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“I happen to be a male chauvinist pig who loves women and enjoys flirting with women. I also think a lot of women watch the show but not for my bedroom eyes.”
Michael Parkinson (1935–2023) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lost for words with a finger in the navel", The Age (Melbourne, Australia 9 March 1979), p. 4
“My son is Mr. Entertainer, Extrovert. In a room full of people, he’s that kid who stands out. He loves socialising and is so independent. He even has an exhibition coming up in September and is also a pianist. OMG, he is everything”
Nandi Madida (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Be you. You might actually find somebody that really loves you.”
Tiffany Haddish (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“May you encounter a Church that is not only an institution, an institution to be defended, to be protected, which you have wisely done for 500 years now, but also a community, a believing community which has met the living and true Christ, which loves him, and intends to serve him in everyday life.”
Luigi Roberto Cona (born 1965) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Swiss Guards postpone swearing-in of new recruits due to coronavirus (6 May 2020) Catholic News Agency
“Happiness is believing and knowing God is in control. It is being comfortable with myself, knowing myself and making God a vital part of my life. Happiness is in knowing that God loves me and I have nothing to fear.”
Patti Boulaye (born 1954) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Patti describe what happiness means to her in 2017.
“Saints who pay for my lunch there are none | on the benches in Piazza Grande, | but when I am hungry for merchants like me there are none here. || I sleep on the grass and have many friends around me, | the lovers in Piazza Grande, | I know everything about their troubles, about their loves, whether wrong or not. (from Piazza Grande)”
Lucio Dalla (1943–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Bologna loves basketball and lives on basketball.”
Miloš Teodosić (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is a time for everything, at 22 years old you want the handsome, funny, feisty man; to 25 the one who loves books and talks about politics; to 30 choose the father of your children. At 50 you accept that you are not always the winner, at this age you know your defects and your weaknesses; you accept yourself and you also accept the other: you are a bit of a geisha, a bit of an Amazon.”
Inès de la Fressange (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Because even nothing is enough to be happy, it is enough to live like the things you say, and share in all the loves you have so as not to lose yourself, lose yourself, never lose yourself. (from Song for Alda Merini, n. 4)”
Roberto Vecchioni (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Adirée has created this kind of trend where people are understanding [that] by creating Africa Fashion Week in [global] fashion capitals, you’re kind of bridging both worlds. You’re allowing these business transactions to happen or to be built on platform that everyone knows and loves, which is fashion”
Adiat Disu (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have never known him to be a man with bad behaviour, he is kind, God-fearing and loves everyone.”
Ayisha Fuseini wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, When Allah loves a people, He tries them.”
Leila Aboulela (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“America loves the myth of a meritocracy more than anything else, because it lets us ignore the reality of the impact of bigotry.”
Mikki Kendall (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I charged all countries, while I was alone, my infantry and my chariotry having forsaken me. Not one among them stood to turn about. I swear, as Re loves me, as my father, Atum, favors me, that, as for every matter which his majesty has stated, I did it in truth, in the presence of my infantry and my chariotry.”
Ramesses II (1303–1213 BC) said by 1213 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think they will see that Lucille has always done everything she could for those she loves but this season she learns the importance of honoring herself”
Michole Briana White (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The way he talked was fit to print. He loves to debate with you, not only about theology.”
Engelbert Siebler (1937–2018) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Future Pope Is Recalled: A Lover of Cats and Mozart, Dazzled by Church as a Boy (22 April 2005) New York Times
“All is light To him that lightly loves.”
John Nichol (biographer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I adore war. ... It is like a big picnic but without the objectivelessness of a picnic. I have never been more well or more happy. ... It just suits my stolid health and stolid nerves and barbaric disposition. The fighting-excitement vitalizes everything, every sight and action. One loves one's fellow man so much more when one is bent on killing him.”
