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“I went brunette for a film called Fascination and I loved it.”
Alice Evans (born 1971) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Alice Evans' March 2007 Glamour Magazine column "Bright Lights, Big Hair".
“There is but one way in which God should be loved, and that is to take no step except with Him and for Him, and to follow with a generous self-abandonment every thing which He requires.”
François Fénelon (1651–1715) said by 1715 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My wife was born in Hemingford Grey in Huntingdon and we knew and loved its river, the Great Ouse. We sat by it, we meditated by it, we walked its banks, we explored it by canoe, skiff and pont. I knew its mills, its sluices, its locks, its churches, its meadows and, further afield, its fens. It became part of my life.”
George Mackley (1900–1983) first seen 1981 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Preface to George Mackley's Picture Book (1981)
“They sat me down and told me all the usual stuff, of course—but they also explained that they chose little embryonic me, specifically, because I could save my sister, Kate. ‘We loved you even more,’ my mother made sure to say, ‘because we knew what exactly we were getting.’”
Jodi Picoult (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Anyone, in answer to the difficult questions in life, the "I don't know what happens after I die" or "What happens if my loved ones die?" or "How can I stop myself dying?", the big questions, who gives you an easy bullshit answer, and you go "Well, do you have any evidence for that?" and they go "Ah, there is more to life than evidence", get in the fucking sack.”
Dara Ó Briain (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Christ pitied because He loved, because He saw through all the wretchedness, and darkness, and bondage of evil; that there was in every human soul a possibility of repentance, of restoration; a germ of good, which, however stifled and overlaid, yet was capable of recovery, of health, of freedom, of perfection.”
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881) said by 1881 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that is the happiness of being truly loved.”
Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904) said by 1904 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We wish we were doing it, of course, under much better circumstances, but this man was loved. For Chris.”
Axl Rose (born 1962) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At a Guns N' Roses concert in Ireland before playing Black Hole Sun in tribute to Chris Cornell on May 27, 2017.
“My wife Deidre bought the game for my son A.J. and he's loved it ever since. So when we had the opportunity to become a part of it, I couldn't say no.”
Albert Pujols (born 1980) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked about being featured on the cover of Backyard Baseball 2007.
“Now it's O-over But I do admit I'm sad It hurts real bad I can't sweat that, 'cause I loved a ho”
Eamon (singer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She rarely saw priest—and knowing her heart sinned, was glad of that. Dreary was a church after the woodlands and hills and sounding sea. She still loved God—and was not the earth His work, and a church only man’s?—but she could not bring herself to call on Him very often.”
Poul Anderson (1926–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I suppose there were other institutions in Embassytown where the dynamic of the quotidian sustained—some hospitals, perhaps some schools, perhaps houses where shiftparents most deeply loved the children. Whenever any society dies there must be heroes whose fightback is to not change.”
China Miéville (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The quality that made him great is that he loved greatly”
Chip Pickering (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every evening at the same hour when the weather was calm, I used to go on deck and bless God for all the wonders of His creation. I loved to consider the care of God's Providence which extends even to the little fishes.”
Théodore Guérin (1798–1856) said by 1856 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Although I have always loved the noise of laughter, I really can't fear the coming of quiet. As for funerals, I rather like them. Such nice things are always said about the deceased, I feel sad that they had to miss hearing it all by just a few days.”
Bob Monkhouse (1928–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have bought a farm. There are many sensible reasons for this. [...] Land is a better investment than any bank can offer. The Government doesn't get any of my money when I die. And the price of the food that I grow can only go up. But there is another, much more important reason: I can now have a quad bike. I have always loved the idea of such things.”
Jeremy Clarkson (born 1960) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cited in Kat Lay "Clarkson’s latest plaything: £4.25m farm where he can whiz around on quad bikes", The Times (27 July 2013), originally published in "Jeremy Clarkson: quad's own country", BBC Top Gear (December 2009)
“I wasn't a fan of the gameplay in Postal 2, I loved the message that the company was trying to put out. Because you can play Postal 2 in the most violent and graphic way, but you can also play it without hurting a single person. I don't know anyone who's played it like that, but I like that the people who made Postal are saying you can get through this game without any violence.”
Michael Simms (software developer) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Graham Morrison, "Bringing Windows games to Linux" TechRadar UK (2009-08-10)
“I loved New York—every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong—visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.”
“Red sails in the sunset, Way out on the sea, Oh carry my loved one Home safely to me.”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Your hissing and your booing make no impression on me, because from Victor Hugo's "Ernani" to Buñel's "The Age of Gold," Cannes Grand Prize winner, everything I have loved has always been hissed and booed at first. At the premiere of "The Age of Gold" the angry audience broke the theatre seats. What worse can happen to me, and how can that affect me? The seats do not belong to me.”
Isidore Isou (1925–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The disciple whom Jesus loved leaned on His bosom. Dear friend, where are you?”
Anna Shipton (1815–1901) said by 1901 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I loved Fred so, and I mean that in the nicest, warmest way: I had such affection for him artistically. I think that experience with Fred was a divine blessing. It blessed me, I know, and I don't think blessings are one sided.”
Ginger Rogers (1911–1995) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reported by Dick Richards in Ginger: Salute to a Star (Clifton Books, 1969), quoting Rogers from Francis Wyndham's story about Ginger Rogers, in The Sunday Times Magazine (London).
“The end to which good men's libraries finally come is a melancholy subject. Few things are so much loved by some, and despised and neglected by others, as books, and specially theological books.”
J. C. Ryle (1816–1900) said by 1900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.”
Mary Oliver (1935–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I always loved the grand dichotomies of life. Dogs and cats. Cats and mice. Like Tom and Jerry. But as someone who grew up in Central Europe I never understood how a mouse can live inside a wall. Walls are made of bricks! They are not hollow. Way later I came to understand, when I learned that US-American houses are just made of wood, and their walls are really hollow.”
