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"I love turning my daughter on to old movies."

"I love turning my daughter on to old movies."

Susie Bright, American Writer

Love, Movies, Daughter, Old

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"What we know is that Shakespeare wrote perhaps the most remarkable body of passionate love poetry in the English language to a young man."

"What we know is that Shakespeare wrote perhaps the most remarkable body of passionate love poetry in the English language to a young man."

Stephen Greenblatt, American Critic

Love, Poetry, Body, English

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"In love as in sport, the amateur status must be strictly maintained."

"In love as in sport, the amateur status must be strictly maintained."

Robert Graves, Irish Novelist

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"Love begets love. This torment is my joy."

"Love begets love. This torment is my joy."

Theodore Roethke, American Poet

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"You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip."

"You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip."

Jonathan Carroll, American Author

Love, Beginning, Running

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"The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that."

"The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that."

Oscar Peterson, Canadian Musician

Love, Music, People, First

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"If you're an enthusiast and you love the world like I do, it comes naturally. But I think charity must become more fun to give, more interactive and imaginative."

"If you're an enthusiast and you love the world like I do, it comes naturally. But I think charity must become more fun to give, more interactive and imaginative."

Joanna Lumley, English Actress

Love, Charity, Fun, World

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"Sex is a momentary itch, love never lets you go."

"Sex is a momentary itch, love never lets you go."

Kingsley Amis, English Novelist

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"If I went out in killer heels and full makeup, blow dry, the whole thing - anyone dressed up like that could be intimidating to men and women, really. It's so, look at me. Do you know what I mean? But I love women."

"If I went out in killer heels and full makeup, blow dry, the whole thing - anyone dressed up like that could be intimidating to men and women, really. It's so, look at me. Do you know what I mean? But I love women."

Rachel Weisz, British Actress

Love, Men, Women, Makeup

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"I am not systematic at all when it comes to religion. I just love life. And I'm not judgmental. And I'm a vegetarian."

"I am not systematic at all when it comes to religion. I just love life. And I'm not judgmental. And I'm a vegetarian."

Erykah Badu, American Musician

Love, Life, Religion

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"The spring of love becomes hidden and soon filled up."

"The spring of love becomes hidden and soon filled up."

Max Muller, German Educator

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"Everyone got kind of crazy with me mentioning I was in love with a woman."

"Everyone got kind of crazy with me mentioning I was in love with a woman."

Angelina Jolie, American Actress

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"If you're lucky enough to have a pretty girl love you and share herself and sleep with you, make that your secret. The best way to spoil love is by talking to too many people about it."

"If you're lucky enough to have a pretty girl love you and share herself and sleep with you, make that your secret. The best way to spoil love is by talking to too many people about it."

Rip Torn, American Actor

Love, People, Pretty, Sleep

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"If they can see you love them, you can say anything to them."

"If they can see you love them, you can say anything to them."

Richard Baxter, English Clergyman

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"Nobody seems to know yet how television is going to affect the radio, movies, love, housekeeping or the church, but it has definitely revived vaudeville."

"Nobody seems to know yet how television is going to affect the radio, movies, love, housekeeping or the church, but it has definitely revived vaudeville."

Edgar Bergen, American Actor

Love, Movies, Church, Housekeeping

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"In the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong Kong, I did a lot of comedy, many dramatic films, and most of all, romantic roles, lots of love stories. I was like a romance novel hero."

"In the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong Kong, I did a lot of comedy, many dramatic films, and most of all, romantic roles, lots of love stories. I was like a romance novel hero."

Chow Yun Fat, Chinese Actor

Love, Romance, Action, Audiences

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"We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy."

"We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy."

Walter Anderson, German Writer

Love, Trust, Joy

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"Love them for who they are, and what they are they are; they are not you. Good stuff, isn't it? You have to live 73 years to get that."

"Love them for who they are, and what they are they are; they are not you. Good stuff, isn't it? You have to live 73 years to get that."

Doris Roberts, American Actress

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"When people have asked if I'd like to go in the Shuttle, I said you don't get to fly it, except for landing, which I'd love to do. I wouldn't go unless I could command it."

"When people have asked if I'd like to go in the Shuttle, I said you don't get to fly it, except for landing, which I'd love to do. I wouldn't go unless I could command it."

