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66 Woodrow Wilson quotes

written by quotegal71

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.

A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential election.

As president, Wilson changed the nation’s economic policies and led the United States into World War I in 1917. He was the leading architect of the League of Nations, and his progressive stance on foreign policy came to be known as Wilsonianism.

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Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.
Princeton is no longer a thing for Princeton men to please themselves with. Princeton is a thing with which Princeton men must satisfy the country.
The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.
The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation.
The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.
That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.
Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world.
So far as the colleges go, the sideshows are swallowing up the circus.
The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.
Property as compared with humanity, as compared with the red blood in the American people, must take second place, not first place.
The seed of revolution is repression.
Politics I conceive to be nothing more than the science of the ordered progress of society along the lines of greatest usefulness and convenience to itself.
One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.
Never attempt to murder a man who is committing suicide.
Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt.
Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.
There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the bitter tears of pity and the hot tears of wrath.
The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind.
My own ideals for the university are those of a genuine democracy and serious scholarship. These two, indeed, seem to go together.
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.
What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.
The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.
There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.
The history of liberty is a history of resistance.
There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not shielded in their lives from the consequences of great industrial and social processes which they cannot alter, control, or singly cope with.
There are blessed intervals when I forget by one means or another that I am President of the United States.
The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.
You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the twilight into the broadening day before the noon comes and the full sun is upon the landscape.
The method of political science is the interpretation of life; its instrument is insight, a nice understanding of subtle, unformulated conditions.
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
We have not given science too big a place in our education, but we have made a perilous mistake in giving it too great a preponderance in method in every other branch of study.
America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to work out his destiny as he chooses.
Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is growing or swelling.
Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
Caution is the confidential agent of selfishness.
By ‘radical,’ I understand one who goes too far; by ‘conservative,’ one who does not go far enough; by ‘reactionary,’ one who won’t go at all.
Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord’s Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.
At every crisis in one’s life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend to whom you can think aloud without restraint or misgiving.
My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business, that it is something we owe to each other to understand and discuss with absolute frankness.
America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal – to discover and maintain liberty among men.
He is not a true man of the world who knows only the present fashions of it.
America is not anything if it consists of each of us. It is something only if it consists of all of us.
Absolute identity with one’s cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.
A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible.
A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.
A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.
The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters, men who form their purposes and then carry them out, let the consequences be what they may.
As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur.
I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.
Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.
It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true.
Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does unite them.
In the Lord’s Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.
If you want to make enemies, try to change something.
If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth re-electing.
Generally young men are regarded as radicals. This is a popular misconception. The most conservative persons I ever met are college undergraduates. The radicals are the men past middle life.
If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.
Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose.
I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.
I will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect of the past.
I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.
I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something.
I have come slowly into possession of such powers as I have. I receive the opinions of my day. I do not conceive them. But I receive them into a vivid mind.
I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be happy. Many an unhappy man has been of deep service to himself and to the world.
If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the United States, they are going to own it.
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Presidents

57 George Washington quotes

written by quotegal71

George Washington  was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created and ratified the Constitution of the United States and the American federal government.

Washington has been called the “Father of his Country” for his manifold leadership in the nation’s founding

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War – An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.
The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.
Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another.
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.
Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.
The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.
The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty… it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.
The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference – they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.
There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.
I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.
It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.
Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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Philosophers

166 Albert Camus quotes

written by quotegal71

Albert Camus was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history.

His works include The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel.

Philosophically, Camus’s views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. Some consider Camus’s work to show him to be an existentialist, even though he himself firmly rejected the term throughout his lifetime.

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Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.
Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.
Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate, will be a Music conducive to Dream, which banishes all reason and analysis. One must not wish first to understand and then to feel. Art does not tolerate Reason.
Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well.
To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn’t everything.
To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.
Note, besides, that it is no more immoral to directly rob citizens than to slip indirect taxes into the price of goods that they cannot do without.
We are all special cases.
Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name of revolution have become, in reality, ideologies of consent and not of rebellion.
Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.
Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely.
Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.
Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood – never.
Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions.
Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.
To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one’s landlady.
When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.
It’s a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.
It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.
Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer ‘yes’ without having asked any clear question.
You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.
You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.
Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love – first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.
What the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians.
What is a rebel? A man who says no.
We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives… inside ourselves.
We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.
We rarely confide in those who are better than we are.
We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that race which daily hastens us towards death, the body maintains its irreparable lead.
We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.
We call first truths those we discover after all the others.
Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.
As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.
Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?
Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.
Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of an eternity that we should like to stretch out over the whole of time.
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Don’t believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves.
At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures – be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.
Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face.
An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.
All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant’s revolving door.
Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful.
After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to get knowledge is in books. The true university of these days is a collection of books.
A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.
A man’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.
It is not your paintings I like, it is your painting.
At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.
How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!
Integrity has no need of rules.
In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, whereas those who kill him risk nothing except promotion.
In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.
It is normal to give away a little of one’s life in order not to lose it all.
In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to exist.
Don’t wait for the last judgment – it takes place every day.
I know of only one duty, and that is to love.
How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.
For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.
For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.
Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic.
Every man needs slaves like he needs clean air. To rule is to breathe, is it not? And even the most disenfranchised get to breathe. The lowest on the social scale have their spouses or their children.
Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.
Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.
The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone.
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.
The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm.
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.
The real passion of the twentieth century is servitude.
The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves.
The society based on production is only productive, not creative.
Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.
A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.
Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.
Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.
Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed.
A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.
To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society because he is absolutely evil amounts to saying that society is absolutely good, and no-one in his right mind will believe this today.
To abandon oneself to principles is really to die – and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love.
Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.
Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.
There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and the unjust. I swear to you that all that will never change.
There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.
The world is never quiet, even its silence eternally resounds with the same notes, in vibrations which escape our ears. As for those that we perceive, they carry sounds to us, occasionally a chord, never a melody.
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.
One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.
Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face.
The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone.
Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful.
A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.
Without freedom, no art art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.
A man’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.
Truly fertile Music, the only kind that will move us, that we shall truly appreciate, will be a Music conducive to Dream, which banishes all reason and analysis. One must not wish first to understand and then to feel. Art does not tolerate Reason.
Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of an eternity that we should like to stretch out over the whole of time.
There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and the unjust. I swear to you that all that will never change.
Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.
Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.
For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.
Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.
We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that race which daily hastens us towards death, the body maintains its irreparable lead.
There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed.
To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well.
To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one’s landlady.
Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
Don’t walk behind me I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.
We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.
Don’t believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves.
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society because he is absolutely evil amounts to saying that society is absolutely good, and no-one in his right mind will believe this today.
By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant’s revolving door.
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?
Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn’t everything.
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.
Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions.
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.
Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.
After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to get knowledge is in books. The true university of these days is a collection of books.
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.
We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.
For if there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.
As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.
It is normal to give away a little of one’s life in order not to lose it all.
I know of only one duty, and that is to love.
We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love – first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.
When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.
Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.
The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves.
To abandon oneself to principles is really to die – and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love.
Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.
Men are never really willing to die except for the sake of freedom: therefore they do not believe in dying completely.
It’s a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.
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Scientists

247 Albert Einstein quotes

written by quotegal71

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics. Relativity and quantum mechanics are the two pillars of modern physics.

His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from relativity theory, has been dubbed “the world’s most famous equation”. His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.

He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics “for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect”, a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory.

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Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Love is a better teacher than duty.
Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today’s events.
Morality is of the highest importance – but for us, not for God.
Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone.
Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.
Never lose a holy curiosity.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.
Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature.
No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.
It is only to the individual that a soul is given.
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.
It was the experience of mystery – even if mixed with fear – that engendered religion.
It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind it has overcome man’s insecurity before himself and before nature.
It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.
Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.
That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.
The man of science is a poor philosopher.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.
The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead.
The faster you go, the shorter you are.
The environment is everything that isn’t me.
The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.
The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.
Isn’t it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow?
One may say the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.
Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one’s living at it.
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
Common sense invents and constructs no less than its own field than science does in its domain. It is, however, in the nature of common sense not to be aware of this situation.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.
Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.
As far as I’m concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.
Force always attracts men of low morality.
God always takes the simplest way.
God does not play dice.
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.
Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.
An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity.
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.
Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish.
All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man’s actions.
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
God may be subtle, but he isn’t plain mean.
If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.
I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.
Information is not knowledge.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism – how passionately I hate them!
Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
I am a deeply religious nonbeliever – this is a somewhat new kind of religion.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.
I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.
I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it.
I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
I have just got a new theory of eternity.
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.
I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
When the solution is simple, God is answering.
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
True religion is real living; living with all one’s soul, with all one’s goodness and righteousness.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.
We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.
We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
To the Master’s honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newton’s ground.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.
You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas. I’ve only ever had one.
You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created.
You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.
The only source of knowledge is experience.
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal.
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance.
Time is what prevents everything from happening at once.
The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.
Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.
The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.
There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point the way to a more comprehensive theory in which it lives on as a limiting case.
There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there.
There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.
If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead.
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
The environment is everything that isn’t me.
Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish.
It was the experience of mystery – even if mixed with fear – that engendered religion.
That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.
God always takes the simplest way.
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity.
When the solution is simple, God is answering.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.
God does not play dice.
I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.
I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.
We should take care not to make the intellect our god it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
Morality is of the highest importance – but for us, not for God.
God may be subtle, but he isn’t plain mean.
An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead his eyes are closed.
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.
You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas. I’ve only ever had one.
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin what else does a man need to be happy?
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.
The only source of knowledge is experience.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
Love is a better teacher than duty.
You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.
People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.
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149 quotes by Aldous Huxley

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Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher.

His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including novels and non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives, and poems.

