me to go on...”
Nicholas Sparks (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[John] "You don't stop loving your kids because they fuck up," he said. "You love them more.”
Michael Nava (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the beginning, we all depend on attention and affection of our mother or other caring people. Without love and care, we cannot survive. Without loving action, we miss the meaning of life.”
Tina Turner (1939–2023) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Love Within" on Children – With Children United in Prayer (2014)
“Love me or leave me, baby. Don't lead me on, with loving like yours? Believe me, I'm better off. I"m better off alone.”
Michelle Branch (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love, like the opening of the heavens to the Saints, shows for a moment, even to the dullest man, the possibilities of the human race. He has faith, hope, and charity for another being, perhaps but a creation of his imagination: still it is a great advance for a man to be profoundly loving even in his imagination.”
Arthur Helps (1813–1875) said by 1875 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Worst part is the post project low that seems to happen after being on a project that you love. I don’t hate things, but I really really passionately dislike going from being around a “film family” every day and loving every minute of it, then after the film is over you rarely see each other again and if you do its very few and far in between.”
Rachele Brooke Smith (born 1987) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rachele Brooke Smith Interview (October 6, 2017)
“I've had a lot of ups and downs, and listen, to still be putting yourself out there on stage at my age, you come against a lot of stuff. But if you love what you do, no one should let the opinions of others take away their joy or take away their dreams. And that's really all it comes down to. Loving yourself, believing in yourself, putting one foot in front of the other and doing it.”
Erika Jayne (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My jealousy is a congenital illness, or maybe in loving him I have nothing else to love.”
Sophia Tolstaya (1844–1919) first seen 1863 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 11 January 1863
“Nor does the concept of the Fascist or Nazi dictator appeal to the American liberty loving citizen with his traditional love for democracy and republican institutions which bar both Nazism and Fascism.”
Charles Coughlin (1891–1979) first seen 1934 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Money Is No Mystery" speech (December 30, 1934), p. 98
“Maybe I have been on the road too long, Living my life through these songs. I guess loving a music man Really wasn't in your plans. Does it matter if I'm sorry again? And why should I apologize> You knew all along this was my life. You know my ins and outs, All my fears and doubts. It's the life I love, But it's you I can't live without.”
“It's a measure of treasure that gives me the pleasureOf loving you the way I doAnd you know I would gladly say I need your love badlyAnd bring these little things to you. Cause you got goldGold inside of youYou got goldGold inside of youWell I got some Gold inside me too”
John Prine (1946–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[T]here is no fundamental biological reason why the human genome can't be rewritten to allow everyone to be "in" love with everyone else - if we should so choose. But simply loving each other will be miraculous enough; and will probably suffice. An empty religious piety can be transformed into a biological reality.”
David Pearce (philosopher) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brave New World? A Defence of Paradise-Engineering", BLTC Research, 1998
“There is also the inheritance to younger gay men, of the generation that is coming up right now, of a responsibility and a debt to the generation that came before them…The generation that fought tirelessly to be able to walk down the street and hold your partner's hand, to kiss your husband in public, to get married, to just truly be accepted for being who you are and loving who you love.”
Matthew Lopez (playwright) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the main theme of his play The Inheritance in “Ghosts Haunt 'The Inheritance,' From E.M. Forster, To The Generation Lost To AIDS” in NPR (2019 Nov 17)
“I wanted to think about the beginnings and what it feels like to have a kind of rupture with someone you love, or you grew up loving, and for it to kind of just bloom into this insurmountable distance between the two of you.”
Angela Flournoy (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“God, our loving Creator, created two sexes. So, femininity and masculinity are linked to the design of God. You see this in a good marriage; each partner anticipates the other’s needs, and appreciates the other's gifts. I've seen this in the marriage of my own parents, who have been married for 72 years. Their love is so beautiful, and their complementarity so evident.”
Thomas Olmsted (born 1947) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Bishop Speaks to the Men of His Flock (26 January 2016)
“For me, it's always important to support other transgender people, to love and support each other. There's enough spotlight, there are enough resources to go around, so for me it's always about loving and supporting my trans siblings.”
Laverne Cox (born 1972) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Laverne Cox Talks About Being A Transgender Icon | TODAY (23 June 2015)
“remember to honour the love you are given, by your country, communities and families, by loving yourself too.”
Jeannette Kagame (born 1962) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The pains we don't speak, a letter to the youth The New Times (26 October 2022)
“Please, grab your glass, raise it to Filipinos, to Americans, and other freedom-loving people all around the world who are fighting desperately for their democracies, because they — we believe in the goodness of human nature. We believe that the only way to build is with hope, it’s with inspiration, it is — it’s with love. We will hold the line powered with the best of human nature.”