Wally Schirra, American Astronaut

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"How many women does one need to sing the scale of love all the way up and down?"

"How many women does one need to sing the scale of love all the way up and down?"

Georg Buchner, German Dramatist

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"The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing."

"The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing."

Leslie Caron, French Actress

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"I never thought about being on a series before. It seemed like such a big commitment. But I love going to work every day. This is not about ego, it's about work, and that's refreshing in this town."

"I never thought about being on a series before. It seemed like such a big commitment. But I love going to work every day. This is not about ego, it's about work, and that's refreshing in this town."

Lauren Ambrose, American Actress

Love, Work, Thought, Being

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"I love blackjack. But I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi circle."

"I love blackjack. But I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi circle."

Mitch Hedberg, American Comedian

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"I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best."

"I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best."

Famke Janssen, Dutch Actress

Love, Movies, Now

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"I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about portraying the often painful transition into the adult world."

"I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about portraying the often painful transition into the adult world."

Sophie Marceau, French Actress

Love, Childhood, World

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"My favorite subject probably was math. I love math. Figures just intrigue me. I was really good at math. English probably was my worst subject. But I used to write a lot of poetry. I used to write poetry all the time."

"My favorite subject probably was math. I love math. Figures just intrigue me. I was really good at math. English probably was my worst subject. But I used to write a lot of poetry. I used to write poetry all the time."

Herschel Walker, American Athlete

Love, Poetry, Time, English

41

"The first movie was mostly about George and Julia. This one is mostly about me and Catherine and our love story and our whole history. So it's a very different movie."

"The first movie was mostly about George and Julia. This one is mostly about me and Catherine and our love story and our whole history. So it's a very different movie."

Casey Affleck, American Actor

Love, History, First

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"I do love using keyboards and I love writing keyboard parts, but I am not a player in the true sense of the word."

"I do love using keyboards and I love writing keyboard parts, but I am not a player in the true sense of the word."

Geddy Lee, Canadian Musician

Love, Sense, Word, Writing

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"I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff."

"I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff."

Catherine Bell, British Model

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"I'd excluded New York from my writing, and then I came back and I fell in love with it all over again. The energy comes from an absence, that yearning for New York when you are not there."

"I'd excluded New York from my writing, and then I came back and I fell in love with it all over again. The energy comes from an absence, that yearning for New York when you are not there."

Jonathan Lethem, American Writer

Love, Absence, Energy, Writing

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"For me, one I love the 80's, I love 80's music, I'm sort of a baby of the 80's, I grew up in the 80s."

"For me, one I love the 80's, I love 80's music, I'm sort of a baby of the 80's, I grew up in the 80s."

Will Estes, American Actor

Love, Music, Baby

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"I can live without money, but I cannot live without love."

"I can live without money, but I cannot live without love."

Judy Garland, American Actress

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"James Cotton is a real blues guy, and he played with Muddy Waters, and it surprised me that they would want me to make a record with them, that he called me to do this record. I'd never done anything like that before. But I love blues, so I was very happy."

"James Cotton is a real blues guy, and he played with Muddy Waters, and it surprised me that they would want me to make a record with them, that he called me to do this record. I'd never done anything like that before. But I love blues, so I was very happy."

Charlie Haden, American Musician

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"I changed my mind because of a scene between Howard Cunningham and Richie. The father-son situation was written so movingly, I fell in love with the project."

"I changed my mind because of a scene between Howard Cunningham and Richie. The father-son situation was written so movingly, I fell in love with the project."

Tom Bosley, American Actor

Love, Father, Mind, Project

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"I love my relationship with Coach Vermeil because it is one of the few genuine relationships that I have."

"I love my relationship with Coach Vermeil because it is one of the few genuine relationships that I have."

Dante Hall, American Athlete

Love, Coach, Relationships

41

"My best friend has warned me to stay away. Violet, a girl raised by the Terror, has warned me to stay away, but even after digesting her advice, knowing the rumors and experiencing what I have, I can't leave. The bandage on Razor's arm and the cuts and bruises along his side testify to how dangerous his life is, but with one long look into those beautiful eyes , I know that I'm a lost cause to logic. I've already fallen in love."