He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962

Born
Aldous Leonard Huxley

26 July 1894

Godalming, Surrey, England
Died 22 November 1963 (aged 69)

Los Angeles County, California, US
Resting place Compton, Surrey
Education Eton College
Alma mater Balliol College, Oxford
Occupations
  • Writer
  • philosopher
Notable work
  • Brave New World
  • Island
  • Point Counter Point
  • The Doors of Perception
  • The Perennial Philosophy
  • The Devils of Loudun

List of quotes

It takes two to make a murder. There are born victims, born to have their throats cut, as the cut-throats are born to be hanged.
From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (history), men learn only what their passions and their metaphysical prejudices allow them to learn.
I’m afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.
If human beings were shown what they’re really like, they’d either kill one another as vermin, or hang themselves.
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.
One of the great attractions of patriotism – it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what’s more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.
That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent.
Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.
Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.
Speed provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.
Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.
Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.
Several excuses are always less convincing than one.
Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.
Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.
Perhaps it’s good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he’s happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life?
It’s with bad sentiments that one makes good novels.
Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it forget.
Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.
Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held.
My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing.
My fate cannot be mastered; it can only be collaborated with and thereby, to some extent, directed. Nor am I the captain of my soul; I am only its noisiest passenger.
Most of one’s life is one prolonged effort to prevent oneself thinking.
Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don’t know because we don’t want to know.
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.
Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.
Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.
Like every other good thing in this world, leisure and culture have to be paid for. Fortunately, however, it is not the leisured and the cultured who have to pay.
It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one’s life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than ‘try to be a little kinder.’
People intoxicate themselves with work so they won’t see how they really are.
Every man’s memory is his private literature.
Chastity – the most unnatural of all the sexual perversions.
Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.
Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead.
Cynical realism is the intelligent man’s best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.
De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolutionary of history.
Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt.
That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively to that most blessed and blessing of all natural graces, sleep.
Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image.
Dream in a pragmatic way.
Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying.
Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.
Experience teaches only the teachable.
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
Hell isn’t merely paved with good intentions; it’s walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too.
It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth, goodness and beauty are one. In the morning, when they commit their discovery to paper, when others read it written there, it looks wholly ridiculous.
Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts.
God isn’t compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness. You must make your choice. Our civilization has chosen machinery and medicine and happiness.
Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects… totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.
Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people’s happiness.
Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting.
Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
Bondage is the life of personality, and for bondage the personal self will fight with tireless resourcefulness and the most stubborn cunning.
A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author’s soul.
A belief in hell and the knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority of human beings from behaving as though death were no more than an unfounded rumor.
A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention.
A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy.
A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt.
A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will’s freedom after it.
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours.
Amour is the one human activity of any importance in which laughter and pleasure preponderate, if ever so slightly, over misery and pain.
An intellectual is a person who’s found one thing that’s more interesting than sex.
An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.
Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and beholder.
Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.
What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood.
To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself.
To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.
Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something.
Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul from what it desires. If a man would travel far along the mystic road, he must learn to desire God intensely but in stillness, passively and yet with all his heart and mind and strength.
We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.
What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and viscera.
What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes – ah, they have all the necessary leisure.
The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name.
Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty – his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure.
You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one’s never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly.
There’s only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God.
You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It’s one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.
There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.
The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.
The vast majority of human beings dislike and even actually dread all notions with which they are not familiar… Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have generally been persecuted, and always derided as fools and madmen.
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm.
The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.
The proper study of mankind is books.
The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.
The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.
The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own.
The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right.
There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.
The impulse to cruelty is, in many people, almost as violent as the impulse to sexual love – almost as violent and much more mischievous.
The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.
There is something curiously boring about somebody else’s happiness.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.
There isn’t any formula or method. You learn to love by loving – by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done.
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm.
The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.
We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image.
Perhaps it’s good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he’s happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life?
The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly.
Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and beholder.
Cynical realism is the intelligent man’s best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.
A belief in hell and the knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority of human beings from behaving as though death were no more than an unfounded rumor.
Dream in a pragmatic way.
The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.
A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will’s freedom after it.
Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty – his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure.
The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy their second worst enemy is total efficiency.
There’s only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God.
God isn’t compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness. You must make your choice. Our civilization has chosen machinery and medicine and happiness.
Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul from what it desires. If a man would travel far along the mystic road, he must learn to desire God intensely but in stillness, passively and yet with all his heart and mind and strength.
Hell isn’t merely paved with good intentions it’s walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too.
A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author’s soul.
Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying.
Like every other good thing in this world, leisure and culture have to be paid for. Fortunately, however, it is not the leisured and the cultured who have to pay.
It’s with bad sentiments that one makes good novels.
Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.
One of the great attractions of patriotism – it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what’s more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.
Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects… totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.
What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and viscera.
There is something curiously boring about somebody else’s happiness.
Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people’s happiness.
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.
Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.
De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolutionary of history.
From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (history), men learn only what their passions and their metaphysical prejudices allow them to learn.
Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself.
It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one’s life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than ‘try to be a little kinder.’
You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It’s one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.
There isn’t any formula or method. You learn to love by loving – by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done.
The impulse to cruelty is, in many people, almost as violent as the impulse to sexual love – almost as violent and much more mischievous.
What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood.
It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth, goodness and beauty are one. In the morning, when they commit their discovery to paper, when others read it written there, it looks wholly ridiculous.
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.
That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent.
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39 Agatha Christie quotes

written by quotegal71

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

She also wrote the world’s longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End since 1952. A writer during the “Golden Age of Detective Fiction”, Christie has been called the “Queen of Crime”. She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott.

In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

Born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
15 September 1890
Torquay, Devon, England
Died 12 January 1976 (aged 85)
Winterbrook House, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Resting place Church of St Mary, Cholsey, Oxfordshire
Pen name Mary Westmacott
Occupation Novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, memoirist
Genre Murder mystery, detective story, crime fiction, thriller
Literary movement Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Notable works
  • Murder on the Orient Express
  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
  • Death on the Nile
  • The Murder at the Vicarage
  • Partners in Crime
  • The A.B.C. Murders
  • And Then There Were None
  • The Mousetrap

 

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Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.
Most successes are unhappy. That’s why they are successes – they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something that the world will notice.
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.
It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.
If one sticks too rigidly to one’s principles, one would hardly see anybody.
I’ve always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets all the worry and only half the royalties.
I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.
Evil is not something superhuman, it’s something less than human.
I don’t think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness – to save oneself trouble.
I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
One doesn’t recognize the really important moments in one’s life until it’s too late.
I live now on borrowed time, waiting in the anteroom for the summons that will inevitably come. And then – I go on to the next thing, whatever it is. One doesn’t, luckily, have to bother about that.
I married an archaeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me.
One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood.
The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.
The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don’t give a damn.
The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of an idea which has been impressed on them in very tender years.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger.
Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.
These little grey cells. It is up to them.
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that’s no reason not to give it.
Too much mercy… often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.
Very few of us are what we seem.
Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.
There’s too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will.
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.
Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.
Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.
I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
Any woman can fool a man if she wants to and if he’s in love with her.
Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend.
But surely for everything you have to love you have to pay some price.
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.
Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.
The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.
There’s too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will.
Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
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58 aesop quotes

written by quotegal71

Aesop was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop’s Fables.

Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales associated with him are characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters.

Scattered details of Aesop’s life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch.

List of quotes

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
Plodding wins the race.
Please all, and you will please none.
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.
United we stand, divided we fall.
It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters.
Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.
Slow but steady wins the race.
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others.
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Appearances are often deceiving.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
Adventure is worthwhile.
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
The gods help them that help themselves.
Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.
It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Example is the best precept.
Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
Don’t let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – don’t let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
Example is the best precept.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortun
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
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42 Gerald R. Ford quotes

written by quotegal71
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977.
He was the only president never to have been elected to the office of president or vice president as well as the only president to date from Michigan.
Born: 14 July 1913, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: 26 December 2006, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Vice president: Nelson Rockefeller (1974–1977)
Presidential term: 9 August 1974 – 20 January 1977
Party: Republican Party
Children: Susan Ford Bales, Steven Ford, Michael Gerald Ford, John Gardner Ford
Spouse: Betty Ford (m. 1948–2006)

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Teddy Roosevelt… once said, ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick.’ Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.
If Lincoln were alive today, he’d be turning over in his grave.
In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end.
It’s the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It’s a quality to be proud of. But it’s a quality that many people seem to have neglected.
My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage.
My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.
Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.
Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.
The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn’t are as much a part of golf as life itself.
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.
Things are more like today than they have ever been before.
Truth is the glue that holds government together.
When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say.
A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the United States. an all-out attack. Their aim is total victory for themselves and total defeat for him.
Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.
History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.
The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite guard of political adolescents to by-pass the regular party organization and dictate the terms of a national election.
I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.
All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.
An American tragedy in which we all have played a part.
Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people’s urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.
For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul, the school for the mind and the safe depository for moral ideas.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.
I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.
I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.
I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.
I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.
I have had a lot of adversaries in my political life, but no enemies that I can remember.
I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.
I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.
I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.
I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.
History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.
I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am.
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.
All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.
My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.
Truth is the glue that holds government together.
Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.
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Quotes about St Patricks day

written by quotegal71
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Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends. William Butler Yeats
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone. Reba McEntire
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. C. S. Lewis
I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it. Denzel Washington
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. John Boyle O’Reilly
You’ve got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket – you might have caught a fish. Darrell Royal
Our hearts were drunk with a beauty Our eyes could never see. George William Russell
Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me. Saint Patrick
Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. Joseph Brodsky
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. William Butler Yeats
You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it. Jimmy Dean
I love everything that’s old, – old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine. Oliver Goldsmith
I try to be grateful for the abundance of the blessings that I have, for the journey that I’m on and to relish each day as a gift. James McGreevey
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. John Millington Synge
Fond memory brings the light of other days around me. Thomas Moore
Luck is believing you’re lucky. Tennessee Williams
Above all else, deep in my soul, I’m a tough Irishwoman. Maureen O’Hara
If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks. Brendan Behan
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. Winston Churchill
Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. Pope John Paul II
Being Irish, I always had this love of words. Kenneth Branagh
If you’re Irish, it doesn’t matter where you go – you’ll find family. Victoria Smurfit
I come from an Irish Catholic family, and hell-raising is part of the DNA. Brian Dennehy
That’s what the holidays are for – for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn’t that the Irish way? Lara Flynn Boyle
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. Socrates
I was raised in a very old fashioned Ireland where women were reared to be lovely. Anne Enright
Every St. Patrick’s Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to. Shane Leslie
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. Dave Barry
Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me. Colin Farrell
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207 quotes about thanksgiving