Maria Ressa (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My kind of man is the type that enjoys togetherness, very hardworking, loving, patient and understanding. I love freedom, especially freedom of expression. My kind of man would give me that liberty to say all and of course, he would trust me.”
Fisayo Ajisola wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I treasure my family, friends and fans alike. Never taking for granted your love. I treasure being comfortable in my skin and loving all of me.”
Esther Passaris (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s difficult to stop loving someone, even when they have done something that you once thought unforgivable. There isn’t an on off switch for love.”
Tendai Huchu (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thank you for letting me love you. Thank you for loving me back. Thank you for staying, I know it was hard sometimes. I hope you now live free.”
Bolu Babalola (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Karuna is most needed to alleviate the suffering of the earth. Karuna moves the hearts of people to alleviate the suffering of beings in need, without any discrimination. Karuna is inseparable from Metta, which translates as "loving-kindness" and means unconditional love.”
Phra Brahmapundit (born 1955) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Christian-Buddhist Colloquim in the sign of "Karuna" and "Agàpe" (15 November 2023) Fides News Agency
“it is true that through loving conduct, love becomes a practice, not an abstract entity that one constantly craves after”.”
Elleni Zeleke (1972–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ghana is almost like Zimbabwe the people are warm they’re loving they’re umm you know receptive to new people [presenter in backgroung: Facts] I love that about Ghana so I’m literally about to by a house in Ghana.”
“You cannot love God without loving the environment. God is everywhere. You can see his hand in everything. From the plants to the stars,”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.filipinoscribe.com/2013/03/23/gina-lopez-anti-mining-advocate/
“If I were really a caretaker, they wouldn't be in showbiz now. I've been saying that, I'm not a caretaker. I'm very supportive [of] my kids. But I'm just being a mother. What does it mean? I'm a loving mother, I care for them, I worry about them. I love them, I'll do anything for them,”
Carmina Villarroel (born 1975) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Carmina Villarroel reacts to allegations that she's 'matapobre' and 'pakialamera', By Melanie Uson 5 October 2025.
“Through that, one can find true peace, wisdom, and strength. May we finally have the leaders we have always wanted -- leaders who are God-fearing and God-loving, and with genuine hearts to serve, putting the country's interest first. May we always remember that our greatest strength together as Filipinos [as a nation] is our resilience, faith, and love for one another.”
Kuh Ledesma (born 1955) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kuh Ledesma marks 70th birthday with dinner concert, Jude Cartalaba 28 March 2025.
“Today, you've unlocked the 18th birthday milestone. I don't know what I did to deserve such a kind, sweet and loving daughter. You have a beautiful soul and I wish people can see you for the beautiful person that you are. I hope you know how much I love you and how proud I am of you. I am so grateful because I'm lucky and blessed to have you as my daughter and to be your mom.”
Valerie Concepcion (born 1987) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The blended family of Valerie Concepcion, By Aedrianne Acar 22 August 2023.
“There is only one solution for raising children happily: loving relationships, whether between a heterosexual couple or a homosexual couple. Where there is love, children grow up well; where there is violence or emotional coldness, children grow up badly.”
Umberto Galimberti (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To see nature as beautiful, it must be considered in its organic productivity, that is, interpreted. Wanting to interpret nature is already loving it: interpretation is already a vision in love with nature that highlights its beauty.”
Luigi Pareyson (1918–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the Trinity, we have a perfect community of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in loving relationship with one another, and working together to share their love with the world. It is a community of relationships which all human communities and their relationships should imitate.”
Franklyn Atese Nubuasah (born 1949) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Christians should commit themselves to combatting xenophobia," write the Bishops of Southern Africa for Refugee Day (18 June 2011) Fides News Agency
“A lot of people say they want to leave this city to go somewhere else. Not me. I love this place for what it is. Ugly and pretty. Rough and tender. Chaotic and smooth. Loving and murderous. All of it.”
Kwame Dawes (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Being innovative, creative, showing love and kindness and loving your family!”
Veso Golden Oke (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Keep it small. One of the best writing lessons is to remember that stories are intimate. Keep [the focus] small and specific because you can be overwhelmed if you think about everything. Be attentive– a kind of love. Locate your attention in a loving gaze.”
Imani Perry (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If I want my young girls to love themselves, I have to show them by loving myself.”
Dominique Dawes (born 1976) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dominique Dawes: Gold-Medal Gymnast, Healthy Role Model for Life, AUGUST 9 2016