Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.

The strongest influences in my life and my work are always whomever I love. Whomever I love and am with most of the time, or whomever I remember most vividly. I think that’s true of everyone, don’t you?

Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously.

Loving someone liberates the lover as well as the beloved. And that kind of love comes with age.

You bring children into the world. You love them with heart and soul.

Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.

People like to hear the word ‚love.‘

Every man, and for stronger reasons, every artist, wants to be recognized. So do I.

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

When you get to a place where you understand that love and belonging, your worthiness, is a birthright and not something you have to earn, anything is possible.

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil.

There is but one way for a president to deal with Congress, and that is continuously, incessantly, and without interruption. If it is really going to work, the relationship has got to be almost incestuous.

They do not love that do not show their love.

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.

There is a rollicking kindness that looks like malice.

An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success.

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

It’s not possible to stop love.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

It’s impossible to live a life totally free of feelings. God created all of us to be emotional creatures, and feelings are a big part of our lives.

You are a child of the sun, you come from the sun, and that is something true with the Earth also… your relationship with the Earth is so deep, and the Earth is in you and this is something not very difficult, much less difficult then philosophy.

If you want to become fully mature in the Lord, you must learn to love truth. Otherwise, you will always leave open a door of deception for the enemy to take what is meant to be yours.

I met my husband before I became a star, and he doesn’t care about any of it.

I’ve never had a dislike for men. I’ve been badly treated by some. But I’ve been loved greatly by some. I married a lot of them.

The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior.

Whatever I’m feeling, whatever I’m going through, whatever mood I’m in… If I’m feeling like dancing or clubbing, then it will be reflected in the music. If I’m feeling dark and vulnerable, then it will reflect in the music, too.

When you face a ‚performance‘ that might provoke the ‚I’m scared‘ response, choose love and approach your opportunity as a chance to dance with God. It’s more fun than ‚Dancing with the Stars!‘

God made and governs the world invisibly, and has commanded us to love and worship him and no other God; to honor our parents and masters, and love our neighbours as ourselves; and to be temperate, just, and peaceable, and to be merciful even to brute beasts.

The best marriages are the ones where we can go out in the world and really put ourselves out there. A lot of times we’ll fail, and sometimes we’ll pull it off. But good marriages are when you can go home and know that your vulnerability will be honored as courage, and that you’ll find support.

I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just fell in love with it. I didn’t care what kind of movies I made.

When I think of the love I feel for each member of our family, I sense, to a slight degree, the love that our Heavenly Father bears for His children.

Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better.

To be loved is very demoralizing.

No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not.

Smiling makes me feel weak and not in control and not powerful and small.

Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God – the rest will be given.

Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do… but how much love we put in that action.

In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and to the young, it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares. I have had experience enough to know what I say.

My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion.

Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.

It’s not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.

I’ve always wanted a baby.

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings – always darker, emptier and simpler.

Doo-wop is special music to me because it’s so straightforward and melody-driven and captures emotions.

Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.

I just got to feel that whoever I marry has some real regard for me.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

Mad or glad, Mr. Reagan is head over heels in love with Mrs. Reagan and can’t even imagine a world without her – He loves her.

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

You will never know the feeling of a driver when winning a race. The helmet hides feelings that cannot be understood.

The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.

I’m not claiming divinity. I’ve never claimed purity of soul. I’ve never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can… But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him.

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.