written by quotegal71
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Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. Oprah Winfrey
Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming! Joseph B. Wirthlin
I’m thankful for every moment. Al Green
Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. Jim Davis
I give thanks to my Creator for this wonderful life where each of us has the opportunity to learn lessons we could not fully comprehend by any other means. Joseph B. Wirthlin
Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last. Lawrence Welk
If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it’s really like making a large chicken. Ina Garten
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. Erma Bombeck
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. William Arthur Ward
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. Henry David Thoreau
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. William Blake
An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. Irv Kupcinet
There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American. O. Henry
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. Henry Van Dyke
Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ. John Clayton
You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There’s another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity. Bill Gates
Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants. Kevin James
On Thanksgiving I will stop to give thanks that my family is safe and healthy, especially because I realize that, following the tragedies of this year, it is all too real a possibility that they might not have been. Bobby Jindal
Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song. Konrad von Gesner
If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get. Frank A. Clark
Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude. Nigel Hamilton
If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share. W. Clement Stone
My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother’s Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife’s Midwestern roots; the Campbell’s green-bean casserole; and of course, pumpkin pie. Douglas Conant
Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another. John Clayton
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Henry Ward Beecher
My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor. Phyllis Diller
Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving. Joseph Auslander
To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. Victor Hugo
If you think Independence Day is America’s defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down. Tony Snow
Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. Franz Grillparzer
Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving. Amy Grant
That’s one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football’s on! Michael Strahan
I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land. Jon Stewart
My mom makes something called green pie, which I thought was a delicacy that many people only had at Thanksgiving, but it turns out it was just Jell-O with whipped cream on it. And it’s delicious. Bobby Moynihan
For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. Storm Jameson
My fondest memories are generally the day after Thanksgiving. I get the total decorating Christmas itch. Katharine McPhee
Even though we’re a week and a half away from Thanksgiving, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Richard Roeper
I’ve spent a lot of Thanksgivings on the road with my band, so anytime that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family in a traditional aspect, eating sweet potatoes and cranberries and stuffing and all the trappings of Thanksgiving and then get on a treadmill the next day extra long, I’m happy. Richie Sambora
If no one shopped on Thanksgiving Day, the stores wouldn’t open. End of story. I say we all take the pledge and stay home. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for what you have, not to save a few dollars to get more. Regina Brett
I miss both of my parents terribly every day, but especially as we approach Thanksgiving. We always came together as a family for that holiday, playing capture the flag and touch football and laughing a lot. Mark Shriver
It is now common knowledge that the average American gains 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Marilu Henner
Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him. John Clayton
I love chicken. I would eat chicken fingers on Thanksgiving if it were socially acceptable. Todd Barry
When people come to my act any time after Thanksgiving, I usually say, You shouldn’t be here. You should be shopping. Our economy depends on you! You should be out there buying stuff.’ Lewis Black
Thanksgiving just gets me all warm and tingly and all kinds of wonderful inside. Willard Scott
A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen. Kin Hubbard
From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea. Algernon Charles Swinburne
You can’t have a good Thanksgiving meal without a little bit of ketchup on the side. Patrick Mahomes
I think that is a better thing than thanksgiving: thanks-living. How is this to be done? By a general cheerfulness of manner, by an obedience to the command of Him by whose mercy we live, by a perpetual, constant delighting of ourselves in the Lord, and by a submission of our desires to His will. Charles Spurgeon
It’s funny, I was talking to somebody who writes for a cop show, and he was saying how they aren’t allowed to acknowledge Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, just because it has to be able to play forever. Hannah Simone
Most people think to make green bean casserole around Thanksgiving and Christmas, but honestly, I make this dish more during the summer, when green beans can be found fresh at the market. I think it is the perfect meal when served with crusty bread, a bountiful salad, and a cup or two of wine. Damaris Phillips
Always expect the unexpected. Right around Thanksgiving, when the new Alex Cross will be out. It’s called Four Blind Mice and it’s a pretty amazing story about several murders inside the military. James Patterson
I got quite into Spam once, in Korea. On their Thanksgiving, they give boxes of it to their friends. I fry it in batter with herbs wrapped around. John Torode
I’ve been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It’s very important to give back as a youth. It’s as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant. Queen Latifah
I have a good house for hosting, so we had the barbecues, and some of the guys over for Thanksgiving, even Christmas. Logan Mankins
The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving. Merle Shain
We’re getting ready to sit down at the table and have Thanksgiving, and there’s people that are not with their families. There are people that are in dangerous areas, putting their lives on the line to keep our country free, and I think that’s something we should all celebrate every day. Guy Fieri
My mother loved entertaining, and I’ve followed suit, so we have big celebrations for New Year, Passover, Thanksgiving and birthdays. Joan Rivers
Agriculture is a business that has been up to its bib overalls in politics since the first Thanksgiving dinner kickback to the Indians for subsidizing Pilgrim maize production with fish head fertilizer grants. P. J. O’Rourke
On the morning of Thanksgiving, I would wake up to the home smelling of all good things, wafting upstairs to my room. I would set the table with the fancy silverware and china and hope that my parents and grandmother wouldn’t have the annual Thanksgiving fight about Richard Nixon. Debi Mazar
I was introduced to the Turducken in New Orleans. And it wasn’t Thanksgiving. Glenn at the Gourmet Butcher Block brought it by, and I had never heard of it or had seen one, and they put it in the booth, and it smelled so good that I had to taste it. And it was good. Then Thanksgiving came, and we got one in addition to the traditional turkey. John Madden
One Thanksgiving weekend, I had a lost weekend at a friend’s place with ‘Grand Theft Auto.’ Paul Dini
Since 1981, I’ve spent every Thanksgiving Day broadcasting a game, and it is one of my favorite days. You can say, ‘Woe is me, I never get to be part of the tradition,’ or you can say, ‘Heck, we’ve got our own tradition, and it’s pretty good.’ John Madden
Life is all about balance, and there are certain times of the year – birthday, anniversary, holidays – that are meant to be enjoyed without guilt. That being said, Thanksgiving is a meal – it’s not a Thanksgiving day, and it’s not a Thanksgiving week. Harley Pasternak
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are. Joyce Giraud
What a marvelous resource soup is for the thrifty cook – it solves the ham-bone and lamb-bone problems, the everlasting Thanksgiving turkey, the extra vegetables. Julia Child
I am so excited this year getting to play the 85th Anniversary Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Everyone knows on Thanksgiving morning to get up, turn on the TV and watch the parade, so to be an actual participant is going to be fun and I’m looking forward to it. I am gonna have to put on my deer hunting gear, though, to stay warm! Rodney Atkins
I’m from Canada, so Thanksgiving to me is just Thursday with more food. And I’m thankful for that. Howie Mandel
Pepper spray, a Taser, a suckling pig and a self-built motorized spit. It’s a perfect Thanksgiving, ‘MythBusters’-style. Jamie Hyneman
Every year around Christmas and Thanksgiving, I buy a bunch of toys for the sick children in the oncology center at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital. I really love giving back and putting a smile on their faces, especially during the holidays. Devon Windsor
One cannot rule out a blizzard in Minnesota after Labor Day, and so when I travel for Thanksgiving or any time in the fall, I am careful to fly into Des Moines instead of Minneapolis and then drive the 200 miles north to my hometown. Hope Jahren
The earliest you can play Christmas music is on Thanksgiving. Tinashe
Thanksgiving and Christmas are the two times a year that usually my whole family gets together. Brandi Cyrus
Black Friday is not another bad hair day in Wall Street. It’s the term used by American retailers to describe the day after the Thanksgiving Holiday, seen as the semi-official start of Christmas shopping season. Evan Davis
My mum, Helen, was hilarious. She had a tremendous sense of humour and was a great singer and tap dancer. For many years, she was the voice of Minnie Mouse in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. She would be in the float as it came along, singing whatever the Minnie Mouse song of the day was. She was a really big spirit in my life. Billy Crystal
I have nothing against turkey. We eat turkey for Thanksgiving in my house. Marc Forgione
I’m blessed to come from a family with five brothers. We’re all physical and athletic and like to work out, like to be outside, like to throw the ball around. We spent our entire childhoods on some kind of corner or in a field. We still do a Turkey Bowl every Thanksgiving. It gets competitive, man. Bloody. Danny Pino
I’m not the best in the kitchen, but if someone gives me something to do, I can do it. I’m a good teammate. Come Thanksgiving time, I kind of just do what my mom tells me to. Emily Wickersham
Every Thanksgiving, we all write down three things we’re thankful for and put them in a hat. Then we pass the hat around the dinner table and everyone has to guess who wrote what! Debby Ryan
Thanksgiving Day, the holiday, has a certain feeling to it. The Ultimate Warrior
My birthday is always around Thanksgiving, and I always had to have turkey on my birthday. My mom was always, ‘Let’s celebrate your birthday on Thanksgiving.’ My other siblings got to have special dinners they liked. I resented turkey. For a long time, I hated turkey. I’ve kind of gotten over it. Joey Chestnut
