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"I'm very happy at home. I love to just hang out with my daughter, I love to work in my garden. I'm not a gaping hole of need."

"I'm very happy at home. I love to just hang out with my daughter, I love to work in my garden. I'm not a gaping hole of need."

Uma Thurman, American Actress

Love, Work, Home, Daughter

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"A woman in love will do almost anything for a man, except give up the desire to improve him."

"A woman in love will do almost anything for a man, except give up the desire to improve him."

Nathaniel Branden, American Psychologist

Love, Desire, Man, Will

24

"If Marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste, for I am in love with him too."

"If Marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste, for I am in love with him too."

Simone Signoret, German Actress

Love, Husband, Taste

24

"But somehow I feel like still it's a gift, and I wonder, how can I give this gift to others? Just work hard, and do whatever I can do, to be that, and to return the love to the fans. I like to give them joy and smiles to them. Give back to them."

"But somehow I feel like still it's a gift, and I wonder, how can I give this gift to others? Just work hard, and do whatever I can do, to be that, and to return the love to the fans. I like to give them joy and smiles to them. Give back to them."

Bai Ling, Chinese Actress

Love, Work, Fans, Joy

24

"I used to have a great love for Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, the big boys of the last century."

"I used to have a great love for Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, the big boys of the last century."

Norman MacCaig, Scottish Poet

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"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death."

"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death."

Robert Fulghum, American Author

Love, Death, Dreams, Imagination

24

"Love is, above all, the gift of oneself."

"Love is, above all, the gift of oneself."

Jean Anouilh, French Playwright

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"Love has a tide!"

"Love has a tide!"

Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer

24

"Basically, though, I'm just lucky to love what I do for a living."

"Basically, though, I'm just lucky to love what I do for a living."

John Goodman, American Actor

24

"Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store."

"Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store."

Walter Payton, American Athlete

Love, Thought, May, Tomorrow

24

"Odd, the years it took to learn one simple fact: that the prize just ahead, the next job, publication, love affair, marriage always seemed to hold the key to satisfaction but never, in the longer run, sufficed."

"Odd, the years it took to learn one simple fact: that the prize just ahead, the next job, publication, love affair, marriage always seemed to hold the key to satisfaction but never, in the longer run, sufficed."

Carolyn Heilbrun, American Writer

Love, Marriage, Job, Key

24

"I think it's because it's so different and it takes risks. Plus, it's really smart humor. It gives the audience credit in terms of not needing to tell them when to laugh. I love that about the show. There's no laugh track."

"I think it's because it's so different and it takes risks. Plus, it's really smart humor. It gives the audience credit in terms of not needing to tell them when to laugh. I love that about the show. There's no laugh track."

Sarah Chalke, Canadian Actress

Love, Humor, Credit

24

"People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It's quite a heavy load to carry on your shoulders, the memories of so many people."

"People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It's quite a heavy load to carry on your shoulders, the memories of so many people."

Mick Jagger, English Musician

Love, Women, Time, People

24

"True love doesn't happen right away; it's an ever-growing process. It develops after you've gone through many ups and downs, when you've suffered together, cried together, laughed together."

"True love doesn't happen right away; it's an ever-growing process. It develops after you've gone through many ups and downs, when you've suffered together, cried together, laughed together."

Ricardo Montalban, Mexican Actor

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"From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings."

"From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings."

Helen Hayes, American Actress

Love, Books, Laughter, Parents

24

"I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway."

"I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway."

Gary Cole, American Actor

Love, Environment

24

"We do it because we love to play music and that's what we're all about."

"We do it because we love to play music and that's what we're all about."

Caroline Corr, Irish Musician

Love, Music, Play

24

"When I go out, I love steak and caviar."

"When I go out, I love steak and caviar."

Cameron Diaz, American Actress

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"I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself."

"I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself."

Victor Hugo, French Author

24

"I have a lot of boyfriends, I want you to write that. Every country I visit, I have a different boyfriend. And I kiss them all."

"I have a lot of boyfriends, I want you to write that. Every country I visit, I have a different boyfriend. And I kiss them all."

Anna Kournikova, Russian Athlete

Love, Kiss, Boyfriend, Country, Visit

24

"I love the fact that it's not only about Star Trek, but about science fiction in general, and science."

"I love the fact that it's not only about Star Trek, but about science fiction in general, and science."

Rene Auberjonois, American Actor

Love, Science, Fact, Fiction

24

"Marriage is the tomb of love."

"Marriage is the tomb of love."

Giacomo Casanova, Italian Celebrity

24

"I'm always shy when I meet people I admire so I wouldn't be able to say anything rather than, 'How do you do? Love you! Bye!'"

"I'm always shy when I meet people I admire so I wouldn't be able to say anything rather than, 'How do you do? Love you! Bye!'"

Jackie Weaver, Australian Actress

24

"Music is the best way for me to say I love you."

"Music is the best way for me to say I love you."

Mireille Mathieu, French Musician

24

"A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years."

"A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years."

Rupert Brooke, English Poet

Love, Kiss, Heart, Years

24

"I love chicken. I would eat chicken fingers on Thanksgiving if it were socially acceptable."

"I love chicken. I would eat chicken fingers on Thanksgiving if it were socially acceptable."

