Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go.

In the ill-judged execution of the well-judged plan of things the call seldom produces the comer, the man to love rarely coincides with the hour for loving

There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved

A loving wife will do anything for her husband except stop criticizing him and trying to improve him.

For loving draws us more to things than knowing does, since good is found by going to the thing, whereas the true is found when the thing comes to us

Lovers lying two and two
Ask not whom they sleep beside,
And the bridegroom all night through
Never turns him to the bride.

All knots that lovers tie Are tied to sever. Here shall your sweetheart lie, Untrue for ever.

The thoughts of others Were light and fleeting, Of lovers’ meeting Or luck or fame. Mine were of trouble, And mine were steady; So I was ready When trouble came.

But nobody else ever romped with White Fang. He did not permit it. He stood on his dignity, and when they attempted it, his warning snarl and bristling mane were anything but playful. That he allowed the master these liberties was no reason that he should be a common dog, loving here and loving there, everybody’s property for a romp and good time. He loved with single heart and refused to cheapen himself or his love.

On his character Dean in Blue Valentine: It’s sad, because he just doesn’t have any ambition outside of loving his wife and his daughter, which should be enough but doesn’t seem to be enough in this case.

The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it

Keep on loving in the face of hate.

I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy

We cannot love ourselves unless we love others, and we cannot love others unless we love ourselves. But a selfish love of ourselves makes us incapable of loving others

Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.

You’re incredibly gifted, Sam. But it is worth noting that to be good at something is not quite the same as loving it.

But it is worth noting that to be good at something is not quite the same as loving it.

Food is fuel and not a solution to anything other than giving your body nutrients. I love chocolate like the next girl, but it’s not going to change my situation.

Our happiness, success, and safety can be measured by our genuine capacity to tune in to the loving vibration of the universe.

If we want to live a miraculous life, we must raise the volume on the loving voice within us and turn down the volume on our fear.

You can love, perhaps for a year, a month, a day, even for an hour. And in that hour I do believe you love as well and deeply… as any man. But after that hour, you love not! You love another, and then another. Your love is most generous where it is most hurtful.

The woman bent down to pick up the fallen pomegranate from the grass. It was ripe, it had burst open in the fall, stained her white dress. The vision of the laden barge, the pale island, the flowery meadow returned to her loving spirit along with the Creator’s words: ‘This is my body… Take and eat.

I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech

Being rich is an obstacle to loving. When you are rich, you want to continue to be rich, and so you end up devoting all your time, all your energy, in your daily life to stay rich

If we do not know how to take care of ourselves and to love ourselves, we cannot take care of the people we love. Loving oneself is the foundation for loving another person

The more you succeed in loving, the more you’ll be convinced at the existence of God and the immortality of your soul.

To be in love is not the same as loving. You can be in love with a woman and still hate her.

Mo’Nique is so full of love. I’ve been describing her as the tree in ‘Pocahontas.’ She’s so wise and loving. She is just everything.

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

The strongest argument in favor of the gospel is a loving and lovable Christian.

You’re more than my girl, you’re my best friend

We saw that he plays with his heart too. He obviously loves the game so much and was distraught to lose in the final. Seeing him cry nearly got me going too.

We deal with God – who is Love. He isn’t a dictator. He is a loving Father. There is no end to what He would like to do for us.

I’ve never stopped loving the game since day one. If it were a job to me it would be very hard for me to get up in the morning. And why leave something that you can never come back to? Realistically, whether you accept it or not, you only get one wave in this journey. Run at it as hard as you can.

The nearest each of us can come to God is by loving the truth.

We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

Love letters from heaven are often sent in black-edged envelopes. The cloud that is black with horror is big with mercy. Fear not the storm. It brings healing in its wings and when Jesus is with you in the vessel the tempest only hastens the ship to its desired haven.

Of course it’s possible to love a human being if you don’t know them too well.

Find what you love and let it kill you.

You don’t gotta kiss a, but you gotta be consistent.

But I will never stop helping and loving people the way Jesus said to.

Confession is not betrayal. What you say or do doesn’t matter; only feelings matter. If they could make me stop loving you, that would be the real betrayal.

Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.

We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by lovingkindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it.

Success is loving life and daring to live it.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.

Therefore, let Art always remind us of them, let us always have men ready to give the loving pains of a life to the faithful representing of commonplace things–men who see beauty in these commonplace things and delight in showing how kindly the light of heaven falls on them.

When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

To the rest of the world the name of Henry VIII brought a shiver, and suggested an ogre whose nostrils breathed destruction and whose hand dealt scourgings and death; but to this boy the name brought only sensations of pleasure, the figure it invoked wore a countenance that was all gentleness and affection. He called to mind a long succession of loving passages between his father and himself, and dwelt fondly upon them, his unstinted tears attesting how deep and real was the grief that possessed his heart.

Let a new earth rise. Let another world be born. Let a bloody peace be written in the sky. Let a second generation full of courage issue forth; let a people loving freedom come to growth.

I am a glorious child of God. I am joyful, serene, positive, and loving.

I look at problems as opportunities and use every person, every incident, and every encounter as an opportunity to show a more loving part of myself.

The very first step in nonviolence is that we cultivate in our daily life, as between ourselves, truthfulness, humility, tolerance, loving kindness.

What a vast difference there is between knowing God and loving Him.

There are a hundred paths through the world that are easier than loving. But, who wants easier?

The fact that all of those people were able to turn something that represented the most heinous of humanity into something beautiful and unifying and loving is just wild

My prayer today is that we will feel the loving arms of God wrapped around us, and will know in our hearts that He will never forsake us as we trust in Him.

I love great journalism. I appreciate it. I love good news stories. I love great books. I love great articles. I appreciate them so much, and they’ve been part of my education as a woman.

My mother was a full-time mother. She didn’t have much of her own career, her own life, her own experiences… everything was for her children. I will never be as good a mother as she was. She was just grace incarnate. She was the most generous, loving – she’s better than me.

I’m getting a wrinkle above my eyebrow because I just can’t stop lifting it, and I love that you know.

The symptom of love is when some of the chemicals inside you go bad. So, there must be something in love because your chemicals do tell you something

Romance is finding your fantasy in people who don’t have it

I wonder if it’s possible to have a love affair that lasts forever

I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They’re beautiful. Everybody’s plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic

I’d asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, ‘Well, what do you love most?’ That’s how I started painting money

Everybody has a different idea of love. One girl I know said, ‘I knew he loved me when he didn’t come in my mouth

Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.

Do not seek the because – in love, there is no because, no reason, no explanation, no solutions.” ~ Anais Nin”We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made of layers, cells, constellations

You cannot save people. You can only love them.

Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source.

Summer’s meant for loving and learning; I was such a fool for believing that you could change.

Loving you forever can’t be wrong. Even though you’re not here, can’t move on.

Loving me is all you need to feel.

The love of money is either the rapacity of avarice, which can never be satisfied, or the sublime enthusiasm of virtue

What is love except another name for the use of positive reinforcement?

Thus critics, of less judgment than caprice, curious not knowing, not exact but nice, form short ideas; and offend in arts by a love to parts.

My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird—equal seekers of sweetness.