Julian Grenfell (1888–1915) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a letter from October 1914, reported in Neil Hollander, Elusive Dove (2013), p. 191 and Max Hastings, Catastrophe 1914 (2013), pp. 527–8
“If a woman loves a man she does that which is good for him.”
Peter Abrahams (1919–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is good to be told, in a world often marked by violence, poverty, and despair, that God loves us.”
François Thibodeau (1939–2023) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Final Message of Bishop François Thibodeau, C.J.M. (2009) Diocese of Edmundston
“Each painter really loves only one painting, the one he would like to make.”
Charles Picart Le Doux (1881–1959) said by 1959 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thank God for the gift of life that is given to us, He loves us. He sent His son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for us, so thank God for that.”
Prosper Balthazar Lyimo (born 1964) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Meeting the Bishop, Mission to Tanzania (17 November 2017) Hope and Purpose
“The migrant shouldn't be looked upon as a problem by both the Church and the State. In the Church there are no foreigners. She is like a mother who welcomes, loves and values everyone, because they are all her sons and daughters.”
Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni (born 1943) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: August’s International Pilgrimage (22 July 2009) Shrine of Fatima
“We find it so much easier, you will observe, to forgive our own shortcomings than the imperfections of our ladye-loves. This 'tis to be married; this 'tis to have linen and buck-baskets. Ay de mi!”
Joseph Furphy (1843–1912) first seen 1905 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Buln-Buln and the Brolga (wr. from 1905; pub. 1946)
“It’s gettin’ bits o’ posies, ’N’ feelin’ mighty good; A-thrillin’ ’cause she loves you, An’ wond’rin’ why she should; [...] As if there’s nothin’ mattered, As if the world was good, As if the Lord was lookin’, An’ sort o’ understood.”
Mary Gilmore (1865–1962) first seen 1910 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sweathearts", sts, 1, 4, in (1910), p. 73
“loves me or hates me, it adds nothing to my pocket.”
Kcee (born 1979) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Your love, hate, adds nothing to my pocket – Kcee tells Asa. 27 May 2023, Daily Post.
“Christ loves you and is ready to help carry your luggage if you are committed to him.”
Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga (born 1966) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop of Mpanda to the young: "Go and vote in the October elections" (19 June 2015) Fides News Agency
“Je partage l'idylle qu'adolescente ressent à ce jeune âge; les premières amours, les premières joies et les premières déceptions (I share the idyll that a teenager feels at this young age; the first loves, the first joys and the first disappointments.)”
Barbara Akplogan (born 1984) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Barbara Akplogan, Biscottes littéraires, (28 August 2018)
“who loves me has a good heart”
King Flekky (born 2006) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Father gets up at 4AM to post a motivational video on Youtube again: ‘People of the world, nobody loves you half as much as I am trying to.'”
Frances Quinlan (born 1986) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Happy to See Me," (2015) as quoted by James Rettig of
“Of course, I did. You know men would want to do that husband thing. He would say ‘Please, can you cook that my vegetable for me?’ He loves it so much. And I would cook it because the difference is in his wife’s hand. I did that once in a while, not all the time.”
Sarah Adebisi Sosan (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Vanity is so constantly solicitous of self, that even where its own claims are not interested, it indirectly seeks the aliment which it loves, by showing how little is deserved by others.”
William Gilmore Simms (1806–1870) said by 1870 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ahlam is a very sincere person, meaning the thing that attracts me most about her is that she is loyal to her profession, loves to be good, and does everything in a distinctive and unusual way in her work and personal life.”
Asma Lamnawar (born 1978) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: About her opinion on the dreams and faults of the Eastern man, Asma Lamnawar in Big Time, By Sbisiali, retrieved on Apr 14, 2024
“My daughter, Gracie, is seven and she’s a lovely singer and dancer. She loves to play the piano. She’s a whole bundle of fun. Nothing’s certain in show business, so you have to be determined and dedicated. But as long as she’s happy, that’s all I can wish for her.”
