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“Non-resistance in the sense of rejecting all forms of coercion is not always a legitimate expression of love toward man and love toward God. ...the refusal under some circumstances to exercise forcible restraint is a betrayal of love and therefore a betrayal of higher religion.”
Kirby Page (1890–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“you're in love many times in your life, several times in one's life. And romantic love is very... a lot of fun, I don't want to knock it. With all the troubles that come afterward, and it may all be a lie and imposed on us, but falling in love is peachy. And if it can happen to you, boy, that's great. And if it doesn't, then by all means, you should stick to your friends. (1981)”
Grace Paley (1922–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To love the carnal self means to love the body-mind. I cannot abuse my body with alcohol, stress, and self-indulgence and still claim to love my self.”
Sam Keen (1931–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I watch news programs and I love Comedy Central. I love The Daily Show-it's smarter than anything else. I also like The Critic and Celebrity Death Match and South Park. I love all of that.”
Bea Arthur (1922–2009) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview, TV Legends (August 6, 2005)
“I love walking in the woods, on the trails, along the beaches. I love being part of nature. I love walking alone. It is therapy. One needs to be alone, to recharge one's batteries.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) first seen 1981 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Milwaukee Sentinel Princess Grace finds relaxation in her gardens Jan. 1, 1981
“This love is so overpowering that the will alone enters the amorous bosom of love, where it savors an unutterable love beyond all understanding and expression. All the while, the dumbfounded intellect remains paralyzed at the gate.”
John of St. Samson (1572–1636) said by 1636 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I made a decision that, rather than looking for Love, I would let Love be me. Let Love be my life.”
Val Kilmer (1959–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Abbas now marveled at the strength of love, its power and its strange magic. He thought it right that God had created mankind capable of love and then left the task of developing life to the fertility of love.”
Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But the root of it is love. And if this tour ends, love doesn’t win. Love doesn’t win. You know? I can’t let you guys down. That’s why I’m here tonight, on my own, for you guys.”
Ed Sheeran (born 1991) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ed Sheeran responds to backlash over removing Macklemore from tour after ‘Free Palestine’ comments", The Guardian (15 Sep 2026)
“...she would fall in love with me again, just like she had a long time ago. And that's the most wonderful feeling in the world. How many people are ever given that chance? To have someone you love fall in love with you over and over?”
Nicholas Sparks (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love could be set in motion quickly, but true love needed time to grow into something strong and enduring. Love was, above all, about commitment and dedication and a belief that spending years with a certain person would create something greater than the sum of what the two could accomplish separately. Only time, however, could show whether you'd been accurate in your judgment.”
Nicholas Sparks (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The 'taking love' leads to feelings of attachment, jealousy, anger, and childish self-absorption, while the 'giving love,' intrinsic in the tenets of Buddhism, encompasses the whole enjoyable realm of love, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.”
Lama Ole Nydahl (1941–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He is making money but I am earning love. His money will get spent, but the respect and love that I get will remain for him when I leave. I only hope he keeps it up.Somewhere he will take care of my respect and love.”
Sunil Dutt (1929–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am always in love, but unfortunately for the party concerned, I fall out of love or rather fall in love with someone else before any damage can be done.”
Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941) said by 1941 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
John the Evangelist (10–98) said by 98 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”
John the Evangelist (10–98) said by 98 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Believing in the one thing That has gotten us this far — That's what love is for To help us through it That's what love is for Nothing else can do it Melt our defenses Bring us back to our senses Give us strength to try once more Baby, that's what love is for.”
“Let children love Allah, let them love the Qur’an. Let us protect them from the dissension of Darwinism, from the dissension of materialism, communism, from the dissension of godless and Bookless mentalities. With all our might, let us teach them the beauty of holy values and the beauty of the Qur’an. Let the hearts of those beautiful beings be filled with the love of Allah.”
Adnan Oktar (born 1956) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 20 April 2013.