Throughout its history, the members of Shearith Israel have observed Thanksgiving by reciting in synagogue the same psalms of praise and gratitude sung by Jews all over the world on festive days like Hanukkah. Meir Soloveichik
Christmas is the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Christmas is pretty much a man-made holiday. John Clayton
For the Left, Thanksgiving is about politics; for the Right, politics is about thanksgiving. The different approaches to holiday conversation come from opposing views of politics. Michael J. Knowles
On Thanksgiving Night, 1942, when I was fifteen years old, white racists burned our house to the ground. Coretta Scott King
I never drank except a couple sips of wine at Thanksgiving. Carol Alt
It’s like being at the kids’ table at Thanksgiving – you can put your elbows on it, you don’t have to talk politics… no matter how old I get, there’s always a part of me that’s sitting there. John Hughes
Trump lies when confronted with the truth, since any crack in his narcissism might spread like an Ebola of the soul, and he would deflate like one of Macy’s balloons on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Richard Cohen
We host Thanksgiving in my mother’s apartment in New York. I don’t know if you’ve seen many New York apartment kitchens, but they are not known for spaciousness. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
My son was born during my last semester in college. His due date was Thanksgiving, but he didn’t show up until finals week. I brought my books to the hospital and didn’t think anything of it. That is what a father is supposed to do. LZ Granderson
Lets talk about the holidays, more specifically, consumption during the holidays. If it’s true that ‘We are what we eat,’ most of us would be unrecognizable during the period that ranges from the night before Thanksgiving through that day in early January when everyone decides to return to the gym. Rachel Nichols
The men and women in the Armed Forces, that’s what I always think about and what I teach my kids about. We’re getting ready to sit down at the table and have Thanksgiving, and there’s people that are not with their families. Guy Fieri
Let’s say you go to a friend’s wedding, or Thanksgiving, or Halloween. It’d be great the next day to see what went on with your friends’ Thanksgiving weekend, or all the costumes they wore on Halloween, and be able to look back and see what they wore the year before, and the year before that. Mike McCue
When my family was living in Tokyo, there was a year when we couldn’t go back to the States for Thanksgiving, and we went to Seoul. Mandu is a highly satisfying substitute for turkey and trimmings. Min Jin Lee
I don’t think any other holiday embraces the food of the Midwest quite like Thanksgiving. There’s roasted meat and mashed potatoes. But being here is also about heritage. Cleveland is really a giant melting pot – not only is my family a melting pot, but so is the city. Michael Symon
I’ve seen terrorism close up, but I don’t live in a state of terror at all. I’m comfortable going to the Manhattan Thanksgiving Day Parade, the tree lighting at Rockefeller Center, Times Square on New Years Eve. For perspective, the world today is a safer place than it was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Berlin Airlift, World War II. Douglas Brunt
I think Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion to break open a buttery, oaky Chardonnay from California. Gavin Newsom
Being an Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef, there’s nothing traditional about my Thanksgiving spread. Marcus Samuelsson
I am grateful to have my life back and for the friends and family who never gave up on me, for a God who was there when I was ready to find him. I am grateful for so much, that every day, one day at a time, is Thanksgiving. Andrew Zimmern
My restaurants are never opened on Thanksgiving; I want my staff to spend time with their family if they can. My feeling is, if I can’t figure out how to make money the rest of the year so that my workers can enjoy the holidays, then I don’t deserve to be an owner. Michael Symon
As much as I love crisp, clean whites, there’s always a time for rich but balanced Chardonnays with oak, especially at Thanksgiving. Gary Vaynerchuk
After church on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, my family would go chop down our Christmas tree. Once it was home and placed in its stand, Mom and I would painstakingly decorate our tree. It took hours to place the tinsel, string the lights, find the perfect spot for my favorite macaroni and felt ornaments from kindergarten. Molly O’Keefe
Every year, I hear about Thanksgiving. Who do one give thanks to? … And who is giving thanks? What are they giving thanks for? For lots of poverty that’s on the earth and lots of war that is a-rumoring all over the earth? For lots of people who die daily and the crime that multiply? Peter Tosh
I absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It’s the only holiday I insist on making myself. Ina Garten
From the beginning, the Continental Congress had official chaplains, prayers, and days of fasting and Thanksgiving. When sessions opened in 1774, fear was voiced that the religious diversity of the country would make it hard to choose a form of worship. M. Stanton Evans
Christmas is a huge thing in my family. We usually start decorating the day after Thanksgiving. We spend Christmas Eve with one set of grandparents, and Christmas Day with the other grandparents and our family. Samantha Isler
There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday. John Clayton
I do think that Thanksgiving is a very nice holiday because it’s all about saying thank you; it’s being thankful. Jacob Tremblay
One of the best parts of Thanksgiving for me is re-watching some of the classic holiday blunders that have been depicted on television. I remember laughing uncontrollably on the set of ‘That Girl’ back in 1967 when we shot the episode, ‘Thanksgiving Comes But Once A Year, Hopefully’ during our second season. Marlo Thomas
We have 40 people over for Thanksgiving, 30 people for Easter lunch, 35 people on Christmas Eve. People tend to expect to spend their holidays with us, which is lovely and an expectation I carry with pride. Sonya Walger
The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It’s part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy. Bob Schieffer
Where I grew up, I could be a punk rocker and a jock. But in college, it became apparent that those two worlds didn’t mix. When I brought my guitar back to school after Thanksgiving break, a friend handed me his bass and said, ‘Listen to the Ramones.’ Jeff Ament
Thanksgiving Day, we do a huge lunch. Big family, like, 60 people, we get together. Everybody brings a covered dish, everybody brings a dessert, and we go all out. Chris Lane
I am originally from Florida. So Thanksgiving was always something I really looked forward to, because I got to travel back home every year and see everyone all at once, around one big happy table. Troy Gentile
I started acting in second grade – my first role was in the Thanksgiving play. I was the Indian chasing the turkey. All the other mom’s encouraged my mom to get me into acting after that. Also, when I saw ‘The Sound of Music’ at Music Circus, I knew I wanted to act. Brie Larson
Not to sound too much like Christopher Guest in ‘Waiting for Guffman,’ but on Thanksgiving you’re putting on a show! Ted Allen
I like to decide the night before Thanksgiving that I’m gonna do it, and I’ll see what riff raff is around. Then I get that last-minute surge of energy. But if I had two weeks to plan, sometimes I wish I wasn’t doing it. But very seldom does that happen. Amy Sedaris
Christmas is more stressful with present buying and making sure everyone gets included, but Thanksgiving is really not that. I don’t ever really get stressed out about the food. Sandra Lee
Halloween is fun, but it wasn’t always my favorite holiday. I think Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Tobin Bell
Homemade stuffing is my favorite thing about Thanksgiving. I wish people served it more than just once a year. Troy Gentile
When I was just starting out in the business, I used to love to watch Lorne Greene doing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I said right then, ‘That’s what I want to do someday,’ and it’s been one dream that has come true. Willard Scott
It’s so warm now, and Thanksgiving came so early – is it just me, or does it not really feel like Ramadan? David Letterman
In our family, mom and dad are Longhorns, our first two kids are Aggies and we’re hoping our last one is a Longhorn. It gives us family fun on Thanksgiving Day. Bob Wells
Thank God for YouTube. Every Thanksgiving, I’m bombarded with ‘Turkey Lurkey Time.’ Donna McKechnie
My whole problem is that all of my favorite things at Thanksgiving are the starches, and everyone is trying to go low-carb this year, even a green vegetable has carbs in it. Ted Allen
My favorite meal is turkey and mashed potatoes. I love Thanksgiving, it’s just my favorite. I can have Thanksgiving all year round. Cindy Margolis
Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I need to find a way to put the fun back into racing. Kurt Busch
As governor, when I visited our troops in Kuwait and Iraq, I served them Thanksgiving dinner. It was a small gesture compared to their sacrifice. Jennifer Granholm
The craft Emmys are kind of the kids’ table at Thanksgiving. You’re not really invited to the big dance. It’s still really, really exciting, and the statue still counts. Hank Azaria
I think I’m going to give my baby her first food on Thanksgiving, make her some organic sweet potato. I’m very excited! It’s going to be a big day and my husband is in charge of the turkey – he’s the chef of the family! Lily Aldridge
I love Halloween, trick or treating and decorating the house. And I love Thanksgiving, because of the football and the fall weather. And of course, I love Christmas – that’s my favorite of all! Joe Nichols
As a kid, I was always mad – just noticing the women at Thanksgiving, running around the kitchen, while the men were watching football. For one, I don’t want to cook, and for two, I hate football. I was stuck in the middle. Beth Ditto
Something I didn’t even know was on my bucket list has been achieved. I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner with Martha Stewart. I vow to follow the gospel of her teachings and do my very best in the remarkably less glamorous kitchen of my own home… without the luxury of magically appearing prep bowls filled by a staff of sous chefs. Jesse Tyler Ferguson
One of my most memorable Thanksgiving memories was probably the first year that me and my two brothers decided to start our annual eating contest. We ate throughout the whole day. We started that morning and weighed ourselves, and at the very end of the night, we weighed ourselves out. And all three of us equally gained five pounds. Charles Kelley
I’m a big cook and prefer to make meals at home when I can. I’m either cooking, or we’re going to a drive-through somewhere. I’m really proud of my homemade sweet potato pie. At Thanksgiving I make five of them because they go quick. Chandra Wilson
When I was about nine years old, I announced to my mother that I was going to cook Thanksgiving dinner. And I went to the library and got this whole pile of books. I’d love to say it all turned out great. It didn’t. But, sort of, from that point on, whenever there was serious cooking at home, I was the one who did it. Nathan Myhrvold
I’m vegetarian, but I love Thanksgiving dinner: faux turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. Leigh Lezark
In many ways, September feels like the busiest time of the year: The kids go back to school, work piles up after the summer’s dog days, and Thanksgiving is suddenly upon us. Brene Brown
In deference to American traditions, my family put our oven to rare use at Thanksgiving during my childhood, with odd roast-turkey experiments involving sticky-rice stuffing or newfangled basting techniques that we read about in magazines. Jennifer Lee