Sonia M'barek (born 1969) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Godmothers of Pop: Sonia interview, By Classic Pop, retrieved on October 1, 2018
“I think a lot of women go through mental and emotional abuse, but choose to stay because the other one ‘will change’ or ‘loves’ them”
Elma Postma (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are some things that heal you in ways you can’t explain. As a girl who grew up without a father or a father figure, watching my son have a father who genuinely loves being a dad, shows up, and enjoys fatherhood so effortlessly… heals something in me,”
Sheebah Karungi (born 1989) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sheebah Karungi Says Son’s First Day at School Healed a Childhood Wound Big eye.ug (September 2,2026)
“It is hard to believe that he chops nearly as much wood as he pretends to, or that cows, hens, and barnyards are his chief loves. He has been known to enjoy the tea life of social England and is at present a professor of poetry in a college.”
Leonard Feeney (1897–1978) said by 1978 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am a supporter of Zeman. He is a divisive figure with a strong personality, someone who loves beautiful football.”
Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview of Chiara Gamberale (July 4, 2012). As quoted in Marco Sarti, «La sinistra è Zeman, gioca bene ma prende tanti gol», Linkiesta.it (July 5, 2012)
“The poem hangs on the berry-bush, When comes the poet's eye; The street begins to masquerade Where Shakespeare passes by. The Christ sees white in Judas’ heart, And loves his traitor well; The God, to angel his new heaven, Explores his lowest hell.”
William Channing Gannett (1840–1923) first seen 1885 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: We See as We Are", in Unity: Freedom, Fellowship and Character in Religion, vol. 16, no. 5 (October 3, 1885), p. 58
“Forward and backward all in one; that is the way she loves to be wooed. She is a woman, remember that.”
Robert Hugh Benson (1871–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A man's worth is within him. It is in his mind and heart. It is in his sympathies, his loves, his motives, his aims and ambitions. It is in the truth of his words, in the nobility of his thoughts, in the rectitude of his conduct. It lies in his courageous obedience to conscience, doing always that which he knows to be right.”
Alexander Joseph McGavick (1863–1948) first seen 1909 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Some Incentives to Right Living (1909)
“The exquisite roses that my father brought over yesterday have totally withered. I felt like I was them. How can he say he loves me if he doesn't care if I'm withering?”
Rosa Nissán (born 1939) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hijo que te nazca (1996) chapter 9, translated into English by Dick Gerdes as Like a Mother (2002)
“Karol Wojtyla burst onto the scene in the 1980s with the solemn gait of the most famous pope in history. Famous, but not celebrated. [...] After fifteen months of pontificate, Pope Karol Wojtyla is no longer an unknown figure: yet the more the world knows him, the less it loves him.”
Sandro Magister (born 1943) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sua Santità l'invadente, L'Espresso, 13 January 1980
“In football, we start with an advantage. Everyone that works in the game loves it and this unites us. I think of The FA as three very different organisations: a governing body responsible for rules and regulations”
Debbie Hewitt (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The events are nationwide and free, which everyone loves.”
Christine Michel Carter (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I grew up in a household that was very into the world of wellness; my mom loves reiki, very plant-based and conscientious about nutrition”
Hannah Bronfman (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“God loves us, but always through someone else.”
Pino Puglisi (1937–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The most beautiful dimension is that of the priest who has nothing, but who is an integral part of an active and attentive community, within a flock that loves him.”
Vittorino Andreoli (born 1940) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Conflitti interiori: essere senza avere, Avvenire, 9 July 2008
“I had to prove that music could be played by anyone who loves it. It’s been a terrible burden because I always felt I had to do better, that I wouldn’t be allowed the lapses other musicians have. It’s true even now.”
Elayne Jones (1928–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In our first year of marriage, my husband organised a surprise birthday party and bought me an expensive watch. *He wrapped it in many things and he made me look for it. I was like this man actually loves me.”
Dorothy Kisaka (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source