“Of the rest, nothing further is said, save that lovers love and live and, in due season, as all men must, they also die. And so with Ezail and Chavir who had been Sovaz and Oloru, Azhriaz and Chuz. For such was and is mortal life, mortal death. But for love, who can predict or measure, plot, ascribe, or declare an end. Love is one of the immortals.”
Tanith Lee (1947–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s COMMUNICATION MOBILITY. People love walking around engaged. They do NOT, I repeat do NOT love the phone. ...COMMUNICATION MOBILITY could take place with a cardboard box and people would love the cardboard.”
Michael Scott Gallegos first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Blogging Blurts (Sep 11, 2014) quoting from "Taking a bite out of Apple" Economist.com Blog (Sep 15, 2013)
“Love of God implies love of religion. And religion exemplifies that creative spirit of God which is at work in history as well as in the mind of man. Thus, one ought to love any religion, that is, religion as such, and in any form—as a manifestation of the moral spirit, the divine spirit of mankind.”
Hermann Cohen (1842–1918) said by 1918 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I know what they said even if they would not say it to my face. People love to talk. They love to slander you if you have any substance. They say I love nothing but money and the Presbyterian Church and that is why I never married.”
Charles Portis (1933–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wasn’t sure if we were still engaged.” “After everything we’ve been through? After true love conquered all?” Emily shook her head. “Being dead had done nothing to alleviate your obtuseness, Mr. Stanton.” “Being dead allowed me to learn the heart’s deepest secret,” he said. “That sometimes love—even true love—isn’t enough.” ”But it’s a start,” Emily said.”
M. K. Hobson (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love is the Law of God. You live that you may learn to love. You love that you may learn to live. No other lesson is required of Man.”
Mikha'il Na'ima (1889–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why is physical love bad and spiritual love good? I don't understand. I can't help feeling that they are the same. I would like to boast that I am she who could destroy her body and soul in Gehenna for the sake of a love, for the sake of a passion she could not understand, or for the sake of the sorrow they engendered.”
Osamu Dazai (1909–1948) said by 1948 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Who will believe us when we say that we do not love these stuffed dummies—carved or painted images—when our deeds convict us? God hates and despises images, as I shall show. He considers them an abomination and says that all human beings are in his eyes as the things they love. Images are an abomination; it follows therefore that we too shall become abominable, if we love them.”
Andreas Karlstadt (1486–1541) said by 1541 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Homosexual love is the purest love, unlike heterosexual love, which is instrumental to reproduction.”
Umberto Veronesi (1925–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love stories—yeah, there’s something about them. I cry when somebody does something good for somebody, not something horrible. I avoid all the horrible stuff. But to me, when a human being is sincerely generous, or kind or overly helpful to another human being, that’s when I tear up. I just love the idea of love.”
Tom Savini (born 1946) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview: Tom Savini (August 13, 2013)
“Growing up in a home of abuse, you struggle with the notion that you can love a person you hate, or hate a person you love. It’s a strange feeling. You want to live in a world where someone is good or bad, where you either hate them or love them, but that’s not how people are.”
Trevor Noah (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani has given me the opportunity to explore as an actor and has won me lots of recognition and fame. I am grateful to the show. It has been a lovely journey till date. I love my director Partho sir who makes each day on the sets a memorable one. I also love my co-actors. In fact I love everything about the show.”
Sukirti Kandpal (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You know, I'm kind of a tomboy. I love to fish. I like to fish. I love to stay outdoors. I'm a big sports fan and go to games. I don't care what they are. I love to gamble and go to Vegas. I like my dog.”
Erika Jayne (born 1971) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Erika Jayne interview to SheKnows (2009)
“And I wanna kiss you, make you feel alright I'm just so tired to share my nights I wanna cry and I wanna love But all my tears have been used up On another love, another love All my tears have been used up”
“The forms under which human love ends up being expressed are not governed by sex relations. They are governed by the objective love for humanity; that is to say love for humankind as an integral part of nature and of the universe.”
J. Posadas (1912–1981) first seen 1978 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Childbearing in Space (1978).
“Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good—Good afternoon everyone. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, good afternoon. Thank you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. So let me say, [crowd screams "love you"] and I love you back, and I love you back. So let me say, my heart is full today.”