Todd Barry, American Comedian

Love, Thanksgiving

24

"It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death."

"It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death."

Thomas Mann, German Writer

Love, Death, Reason

24

"There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary."

"There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary."

Emmanuel Teney, French Psychiatrist

24

"There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love."

"There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love."

Stirling Moss, British Celebrity

Love, Man, Will

24

"Yes, I was infatuated with you: I am still. No one has ever heightened such a keen capacity of physical sensation in me. I cut you out because I couldn't stand being a passing fancy. Before I give my body, I must give my thoughts, my mind, my dreams. And you weren't having any of those."

"Yes, I was infatuated with you: I am still. No one has ever heightened such a keen capacity of physical sensation in me. I cut you out because I couldn't stand being a passing fancy. Before I give my body, I must give my thoughts, my mind, my dreams. And you weren't having any of those."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

Love, Affection, Desire, Mind

24

"There are but two places where all go after death, white and black, rich and poor; those places are Heaven and Hell. Heaven is a place made for those, who are born again, and who love God, and it is a place where they will be happy for ever."

"There are but two places where all go after death, white and black, rich and poor; those places are Heaven and Hell. Heaven is a place made for those, who are born again, and who love God, and it is a place where they will be happy for ever."

Jupiter Hammon, American Poet

Love, Death, God, Heaven

24

"One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love - any love - reveals us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness."

"One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love - any love - reveals us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness."

Cesare Pavese, Italian Poet

Love, Misery, Nothingness, Vulnerability

24

"The depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls."

"The depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls."

Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Cameroonian Author

Love, Depth, Soul, Humanity

24

"I love going to the set every day, because Noah Wylie will be there waiting."

"I love going to the set every day, because Noah Wylie will be there waiting."

Sherry Stringfield, American Actress

Love, Day, Waiting, Will

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"How do you know love is gone? If you said that you would be there at seven and you get there by nine, and he or she has not called the police yet - it's gone."

"How do you know love is gone? If you said that you would be there at seven and you get there by nine, and he or she has not called the police yet - it's gone."

Marlene Dietrich, American Actress

24

"Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache."

"Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache."

Mae West, American Actress

24

"Love can crystallize things. When love is in the air, distressing rain can become a wonderful avalanche of shimmering diamonds. Raindrops are transformed into a flood of sparkling crystal pearls. The power of love can convert rain into a multitude of glittering prisms. The mental seduction of love and a boundless illusion, inflamed by a profound uprising emotion, can change any ordinary incident into a radiant, luminous voyage. ['Crystallization under an umbrella']"

"Love can crystallize things. When love is in the air, distressing rain can become a wonderful avalanche of shimmering diamonds. Raindrops are transformed into a flood of sparkling crystal pearls. The power of love can convert rain into a multitude of glittering prisms. The mental seduction of love and a boundless illusion, inflamed by a profound uprising emotion, can change any ordinary incident into a radiant, luminous voyage. ['Crystallization under an umbrella']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Love, Transformation, Emotion, Illusion

24

"I love to be with my son and my grandchildren, like normal people. I have no particular idea of what I represent to other people. It's very mysterious to me. I don't understand it."

"I love to be with my son and my grandchildren, like normal people. I have no particular idea of what I represent to other people. It's very mysterious to me. I don't understand it."

Omar Sharif, Egyptian Actor

Love, Son, People, Idea

24

"I've always thought those guys are really funny. And I love Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and Mary."

"I've always thought those guys are really funny. And I love Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and Mary."

David Zucker, American Director

Love, Funny, Thought, Dumb

24

"As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce."

"As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce."

Adam Smith, Scottish Economist

Love, Men, Country, Land

24

"My awards are lovely. I love to show them of."

"My awards are lovely. I love to show them of."

Doris Roberts, American Actress

24

"That's not a villain, that's a man whose a victim of being in love with the wrong one."

"That's not a villain, that's a man whose a victim of being in love with the wrong one."

Rod Steiger, American Actor

Love, Being, Man, Wrong

24

"Respectable people do not write music or make love as a career."

"Respectable people do not write music or make love as a career."

Alexander Borodin, Russian Composer

Love, Music, People, Career

24

"I didn't hesitate to kiss my father in public. And that's how I tried to raise my children. We're physical."

"I didn't hesitate to kiss my father in public. And that's how I tried to raise my children. We're physical."

Payne Stewart, American Athlete

Love, Kiss, Father, Children, Public

24

"A first love always occupies a special place."

"A first love always occupies a special place."

Lee Konitz, American Musician

Love, First, First love

24

"When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?"

"When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?"

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Love, Presence, Attention, Relationship

24

"Where there is love there is life."

"Where there is love there is life."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

24

"Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!"

"Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!"

Oliver Reed, English Actor

24

"What you had yesterday is only memories; what you will have tomorrow is your dreams and what you will do today, let it be love."

"What you had yesterday is only memories; what you will have tomorrow is your dreams and what you will do today, let it be love."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Love, Present, Memory, Dream

24

"Most gentlemen don't like love, they just like to kick it around."

"Most gentlemen don't like love, they just like to kick it around."

Cole Porter, American Composer

Love, Gentlemen

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