Johannes Grenzfurthner (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In a weird way I must have loved my little collection of hurts and wounds. They provided me with some real nice sympathy, with the feeling I was exceptional.”
Sue Monk Kidd (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And when I first saw you I first loved you With a song that I sang to the fire in your eyes But somebody told you that it wouldn't be easy And you carried that lie for the devil to sing Some sail rivers deep and muddy some sail rivers clear and cold But the river that I'm sailin' goes to sea And sometimes I do grow weary sometimes I feel old And sometimes I wonder if you think of me”
Hoyt Axton (1938–1999) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lion In The Winter" on Southbound (1975) · Performance with Linda Ronstadt
“And we could have been sweethearts, forever and ever, Could have loved a whole lot more, been a little more true.”
Hoyt Axton (1938–1999) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: We Could Have Been Sweethearts (You Could Have Been Lonely)" from Spin of the Wheel (1990)
“I can't tell you the joy I felt in flying in that show … I loved it so. The freedom of spirit that was Peter Pan was suddenly there for me. I discovered I was happier in the air than on the ground.”
Mary Martin (1913–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Mary Martin : Broadway Legend (2008) by Ronald L. Davis. p. 183
“When I was younger, I enjoyed being strong, and I loved it when my heart was very strong, but I think it was also about submitting to the cultural idea that if you're a 22-year-old woman, you have to look a certain way. I'm not into that anymore. But I do appreciate it when my clothes fit.”
Jennifer Beals (born 1963) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Better Nutrition magazine (March 2004).
“I prefer a powerful and proud Jewish State that is hated by the entire world than an Auschwitz that is loved by one and all.”
Meir Kahane (1932–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Will we recognize our loved ones? Yes! Scripture is abundantly clear on the issue. Jesus showed himself to numerous people following His resurrection.”
“Believers have a genuine, unfailing hope of a future reunion with loved ones…we can find joy in anticipating our future reunion.”
“She shone for me like the Evening Star. I loved her dearly — but at a distance.”
Winston Churchill (1874–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He was on his way to see Harriet about the alimony payments. He still loved Harriet, even though while they were married she had systematically attempted to commit adultery with all the R's in the Manhattan telephone directory.”
Woody Allen (born 1935) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Americans loved Disneyland, because it gave them something good, something decent, something that epitomized a quality that vacationing American families value above all else: clean toilets.”
Dave Barry (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Know what I think?” “What?” “I think Dad and Uncle Canaan would’ve loved this.” “Really?” “Absolutely. This was their whole business model. Taking money from tourists for complete bullshit.” Ken laughed. “True.” He looked at Brad. “So you’re saying I was right? My idea? That you said was so stupid?” “I still think it’s stupid,” said Brad. “But I guess, these days, stupid is what works.”
Dave Barry (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Though thou loved her as thyself, As a self of purer clay, Tho' her parting dims the day, Stealing grace from all alive, Heartily know, When half-gods go, The gods arrive.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) said by 1882 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hast thou named all the birds without a gun; Loved the wood-rose, and left it on its stalk.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) said by 1882 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the cotton States, after the war...the Jew came down in force, set up shop on the plantation, supplied all the negro's wants on credit, and at the end of the season was proprietor of the negro's share of the present crop and of part of his share of the next one. Before long, the whites detested the Jew, and it is doubtful if the negro loved him.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) said by 1910 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Death, the only immortal who treats us all alike, whose pity and whose peace and whose refuge are for all — the soiled and the pure, the rich and the poor, the loved and the unloved.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) said by 1910 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Yes, everyone sleeps at that hour, and this is reassuring, since the great longing of an unquiet heart is to possess constantly and consciously the loved one...”
Albert Camus (1913–1960) said by 1960 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Probably the toughest time in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because they're the Devil. Other than that, though, it's been a good day.”
Emo Philips (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow; but there is something in it so like virtue, that he who is wholly without it cannot be loved.”
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) first seen 1781 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to Hester Thrale (12 April 1781)
“With eyes again dreamily gazing upward, Hélène remained plunged in reverie. She was the Lady Rowena; she loved with the serenity and intensity of a noble mind. That spring morning, that great, gentle city, those early wall-flowers shedding their perfume on her lap, had little by little filled her heart with tenderness.”
Émile Zola (1840–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Pt. 1, ch. 5 / Ch. 5 (tr. C. C. Starkweather, 1905)
“Monsieur Josserand died very quietly—a victim of his own honesty. He had lived a useless life, and he went off, worthy to the last, weary of all the petty things in life, done to death by the heartless conduct of the only human beings he had ever loved.”
Émile Zola (1840–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ch. 17 (tr. Brian Nelson, 1999)
“She wanted to live, and live fully, and to give life, she who loved life! What was the good of existing, if you couldn’t give yourself?”
Émile Zola (1840–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ch. 8 (tr. Jean Stewart, 1955)
“The pride of abnegation had vanished, and she was willing that those she loved should be happy through other instrumentality than her own.”
Émile Zola (1840–1902) first seen 1901 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ch. 8 (tr. E. A. Vizetelly, 1901)
“If the earth was restful and good to those who loved it, the villagers contaminating it like vermin, those human insects battening on it's flesh, were enough to disgrace it and blight any approach to it.”
Émile Zola (1840–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Pt. 5, sec. 3 (tr. Douglas Parmée, 1980)
“One rational voice is dumb: over a grave The household of Impulse mourns one dearly loved. Sad is Eros, builder of cities, And weeping anarchic Aphrodite.”
W. H. Auden (1907–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source