Famous Quotes & Sayings

Cesare Pavese

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

Why does a man who is truly in love insist that this relationship must continue and be "lifelong"? Because life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Who would want to wake up halfway through an operation?

Cesare Pavese

Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.

Catherine Fisher

I trust you, Jared," she whispered. "I always did. I love you, Master.

Catherine Helen Spence

As we grew to love South Australia, we felt that we were in an expanding society, still feeling the bond to the motherland, but eager to develop a perfect society in the land of our adoption.

Catherine Deneuve

Love is suffering. One side always loves more.

Carter Heyward

Love is a choice -- not simply, or necessarily, a rational choice, but rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guile.

Carter Heyward

To say I love you is to say that you are not mine, but rather your own.

Carter Heyward

Love is a choice — not simply, or necessarily, a rational choice, but rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guide. Love is a conversion to humanity — a willingness to participate with others in the healing of a broken world and broken lives. Love is the choice to experience life as a member of the human family, a partner in the dance of life.

Cary Grant

It`s important to know where you`ve come from so that you can know where you`re going. I probably chose my profession because I was seeking approval, adulation, admiration and affection.

Carole King

Do the things you believe in, in the name of love. And know that, you aren't alone. We all have doubts and fears.

Carlos Salinas

It seems that you can't make people love or care for something that they don't already love or care for. They either see your value and act accordingly or they don't and you move on to someone that does.

Carlos Salinas

I loved her as the sun loves the flower: ever-present, nourishingly, and gently.

Carlos Salinas

I will make mistakes, after all I am not perfect, but I will do my best to make them up to you. I would never hurt you intentionally. I would not give up on you, so I hope you don't give up on me. Sincerely, The Person that Loves You

Carlos Salinas

The best people to love are the ones that you don't have to try to love.

Carlos Salinas

Keep your head up because one day one person will fight like hell for you, the same as you would for them, and it will be a deep love. So keep your head up.

Carlos Salinas

When speaking of love, and suffering a broken heart, the student said, 'You can't drown if you vow to never swim again.' To which the master replied, 'You will also never choke if you don't eat.'

Carlos Salinas

In love swallow your pride but never your dignity.

Carlos Salinas

There are only two noble pursuits in life: knowledge and love.

Carlos Salinas

I don't love her because she's beautiful; I love her and she's beautiful.

Carlos Salinas

Imagine what the world could be if we were on the offense with love instead of on the defense with hate.

Carlos Salinas

In love, be willing to fight for them, but never compete.

Carlos Salinas

Love should not be a guessing game. In fact, it shouldn't be a game at all. One should lay all the cards on the table, and be honest with intentions and feelings. And while some may hide and bluff with their cards, the true winners are those that lay their cards down honestly and find what they are looking for because of it.

Carlos Salinas

It seems everyone's so worried about getting hurt that they forget about letting love happen.

Carlos Salinas

They showed each other that it was alright for their hearts to come out and play; that it was alright to feel close to someone; that love didn't always end in heartbreak.

Carlos Salinas

True love is not giving power to the other person, but instead is empowering you to make that person happy.

Carlos Salinas

She showed him something no one else had ever shown him; that it was possible to love someone more than himself; that another's suffering could bring him more agony than his own; that someone's life could come before his; that's what she showed him.

Carlos Salinas

To the people that claim to hate Love: Remember that the thing that hurt you was a person, not love. If it had been love, they would not have hurt you. Beware that many things masquerade as love: obsession, jealousy, control, and loneliness are just a few. Love is the greatest thing on Earth, along with her sister, Hope.

Carlos Salinas

Love is: Bringing a blanket when someone's asleep. Giving the last piece of food to the other person. Staying awake to listen to them when you are dead tired. Hugging them tightly when they need it the most.

Carlos Salinas

In love, 100 pennies do not equal a dollar.

Carlos Salinas

Unless it's a soul-nourishing and breath-taking love, the kind that makes you wonder how you got along without them before you met them and makes you be a better, happier person, it is a waste of time. If the person cannot make you smile simply by thinking of them, they're not the one.

Carlos Salinas

It's called 'falling in love' for a reason: it does not have to be forced and cannot be planned. It just happens naturally, and if you're lucky, it takes you by surprise.

Carlos Salinas

One of the hardest things in life to realize is that the person you love could never love you like you love them.