I make a fabulous tofurkey for Thanksgiving. My Mexican-Italian family can’t tell the difference. Christian Serratos
Holiday binge-buying has deep roots in American culture: department stores have been associating turkey gluttony with its spending equivalent since they began sponsoring Thanksgiving Day parades in the early 20th century. Adam Davidson
I love Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me. Marcus Samuelsson
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite American traditions. I quickly picked it up when I moved to the U.S. from Sweden. Marcus Samuelsson
Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday – it’s a day that’s American to the core and it’s a day that’s all about what and how we eat. Marcus Samuelsson
There was a time, in the not so distant past, that if you didn’t have what you needed on Thanksgiving, you were pretty much going to have to wait until Friday. Not anymore! Monica Johnson
When I first sat down with my oncologist the day before Thanksgiving, and she told me I would need 8 rounds of chemo, one of my first questions admittedly was: ‘Will I lose my hair?’ It sounds shallow, I know, but it was a very scary image to me. Amy Robach
Thanksgiving, our eminent moral holiday, doesn’t have much for children. At its heart are conversation, food, drink, and fellowship – all perks of adulthood. Rosecrans Baldwin
I was 23 when I learned how to cook; I grew up around the same time. It was precisely then that Thanksgiving started to mean something more. Growing up, Christmas was always about me, and eventually you, when I finally started to enjoy the giving part. But Thanksgiving is always about us. Rosecrans Baldwin
Thanksgiving was always a favorite holiday for me. The preparation was fun! My grandma and I would walk to the butcher on Jamaica Avenue in Queens, order the bird, and buy all the fixings at the market. Debi Mazar
I’d love to give my girls a traditional Thanksgiving with turkey and all that jazz, but we’ve raised them to love Tuscan food so much that they don’t care for it. My favorite is a nice polenta with beef stew and broccoli rabe on the side. Debi Mazar
It’s a bit of a sore spot, the Thanksgiving in Indian country. Robbie Robertson
I would love four children because I have a very small family, so I want those big Thanksgiving dinners. Chrissy Teigen
I’m not from the States, so Thanksgiving, for me, was never a huge tradition. Daniela Ruah
At Thanksgiving, I always start at the top of my list and say I’m grateful for friends, family, and good health. Then I get more superficial… like being thankful for my Louboutins. Christie Brinkley
North Carolina was where you could have Thanksgiving and feel like it was Thanksgiving. David H. Murdock
Shopmas now begins on Thanksgiving Day. Apparently, escaping the families you cannot stand to spend another minute with on Thanksgiving Day to go buy them gifts is how some Americans show their affection for one another. Weird. Barry Ritholtz
The more I come to recognize my story’s place in God’s grander Story, my once-bewildered questions are turning to psalms of thanksgiving at the wonder that I have been included in what He is doing. Gloria Gaither
I’m not a big turkey fan, but my husband loves it. Thanksgiving is his favorite meal. Ruth Reichl
There are three things that people pick up on the instant they walk into your home on Thanksgiving. They will be able to feel the human energy. They’ll smell the food. And they will see, instantly, the table. Danny Meyer
I always love the soapy conflicts between somebody’s family of origin and their new family – ‘Do I have Thanksgiving at my husband’s parents’ house, or at my parents’ house?’ Jill Soloway
I love Thanksgiving. In Canada, we don’t really have a lot of history with Thanksgiving, and it’s a holiday devoted to food, and that warms the cockles of my being. Mackenzie Davis
I’ve always had fond memories of cooking Thanksgiving. Wylie Dufresne
It wasn’t the traditional cooking most people do. For me, as a young chef, Thanksgiving meant going to work in the kitchen at places like Gotham, JoJo and Jean-Georges. Wylie Dufresne
I really don’t do much on the night of Thanksgiving other than bring the wine and carve the turkey. My contribution comes the day after, in the form of breakfast. I usually just forage through the leftovers for things that will go well with eggs. Wylie Dufresne
What I love about Thanksgiving is that it’s purely about getting together with friends or family and enjoying food. It’s really for everybody, and it doesn’t matter where you’re from. Daniel Humm
Even if you are vegetarian, you do want to have a stuffing for Thanksgiving. The stuffing is not so much about the vegetables, but it’s very unique to the season. Daniel Humm
Under the new government of the Constitution, beginning in 1789, all of the peacetime measures were repeated: chaplains, prayers, memorials of Thanksgiving, the Northwest Ordinance, funding for the Christian education of Indians. M. Stanton Evans
Berries have a lot of soluble fiber. That’s why they gel up when you’re making your Thanksgiving cranberry sauce, with the pectin. Michael Greger
Thanksgiving is America’s favorite holiday because it’s a time when we put aside our cares, much as the struggling Pilgrims did nearly four centuries ago, and eat a gut-busting meal without worrying about the ‘out years.’ David Ignatius
I loved my mom so much because she had to work on a penny just to put food on the table… During the Depression in the United States, everybody had a tough time. And I was so hurt because she was crying that she didn’t have any food for us for Thanksgiving. Tony Bennett
I know, especially in my family, people’s feelings get hurt over the tiniest things. I’m sure that’s true in every family. But, for instance, one year, I came a little bit late to Thanksgiving, and I was supposed to bring a salad. And I just brought a bag of lettuce, and put it in a bowl. Five years later, I heard that my mom was incensed. Jonathan Krisel
My parents came from little, so they made a choice to give a lot: buying turkeys for homeless shelters at Thanksgiving, delivering meals to people in hospices, giving spare change to those asking for it. Meghan Markle
Thanksgiving is the only day of the year when most of the stores here are closed during the day and reopen after midnight. Even restaurants shut down for the holiday, except for the fast-food chains. Sayed Kashua
We all have somebody that sits down at the Thanksgiving table and says the most outrageous things, and you’re doin’ the dishes with your sister, and you’re like, ‘Omigod, can you believe she said that?’ Vicki Lawrence
I think most people have that crazy uncle they sit at Thanksgiving dinner with: someone they disagree with politically but love them anyway. Alan Colmes
It’s part of the American experience: We deal with mosquitoes in August, airport delays around Thanksgiving, expensive health care and the potential of being shot, at any time, by a semiautomatic weapon as we try to go about the most boring, precious, asinine aspects of our daily lives. Monica Hesse
My dad is a big Outlaw country guy – Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, Waylon, Willie. He loves Elvis and turned me onto Elvis. He was always playing me stuff. He and I would sing and entertain the family. We’d have a little skit on Thanksgiving or whatever. Frankie Ballard
You can’t have Thanksgiving and not just be like, ‘All right, where’s the football.’ It’s been branded very, very well. You can’t have one without the other at this point. Andy Grammer
I was a public aid recipient for about nine years as a kid, and this time of year was always tough sledding, so I just committed myself to doing something good for someone at Thanksgiving, and especially Christmas. Jesse White
I grew up in Boston, and we’d have every Thanksgiving at my parents’ house there. Maura Tierney
Once, at Thanksgiving, a neighbor wandered in while my cousin Lisa worked on a turkey, shearing meat off its frame and sliding the steaming slices onto a big flowered plate. ‘Hey, that’s the man’s job,’ she yelped, in between slurps of her Big Gulp. No one even paused to acknowledge the comment; everyone just laughed and laughed. Jenna Wortham
I don’t like turkey. I mean, I do. But I don’t like it on Thanksgiving. I don’t need it. There are about 20 other dishes that get put on a table or a counter or that stay warming on the stove that I’d rather eat than turkey. Wesley Morris
A week before Thanksgiving, my mother bought the turkey, frozen. Then she froze it some more. Then she let it thaw and cleaned it – and I mean really cleaned it, because nobody wanted a ‘dirty bird.’ She salt-and-peppered the turkey, buttered, paprika-ed, and nominally stuffed it. Wesley Morris
My mother very rarely skipped a Thanksgiving turkey. And yet, none of them ever tasted quite the same, landing somewhere on a sliding scale of succulence. She’d try new methods. Wesley Morris
Christmas and Thanksgiving are the two days of the year where we know the spurs are going to stay off the boots because the family doesn’t have to work. It’s such a nice – and rare – treat! Ree Drummond
My interactions with my family members are all one-to-one. We don’t all get together for Thanksgiving dinner. But I can sit and tell any one of them about a conversation that I just had with the other one, and they’re all curious and interested and respectful. Sean Astin
I love Halloween. I love Thanksgiving. I love Christmas. I love New Year’s. Madelaine Petsch
When we are filming, it often feels like we’re flying blind. As an actor, you have no idea if your choices are right or if they work. Some scenes feel like a complete Hail Mary. Imagine you’re blindfolded and cook a massive Thanksgiving feast with only new recipes – without getting to taste any of them along the way. Lela Loren
I keep saying this – and I keep putting it off because I get busy – but I keep saying one year I’m gonna tape our Thanksgiving dinner or, like, our Christmas dinner and maybe put it on my website just for people to see how funny it really is, how much fun it really, really is. Tony Rock
Every other year, I spend Thanksgiving in England with Dave Clark from the Dave Clark Five and a bunch of other people. Rick Nielsen
Thanksgiving is America’s favourite holiday, and a brilliant piece of personal as well as patriotic calendrical invention. Linda Colley
Never fly to the U.S. the day before Thanksgiving or the weekend after because every airport is guaranteed to be crammed to bursting with people in transit to, or from, their home town. Linda Colley
My tradition, as an adult, is to have an open-door policy on Thanksgiving. I always host, and I welcome absolutely anyone into my home. I think it’s really special. If people are going through hard times or not getting along well with their family, they flock to my house. And I’ll have my tree up! Gena Lee Nolin
Thanksgiving is a big one for our family. Kevin Jonas
It’s an honor to play in a Thanksgiving Day game and bring excitement to the entire country. Matt LaFleur
Every Thanksgiving, for the most part in my life, I’ve come to Deerfield in Chicago. Ben Feldman
I remember back in the days my Mom didn’t have enough for Thanksgiving. Jay Rock
So many people dread Thanksgiving because they find it traumatic or uncomfortable. My suggestion is to come with a couple of great questions for the table. Laurie David
Thanksgiving is really a holiday that allows us all, if only for a day, to stop what we’re doing and consider the wonderful people in our lives and the opportunities we have, and have had. Trish Regan
Thanksgiving, for me, is a time for reflection. Trish Regan
The fall season brings Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season. Sharing meals with family and friends are a key element of this joyful time of the year. We are faced with an abundance of food, and can easily gain extra pounds as a result. Margaret Cuomo