"My best friend has warned me to stay away. Violet, a girl raised by the Terror, has warned me to stay away, but even after digesting her advice, knowing the rumors and experiencing what I have, I can't leave. The bandage on Razor's arm and the cuts and bruises along his side testify to how dangerous his life is, but with one long look into those beautiful eyes , I know that I'm a lost cause to logic. I've already fallen in love."

Katie McGarry, American Author

Love, Danger, Attraction, Obsession

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"Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea."

"Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea."

Henry Fielding, English Novelist

Love, Scandal, Tea

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"She'd offered him her friendship. Her body. And he'd taken both. He wanted to keep them both. And he also wanted more, so much more. He wanted her heart, like she had his."

"She'd offered him her friendship. Her body. And he'd taken both. He wanted to keep them both. And he also wanted more, so much more. He wanted her heart, like she had his."

Jill Shalvis, American Novelist

Love, Desire, Heart, Truth

41

"To those who do not love God, all things must work together immediately for pain and torment, until, by means of the tribulation, they are led to salvation at last."

"To those who do not love God, all things must work together immediately for pain and torment, until, by means of the tribulation, they are led to salvation at last."

Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German Philosopher

Love, Work, God, Pain

41

"My kids love anime, but I don't show them the really graphic stuff."

"My kids love anime, but I don't show them the really graphic stuff."

Brad Bird, American Cartoonist

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"I go by the role pretty much. And I think the only genre I haven't gotten to do but I'd love to is a western, but no one has ever asked me to do that. Unfortunately they are very few and far between these days, but that is one type of film I'd love to do."

"I go by the role pretty much. And I think the only genre I haven't gotten to do but I'd love to is a western, but no one has ever asked me to do that. Unfortunately they are very few and far between these days, but that is one type of film I'd love to do."

Sam Neill, Irish Actor

Love, Film, Pretty

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"But I love fish, cheese and meat, and I eat everything, but only in small quantities if it's rich."

"But I love fish, cheese and meat, and I eat everything, but only in small quantities if it's rich."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

41

"Remember likewise there are persons who love fewer words, an inoffensive sort of people, and who deserve some regard, though of too still and composed tempers for you."

"Remember likewise there are persons who love fewer words, an inoffensive sort of people, and who deserve some regard, though of too still and composed tempers for you."

Joseph Butler, English Clergyman

Love, People, Words

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"So I put up with bad behavior in the name of loving the way I thought you were supposed to love."

"So I put up with bad behavior in the name of loving the way I thought you were supposed to love."

Deb Caletti, American Author

Love, Sacrifice, Behavior, Attachment

41

"It's a mood record. Like one night you're going to be down in the dumps depressed because you're thinking about your ex-boyfriend and the next moment you're gonna be like screw him you know? And the next one you're saying to yourself "God I'm in love.""

"It's a mood record. Like one night you're going to be down in the dumps depressed because you're thinking about your ex-boyfriend and the next moment you're gonna be like screw him you know? And the next one you're saying to yourself "God I'm in love.""

Willa Ford, American Musician

Love, Night, Saying, Thinking

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"I think Americans should have a policy of love. That should be the foreign policy, love. Export Love."

"I think Americans should have a policy of love. That should be the foreign policy, love. Export Love."

Ziggy Marley, Jamaican Musician

Love, Policy, Americans, Foreign policy

41

"It is a vulgar error that love, a love, to woman is her whole existence; she is born for Truth and Love in their universal energy."

"It is a vulgar error that love, a love, to woman is her whole existence; she is born for Truth and Love in their universal energy."

Margaret Fuller, American Critic

Love, Truth, Energy, Error

41

"OK, he and Katie fell in love, they're getting married. Why is this in the news? Why is this a big deal? Is there something unusual about meeting someone and falling in love?"

"OK, he and Katie fell in love, they're getting married. Why is this in the news? Why is this a big deal? Is there something unusual about meeting someone and falling in love?"

Mimi Rogers, American Actress

Love, Meeting, News

41

"The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork."

"The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork."

Pearl Bailey, American Actress

Love, Joy, Needs, World

41

"The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them."

"The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them."

Mary Schmich, American Journalist

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