Kamala Harris (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I love books . I adore everything about them. I love the feel of the pages on my fingertips. They are light enough to carry, yet so heavy with worlds and ideas . I love the sound of the pages flicking against my fingers. Print against fingerprints. Books make people quiet, yet they are so loud.”
Nnedi Okorafor (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That this play is the first play by an Asian American at our existence, is proof of the great success white racism has had with us. America might love us. But America’s love is not good. It’s racist love. I don’t want it.”
Frank Chin (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The acting side of comics is quite important to me. The facial expressions, how they interact and all that sort of thing. [...] I can [draw big fight scenes] if I need to, but not as good as some, because some people have a love for it, so that love shows through. I have a love for drawing people sitting in the pub talking. My specialised subject!”
Steve Dillon (1962–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Always remember that the love of Christ is without end. The love of the world will always betray you. Be inspired daily by the cross. It is in the cross that we find the true love of God.”
Ernest Simoni (born 1928) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cardinal Ernest Simoni, the “Living Martyr” of Albania (July 19, 2017)
“I am drunk in your love, Lala; give me the cup to drink from your lips. I am drunk with your love, and that love gives me excitement.”
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1565–1612) said by 1612 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love is most likely to spring from another's need for us, and the fact of spending ourselves for another always generates new life in us. To give life is the purpose of love, and we love those people most of all whose needs waken a response in us that floods us with creative energy, causing us to put out new green shoots of life.”
Caryll Houselander (1901–1954) said by 1954 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The thing is, kids love scary stories. They love dramatic stories. They love that kind of stuff. It’s one of the reasons why I write books now. I’m able to write the kind of stuff I like, whereas in TV I can’t do that anymore.”
D. J. MacHale (born 1955) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rejection, Scares, and Ryan Gosling: Looking Back at Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” (October 30, 2014)
“My Christian faith makes me respect the other and love the other, do the best for the other. This is why our Lord Jesus Christ came and gave his life for us, so we can convert and love the other whatever he is, whether he's a Jew, a Muslim or any other religion. We have to respect each other and love each other.”
Joseph Jules Zerey (1941–2026) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Archbishop decries Jerusalem car attacks: 'We are acting like savages' (November 6, 2014)
“Love is of two natures; the love which is tranquil, which is found among both the elect and the common folk, and the love which is rapture, which is found only among the elect. This is road which leads direct to God.”
Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi (950–990) said by 990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Christ gave the message of love to the world and preached brotherhood, and that all are children of God and hence we must treat each other as brothers and sisters. Christmas is the most awaited Holy period in the calendar for the followers of Christ. Christmas means the celebration of God's incredible love towards mankind. God sent his Son to the mankind to spread the message of peace and love.”
Lawrence Mukkuzhy (born 1951) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sauhardha Christmas 2016 spreads ‘Love, Peace and Harmony” (11 December 2016)
“Song of Solomon itself was the main inspiration. I read it properly for the first time and fell in love with it immediately. The poetry, the beautiful manner in which love and its complexities are expressed, and the mere belief in love that it’s based on, were all very inspirational to me”
Hope Masike (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Miss my love today as I miss the stars that shine above telling me one day my love will come to me again. Miss my love, I'd say, is the only thing that I can do. I just can't live with someone new reminding me of her.”
Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That's the kind of love I... That's the kind of love I... That's the kind of love I need”
Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I RESPECT YOU: As men age, They have less of a need to be recognized for selfish reasons . This feeling is replaced by the need to feel respected out of love. They love feeling admired and respected from the people who love and care about them!.”
Esther Ijewere wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The best way to get started on the path to sharing your work is to think about what you want to learn, and make a commitment to learning it in front of others. [...] Forget about being an expert or a professional, and wear your amateurism (your heart, your love) on your sleeve. Share what you love, and the people who love the same things will find you.”
Austin Kleon (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He who has felt spiritual love will only despise carnal love, seeing it for the unsightly parody of love that it is.”
Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807–1867) said by 1867 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source