Every Thanksgiving, we visited our New York cousins and went shopping at Bergdorf’s and Saks for long dresses to wear to the Homestead for New Year’s Eve. Tinsley Mortimer
The key to a successful Thanksgiving is planning. Know what needs to get done, when it needs to be done, and how much effort and time it’s going to take you. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
When planning a Thanksgiving menu, it’s always a balancing act between representing all the classics and satisfying all the members of your family. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
Across Central Virginia, the traditions of Thanksgiving bring us closer together with those we love. We gather with family and close friends, we share memories and laughter, and we give thanks for the profound blessing of living in the United States. Abigail Spanberger
Spending the Thanksgiving holiday with the men and women who serve our country abroad is a reminder of the sacrifices many make to serve our country. Conor Lamb
We have had the exact same meal for Thanksgiving and Christmas since I can ever remember, and it’s so simple. It’s just turkey and mashed potatoes and green beans and stuffing. Just the basics, but it’s so good. Brandi Cyrus
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Saks helps to empower women through how they look and feel – and Bumble wants to give all women a platform to connect with other empowered women, whether that’s in dating, friendship, or business. Whitney Wolfe Herd
I don’t actually watch that much TV, but I was obsessed with ‘Dawson’s Creek’ growing up. And ‘Freaks and Geeks.’ And ‘8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.’ Anya Taylor-Joy
I met Adrienne Bailon a bit over two years ago, we worked together and became friends. Our circles connected and we remained good friends. From a friendship, as two single adults we have very recently begun to explore a dating relationship. Israel Houghton
So most girls I date – actually, all of them – say this. Every girl I end up dating, there’s like a couple things. One, they hate me at first. Logan Paul
I think, at the end of the day, age is just a number. It’s like, in real life, I’ve got friends who are dating someone their age or dating someone who’s twice their age, and they’re equally in love. Margot Robbie
I did feel support right from the start from LeBron. He’s always shown me a great deal of respect dating back to our battles when I was in Indiana and competing with the Heat in the conference finals, and coaching him in the All-Star Game. Frank Vogel
I was also dating someone from UCLA and also I had another suitor, Jimmy Caan. So it was between my college boyfriend, Jimmy Caan and Hef. And Hef won. Within a few months, we were exclusive. Barbi Benton
Are you kidding? I’m a terrible cook, but John is a really great one. Literally, I never cook. The whole time we were dating, I prepared two officially romantic meals. Both of them were such disasters that he begs me never to go into the kitchen again. Rebecca Romijn
I learned how quickly I could go from having never met someone to having the world think I’m dating them. Halsey
I think dating apps are keeping us apart. Karamo Brown
I am a young girl, and I am open to dating, but at the risk of sounding cliched, I really don’t have the time for it. Bhumi Pednekar
I do bits about dating but mainly about what I did and how incompetent I am, not any genuine people writing to me. James Veitch
No way will I put my family and my life on the TV or be involved with something like a dating show or any type of reality show. Donovan McNabb
As far as dating is concerned, I’m not a casual dating person. Divyanka Tripathi
We sold OkCupid to Match in January of 2011. In September of 2012, I became CEO of all of Match, which is the operating segment of IAC that contains all of the dating properties. Sam Yagan
I’m dating myself by saying this, but I was the test audience for ‘Space Invaders.’ I remember when that was the first game that wasn’t a pinball game. I spent a lot of money on ‘Space Invaders,’ in the form of quarters, of course. John C. Reilly
Honestly, my dating life according to the tabloids is very exciting, and the most hilarious thing is that it’s nowhere near as exciting as the tabloids have ever made it out to be. Margot Robbie
I’m opening up my heart to the idea of dating. It’s funny – my friends would always come to me for romantic advice. I know nothing, and things have changed since I was dating in high school! I’m really trying hard to spend this time working on myself. Olivia Wilde
Dating is just awkward moments and one person wants more than the other. It’s just that constant strangeness. I think it’s a very real thing. Jason Schwartzman
For a long time, I have been wanting to write a book for singles that would help them in the dating process and in getting ready for marriage. Most of my writing, I’ve written to couples who are already married, because I’ve been doing marriage counseling for 35 years. Gary Chapman
Wedding dress shopping is basically like dating. You pick the one based on how you feel. Brooke Baldwin
I’m dating my iPhone. iJustine
I love being a single mom. But it’s definitely different when you’re dating. Brooke Burns
I always wanted so much glamour in my life, so I have always been obsessed with class, and from dating a few people who were from old money and a few from new money in my 20s, I just sort of became obsessed with this idea of clueless rich people. Natasha Leggero
I stay away from online dating. Interacting with the person right in front of you is a much easier way to talk. Marcus Mariota
We were intrigued by the fact that we had so much actual behavior among people on our dating site, OKCupid. Sam Yagan
Is Amazon truly the best online buying experience? Absolutely not. Is eBay the best platform for auction? Probably not. Are dating sites like match.com really a reflection of the way people date? Probably not. Danny Rimer
My wife and I got engaged in New Hampshire at this lake house that her family’s had forever, and it’s on Lake Winnipesaukee. And so we went there every summer as we were dating. Jimmy Fallon
My father’s family were Italian ice cream men, and the knowledge was passed on, so I ran an ice cream van while I was dating my wife. Chris Rea
I had to find a diet that would kick me back into dating shape, because I know that I can’t date at size 8. I have to date at size 2. And it’s just a fact of nature. Go get your injections and your chemical peels. You gotta look good to attract a man. Patti Stanger
If you are dating someone in New York City, and they invite you over to watch a movie, they don’t really want to watch a movie. Chris Gethard
It’s always been like this since the beginning of time. You interact with one female or somebody that people will think you’ll cute with and everybody either assumes that you’re dating or they want you date. It’s just how it all works. David Dobrik
It’s a bit harder being on TV. I would be open to finding dates through Facebook or Instagram though, does that count? I do love flicking through profiles on my friend’s dating apps though! Laura Whitmore
Celebrities say they date other celebrities because they have the same job. But I think they just like dating famous people. Celebrities attract each other, like cattle. Jason Lee
The term ‘alpha female’ originated in my field of animal behavior, but has acquired new meaning. It refers to women who are in charge, for example, by flirting and dating on their own terms. It is also used maliciously for a loud-mouthed, controlling woman who has no patience with deviating opinions. Frans de Waal
I guess there are all these women with a big secret – they’re hiding men they are ashamed of. They come up to me and say: ‘I’ve been dating this guy for six months in secret but none of my friends know. I can’t give him up even though he’s embarrassing.’ Hannah Simone
Honestly, even if I was dating someone, I will not talk about it unless I am 100 per cent sure about it, because I am a private person. Hina Khan
I tried to make up for being 5 ft. 3 in. by affecting a strut and adopting the voice of a much bigger man… dating tall, beautiful women… But nothing I could do, after Ava had left me, would add a single inch to my height. Mickey Rooney
People get married for a wide array of reasons and have all sorts of expectations of how marriage will change the relationship. And while it’s true that turning the person you’re dating into a legal partner does affect certain things, those who expect marriage to be a cure-all for all your relationship woes are sorely mistaken. Emily V. Gordon
I feel like I am a real artist and I want to be able to feel what I am singing about. So when I sing, ‘Leave (Get Out),’ I have been through that. I think it is just a new generation, whether people are ready for it or not. Teenagers are dating. JoJo
I’m the girl who – I call it girl-next-door-itis – the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating. Taylor Swift
We all make snap judgments on small amounts of information. We do it all the time with online dating, deciding whether to spend time someone on the basis of a short blurb and three pics. Alice Levine
I grew up, I had three uncles and… I loved Uncle Donald because he gave me dating advice, and I was, like, 5. But the other thing that I found fascinating about my Uncle Donald is he dressed up like a woman. And so I grew up around all of these men who dressed like women, so when I hear that, I don’t hear a cause. I hear my family. Salim Akil
Both the guys in Nightwish and I have experiences with previous band breakups and all emotions that come with it. It’s almost like dating. Floor Jansen
OKCupid’s model is almost entirely based on advertising, which is the way most online media is monetized these days, whether it’s the news or whether it’s sports, and we think online dating is going to evolve in the exact same way. Sam Yagan
I met my future husband Andy fighting for trans equality, and we fell in love. A couple of months after we started dating, Andy was diagnosed with cancer, and despite getting a clean bill of health several months later, eventually his cancer came back, and it was terminal. Sarah McBride
Ideally, we date the folks who are dating for the same reason we are. Amanda Seales
Dating now is a lot like going shopping when you don’t have any money. Even if you find the right thing, you can’t do anything about it. Joshua Harris
I’ve said many times how big a wrestling fan I am, but all my bias aside as her husband, I’m a huge Candice LeRae fan. I was a huge Candice LeRae fan before we started dating. I was a huge Candice LeRae fan before we got married. Johnny Gargano
If I’ve been dating someone for, say, five months, and she cheats on me, I don’t think it would be worth it. I’m not committed enough to the situation to give her a second chance. Avan Jogia
I remembered, like, when ‘Not When My Daughter’ came out, I’m serious, I think dating for Iranian men became a lot harder. Dude’s name, Shahrokh – became Tony. Mehsud became Mike. Maz Jobrani
I have used dating apps a couple of times in the past and met people, but it is a difficult thing because you’re meeting someone who you really don’t know and you have no link to. I have friends who have had great relationships after meeting on Tinder or Bumble, so I’d never say never, but it hasn’t worked for me. Georgina Campbell
Everyone in the dating business wants to know what women want – it’s the billion-dollar question. But it’s simple: put one in charge, and you find out. Whitney Wolfe Herd
My family had a lot to do with ‘My Infamous Life.’ They were the inspiration behind me starting to write. I had an interesting family life dating way back, and they did a lot in their lifetime. Prodigy
I started my blog back in 2009 because every Internet business and marketing seminar I watched at the time told me I had to. I had been trying to get a business started selling dating and life advice and was struggling. Mark Manson
