Such is the inconsistency of real love, that it is always awake to suspicion, however unreasonable; always requiring new assurances from the object of its interest.
Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764Love is everything it's cracked up to be…It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
Erica Jong, O Magazine, February 2004To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.
Madonna (1958 - ), O Magazine, January 2004You can't love anyone until you understand that you can't love everyone.
Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, October 20, 2003Love isn't a decision. It's a feeling. If we could decide who we loved, it would be much simpler, but much less magical.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, Chef Aid, 1998Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.
William Goldman, "The Princess Bride"You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not?"
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), "Back to Methuselah" (1921), part 1, act 1Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Thich Nhat HanhWhen two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.
William Wrigley Jr. (1861 - 1932)Accept the pain, cherish the joys, resolve the regrets; then can come the best of benedictions - 'If I had my life to live over, I'd do it all the same.'
Joan McIntoshA great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.
Dave Meurer, "Daze of Our Wives"Partake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself.
Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O MagazineAt the end of the day, whether or not those people are comfortable with how you're living your life doesn't matter. What matters is whether you're comfortable with it.
Phillip C. McGraw, O Magazine, February 2003Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.
Jodie Foster (1962 - )I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.
Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), in Look, Apr. 3, 1956An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
They can do all because they think they can.
Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC)
We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know them because we hate them.
Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832)
It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962 - )