There’s nothing wrong with taking yourself out of the dating pool. You don’t need to be in a relationship because that’s what society expects of you or because your grandmother thinks you need to be married by a certain date. Those days are over. Instead, take a step back and say, ‘I’m OK alone.’ Whitney Wolfe Herd
Even though many couples are choosing to marry later in life, our laws haven’t been updated to address dating partner abuse. Gabrielle Giffords
An important part of dating is communicating. We communicate by sharing our thoughts, ideas, and feelings. We enjoy being with someone when we have an easy time communicating or when we have a lot to talk about. John Bytheway
People with film careers get a whole onslaught of people they spend 12 hours a day with every three months. It’s like speed dating. You’ve got a fast-track to social intimacy with a whole bunch of people. Christine Elise
Mahesh lays down most of the rules. Even when I was dating him for four years prior to our marriage, he didn’t want our relationship to be out in the open. Namrata Shirodkar
Like many of you, I’ve always been slightly obsessed with vampires, dating back to the prime-time series ‘Dark Shadows,’ which I followed avidly as a kid. Bill Condon
I don’t have a type. But one thing I can say from my dating experience is that a physical attraction will only take you so far. So you definitely have to have a strong intellectual connection as well. Jesse Metcalfe
I’ve had two romances since moving to Las Vegas. One was with somebody 12 years older than me, and the other was the same age, and neither worked out. I know people still think of me as one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends, and he of course was much older than me, but that was a whole different lifestyle and a different kind of dating. Holly Madison
The fact that Manti Te’o thought for a long time that he was dating, like, a fake girl and then that she died and did the tribute and the girl never existed. I mean inherently that’s funny. Dave Portnoy
It’s lonely. That’s why, in many ways, the CIA is the world’s biggest dating agency, I think. I imagine it’s much like two actors that get married because they understand that universe. You know, I’m pretty sure the agency’s divorce rate is rather high. Valerie Plame
This is what I hate about dating – when you just don’t know where you stand. I’m pretty honest, I’ll say, ‘Hey I don’t know what’s going on,’ but I don’t like the game of it. Like, do we like each other? Great, well let’s explore that. Hannah Brown
Wells Fargo’s internal review only covers unauthorized accounts dating back to 2011. News reports and court documents suggest these problems might have existed long before then. The 2013 ‘Los Angeles Times’ articles led to the L.A. city attorney’s office investigation into Wells Fargo’s sales practices. Richard Shelby
Back when I was dating, the dreaded C word was Commitment. As soon as most men found out I had a child, they ran. If I ever got close enough to say the words, ‘I love you,’ they ran faster. Regina Brett
The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your life, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there’s nothing really to talk about. Clint Eastwood
Dating is hard in general, especially in places like L.A. and New York. Jordan Fisher
So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn’t work out, I’d take that as failing. Gavin DeGraw
Pamela Anderson Lee released a statement confirming that she has had her breast implants removed. Doctors say that Pamela is doing fine and that her old implants are now dating Charlie Sheen. Conan O’Brien
I was dating a guy that was a huge wrestling fan and I’m embarrassed to say it now but I used to make fun of him for watching it. Torrie Wilson
I tried to tell them about the dating process because I’m single now and how horrible it is and how many foolish experiences I had had dating. So I was really selling him hard, but the whole time he really wanted me! Andie MacDowell
I can’t wait for my little sisters to start dating, because it will really be fun to pick on their boyfriends. David Gallagher
My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers! Meg Cabot
After a number of years dating, we decided we were good partners. Melinda Gates
I got that experience through dating dozens of men for six years after college, getting an entry level magazine job at 21, working in the fiction department at Good Housekeeping and then working as a fashion editor there as well as writing many articles for the magazine. Judith Krantz
You know, I had my mother and my father convincing me that he would be going back to Hollywood and he’d be back with the actresses and dating them and that he wasn’t serious about me at all. So I had him saying one thing to me and my parents telling me something else. Priscilla Presley
You’re talking to someone who has been married to various people for the last 40 years of her life. Dating is not really something familiar. I’ve never really been a dater. Stockard Channing
I’ve been in plenty of situations where someone I’m dating had more time for a console than me. Josie Maran
Dodi got a lot of criticism when he began dating Princess Diana. No one seemed to think he was good enough for her. Lorna Luft
We had two rules growing up in my house: If you’re going to take a shower, do it with whomever you’re dating so you don’t waste water; and if you buy one for yourself, buy six, because everybody’s going to want one. Moon Unit Zappa
No one knew me until I met my wife Lulu. Lulu’s mother used to ask, Which one is Maurice? For six months she thought Lulu was dating Barry. Maurice Gibb
The learned are not agreed as to the time when the Gospel of John was written; some dating it as early as the year 68, others as late as the year 98; but it is generally conceded to have been written after all the others. Simon Greenleaf
I want my audience to know me for my work, not because of who I’m dating or what drugs I’m on or what club I went to. Shia LaBeouf
At the time that I knew them, they were not living together. They began dating again after their divorce, so I didn’t really see fighting. Kato Kaelin
The Google algorithm was a significant development. I’ve had thank-you emails from people whose lives have been saved by information on a medical website or who have found the love of their life on a dating website. Tim Berners-Lee
I grew up between the two world wars and received a rather solid general education, the kind middle class children enjoyed in a country whose educational system had its roots dating back to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. George Andrew Olah
I’m much more interested in what an actor has to say about something substantial and important than who they’re dating or what clothes they’re wearing or some other asinine, insignificant aspect of their life. Ben Affleck
Workshops and seminars are basically financial speed dating for clueless people. Douglas Coupland
I wish I was dating one of the ladies in ‘Bollywood Hero.’ They’re gorgeous. Any of them. Chris Kattan
Stuff about me dating Kim Kardashian – I have no idea where that came from and all these other rumors. I don’t think I’m that type. Jeremy Lin
I highly suggest marriage to all my friends who are dating. Jerry O’Connell
Mary Tyler Moore was a working woman whose story lines were not always about dating and men. They were about work friendships and relationships, which is what I feel my adult life has mostly been about. Tina Fey
I’m honest about the journey I’ve been on, so I definitely don’t take dating lightly anymore. Demi Lovato
I ain’t scared to do another dating show, but I ain’t really trying to. I want to do a talk show or something. I’ve done enough dating on television. I’m ready to spread my wings, and go down other avenues. Flavor Flav
I don’t talk about who I’m dating because when you break up, you wind up reliving it in the media. Bridget Fonda
When I was first divorced, I started dating younger women, and it was really exciting. But after a while I was like, ‘This is just dumb.’ Louis C. K.
All my freakouts have been pretty private and directed at family pets and/or people I have been dating for too short a time to freak out at in that way. Lena Dunham
I’m not great at dating, but I need to do it to relax. Lena Dunham
I’m a bad dater – I’m just not good at it. It’s so weird dating in this town. It’s like high school. I get a lot of people who have their publicist call my agent to ask, ‘Is she dating anyone?’ Jules Asner
Dating is kind of hard. Like dinner or something like that. Like a forced awkward situation is very strange. Especially for me, for some reason. Zac Efron
I’m finally dating. It’s fun. Kristin Chenoweth
I don’t really believe in rules, but I do like old-fashioned dating where you don’t call the guy until he calls you. I don’t think it’s like he’s got to do this and that’s the rule. Ashley Tisdale
I give dating advice on a regular basis. It’s not that I’m any expert, but it’s always nice to share that with your friends. Ashley Tisdale
Dating is different when you get older. You’re not as trusting, or as eager to get back out there and expose yourself to someone. Toni Braxton
I have no wisdom to share on dating. Rachel Dratch
Dating is really hard because everyone puts on a front. It’s really difficult to see who is who, so it is important to be yourself. Brooke Burke
I’m often dating people, but I don’t say it because you sort of know it won’t last long. Graham Norton
I’m very open to dating and finding a guy. Kristin Cavallari
I don’t mind dating younger men now. Jackee Harry
I’m friends with a lot of my exes, but it took time. We didn’t just get into it. I don’t think you can be friends until you’re cool with them dating someone else. That’s when you know. Rashida Jones
I think feminism’s a bit misinterpreted. It was about casting off all gender roles. There’s nothing wrong with a man holding a door open for a girl. But we sort of threw away all the rules, so everybody’s confused. And dating becomes a sloppy, uncomfortable, unpleasant thing. Zosia Mamet
I was dating my first boyfriend in high school for a long time, and we broke up before prom. I hadn’t met anyone else that I really wanted to go with, and my friends have always been amazing. So I went with my friends and got a million photos with them! Shay Mitchell
Taylor Swift dates guys so she can write a breakup song about them. I don’t think she’s dating for love – I think she’s dating for creativity. So let’s get her off the market and put her in dating detox. If she really wants love, she has to stop writing music about them. Patti Stanger
I have put gay dating on the map. Patti Stanger
The rich are different. Their wants are very high maintenance. They’ll pick eye color and hair color, all the way down to what she does for a living, what school she went to. Their list can be extremely long. But at the end of the day, dating is dating, because they’re human beings. Patti Stanger
I don’t know why anyone would want to ask an actor for dating advice. We are not the poster children for healthy relationships. Ginnifer Goodwin
I’ve always gone out with much younger guys. But I rushed into relationships before really getting to know the person. What would come up as a warning sign within the first two weeks of dating would usually be the exact reason the relationship would end! Carrie Ann Inaba
I do like dating cynics – they tend to be incredibly funny. Chris Pine
Work takes up a lot of my brain space. So when I work, it’s one thing. I don’t have a lot of time to think about dating. Chris Pine
I heard on public radio recently, there’s a thing called Weed Dating. Singles get together in a garden and weed and then they take turns, they keep matching up with other people. Two people will weed down one row and switch over with two other people. It’s in Vermont. I don’t think I’d be very good at Weed Dating. Roy Blount, Jr.
In my own relationships, I know that I should break up with someone who doesn’t encourage me to be strong and make my own choices and do what’s best in my life, so if you’re dating someone who doesn’t want you to be the best person you can be, you shouldn’t be dating them. Veronica Roth
Yeah, I think everybody has the crises of questioning themselves at some point or other in their lives. Is this where I should live? The job I should have? The girl I should be dating? Is this the friend I should have? Chris Messina
Years later I would hear my father say the divorce had left him dating his children. That still meant picking us up every Sunday for a matinee and, if he had the money, an early dinner somewhere. Andre Dubus III
I don’t have dating tips. Bill Keller
Dating co-stars is natural. When you’re working with someone, it’s habit. Rachel Bilson
I don’t really talk about my personal life. It’s a strange and funny and weird thing. Sometimes you have a conversation with someone and the paparazzi snaps a picture of you and people decide you’re dating. If I try to answer everything people say, I would be up all night. Tracee Ellis Ross
Here’s the funny thing about the response I’ve been aware of to my dating famous people: It’s been very negative. I’m either not good-looking enough, not a good enough actor or not successful enough for these people. Dax Shepard
Dating in Los Angeles can be hard, which makes it all the better when you meet a really nice guy. Lauren Conrad
I’m not old-fashioned when it comes to dating, but there’s something nice about a guy pulling out a girl’s chair and opening the door for her, even if it’s just in the beginning. Lauren Conrad
I don’t have the best dating track record. Lauren Conrad
Dating is all about the chase. It’s fun! Lauren Conrad
I am dating, but it is hard to find someone quick enough and funny enough. I am quite demanding. Anne Robinson
Oh, my dating skills are the worst. No, I pick the wrong men; it’s amazing. I am awful, the worst dater. Paget Brewster
I don’t want to be one of those 40-something guys in L.A. still dating, still going out to clubs and chasing 21-year-olds. It’s not a good look. Jesse Metcalfe
Women were very, very good at ‘Pong’. It was part of the dating scene. The number of people who told me they met their wife or husband playing ‘Pong’ was huge. They were shoulder to shoulder, talking and playing. It was body contact and verbal contact. Nolan Bushnell
I’m not saying dating is sinful, and I’m not saying a guy and a girl should never spend time alone together. I’m saying let’s wait until we can be purposeful, so there’s a reason behind our relationship, and we’re not just stirring up passion for the sake of a good time. Joshua Harris
I’ve never tried to pass myself off as anything more than a comedian who wrote a dating book. Greg Behrendt
Dating is for tools. Neil Strauss
I put my family first, and that’s why for a long time, you didn’t see me dating or hear about me dating or hear about me out. I had other focuses in my life, and that would be my family and my work. Kimora Lee Simmons
When someone is good, but it doesn’t seem like their world will collapse if they don’t get the part, it’s more appealing. It’s like dating someone: You don’t want someone who’s too into you. Steve Carell
I want a guy I can go hiking with, who wants to do outdoorsy stuff. It’s so much fun to be out in nature and who better to do that with than the person you’re dating? Adrianne Palicki
I really like dating stories, like in Betty and Veronica comics; I like David Lynch and H.P. Lovecraft for the dark gut-wrenching stuff, and I’m inspired by Miyazaki’s films for the subtle heart-warming moments, as well as the moments that blew up my imagination. Fred Seibert
I have very little experience with dating websites. My feeling toward dating websites is what most people’s is: If it works, great. If you’re serious and legitimate about it and know what you’re looking for, then from what I hear, it’s definitely effective. Nev Schulman
It’s difficult dating as an actor because your free time is precious. The guy I end up with someday is going to have to love traveling. Serinda Swan
I’m dating a very high-maintenance career. Aimee Garcia
If you look at Gothic detailing right down to the bottom of a column or the capital of a column, it’s a small version of the whole building; that’s why, like dating the backbones of a dinosaur, a good historian can look at a detail of a Gothic building and tell you exactly what the rest of the building was, and infer the whole from the parts. Charles Jencks
Dating is fun. It’s light: There’s courting; there’s the interesting, exciting text messaging and flirting. There’s no weight. When you start getting into relationships, you really start having to consider each other in your lives, and I think that’s really important. Denise Vasi
I want to start dating the man that I’m gonna marry. I want to start having some fun with someone that I know I’m gonna be with. I don’t play any games. I’m too old for that. I’ve been there; I’ve been around the block. LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
Dating has taught me what I want and don’t want, who I am, and who I want to be. Jennifer Love Hewitt
I don’t have much experience, but the few times when I would go on a date with a girl – like when I was 12 – there was a lot of sharing, and a lot of talking, and a lot of asking how I am. They thought we were dating, and I was sort of hoping to meet their brothers. Anderson Cooper
I’m single, and I hate dating. Keshia Knight Pulliam
I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family. Hope Solo
My husband, after two weeks of dating, asked me, if our relationship were to work out, would I be OK with our first boy being named Ace. Jennie Finch
I think audiences can relate to the guys I’m playing, those large-and-in-charge idiots. Or maybe I just make them feel better about who they are, or who they’re dating. Rob Riggle
Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them. Nas
Mum left school at 15, and after a few years of modelling and dating jazz musicians, was married by 21 to my father, Mike Taylor, a journalist on the ‘Daily Mirror.’ They had my brother and me pretty quickly and had split up by the time I was two. I don’t really have any memories of them as a couple. Natascha McElhone
I’ve got mates who have got married through meeting on Internet dating sites, so it really can work out – even if sometimes it does go disastrously wrong. Sheridan Smith
When I was five years old, I told my parents that I wanted to take ballet. So, ballet was the focus of my life… until puberty. Then I discovered boys and started dating a guy with a mohawk who’d come to my ballet class and freak everybody out. Shortly after that is when I quit. Chandra West
I’m not interested in serial dating; I’d honestly rather be single. Tamsin Egerton
You can draw inspiration from anything. If you’re a good storyteller, you can take a dirty look somebody gives you, or if a guy you used to have flirtations with starts dating a new girl, or somebody you’re casually talking to says something that makes you so mad – you can create an entire scenario around that. Taylor Swift
I’m never going to say anything about who I’m dating unless I’m married or engaged. Kirsten Dunst
Women need to know that not all guys are going to hurt them the way that the guy did before they started dating me. I know guys I wouldn’t go out with. Garry Shandling
I’ve been dating since I was 15 years old, and I just don’t seem to do it well. Harvey Fierstein
I’m typically single. I’m the girl who – I call it girl-next-door-itis – the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating. Taylor Swift
I’m definitely old-school when it comes to dating. I’m not into the ‘game’ so much. If I like you, I’ll confront you and be open about it. Then I expect you to come after me. Ashley Tisdale
I have experienced bad dating and ineptitude with women all across the globe, from Vietnam to Paris. When I was 21, women were an enigma; they were this code that had to be cracked. They were ‘The Other.’ I have often thought writing this stuff into stand-up and shows would be an exorcism, but it hasn’t been; it makes no difference. Stephen Merchant
I feel like there is always a rumor that I’m dating someone that I never met before. People have their judgments and ideas of who I am, and they know nothing. Lauren London
First and foremost when you’re doing comedy, you gotta be relevant and applicable to the times that you’re living in. When you try and just do comedy about who is dating who and lifestyle jokes, it gets tiring after a while. It’s hard to be funny in that realm. Adam McKay
I just don’t like when there’s a rumor that says I’m dating someone who is below my standards. But when I got divorced, my ex-wife said I was spending all my time with Lindsay Lohan and Angelina Jolie. I was like, ‘Thank you for the big ups!’ Marilyn Manson
Who would want to get back together with Taylor Swift after having dated her? I’m sure dating her is like talking to a white sheet of paper with a little bit of vanilla ice cream on it that doesn’t say anything. Kurt Braunohler
Just ask for what you want. I requested a six-month break from Facebook to visit my parents; I asked to switch projects. I told my husband it was time to get married after six years of dating! Ruchi Sanghvi
I’m very heterosexual, so dating women is something I’m not ashamed of. But my love life is not as exciting as it is reported to be. Ranbir Kapoor
When I don’t have a girlfriend, who I am answerable to, I can go out and hang with people. But whether you go for a movie with someone or a meal or a drive, it is assumed that you are dating that person. Shahid Kapoor
Someone who’ll bring some normalcy into my life and help me stay in touch with reality. That is something I’m curious about. There are so many actors who are married to people from non-film backgrounds, and their marriages are successful. I’m tired of dating actresses. Shahid Kapoor
I’d been dating my husband for about a year, and I’d already kissed George Clooney, Ashton Kutcher and Gerard Butler. Awesome year, right? Judy Greer
I think once you enter the dating world and you realise it’s nothing like those Disney movies you watched when you were a little girl, you just become more guarded. Megan Fox
Oh, yeah, I did the online dating thing. I did Nerve, I did Match. On Nerve there was this one guy who, when I asked him what he did for a living, said he ‘used to be in a band.’ I was like, ‘That is not an occupation.’ Julie Klausner
I didn’t write my book, ‘I Don’t Care About Your Band,’ in order to give women a brand-new set of dating rules they need to feel terrible about not abiding. I wrote my book to make the women who read it feel good about themselves, and a little more entitled to be treated well by the guys they go out with. Julie Klausner
People tend to look at dating sort of like a safari – like they’re trying to land the trophy. Henry Cloud
‘Dating Game’ wasn’t social commentary, political analysis, Shakespearean-level drama or even blunt-force comedy. It was just the televised equivalent of meeting someone at a bar. But it appealed to our most basic Darwinian instinct: selecting a good mate. You can’t go wrong when a show’s premise is hard-wired into human DNA. Seth Shostak
Ever since the infamous quiz show scandals of the 1950s, the feds had insisted that TV game shows be honest – or that at least they didn’t cheat. So as a ‘Dating Game’ bachelor, I didn’t know what I was going to be asked. The other bachelors and I were required to concoct our answers in real time. Seth Shostak
When you start dating another country star, the first question is, ‘When are y’all gonna do a duet?’ And what sucks about that is people expect you to do it whether you want to or not. Blake Shelton
I had a few dating disasters along the way with girls cheating on me. One girl was the inspiration for me singing ‘Cry Me A River’ on ‘The X Factor.’ That was my payback to her because she was unfaithful. Liam Payne
I know some people who’ve gotten tattoos that they probably shouldn’t have, like the name of somebody they were dating, and that never ends well. Nikki Sixx
I urge you children to be patient with your parents. If they seem to be out of touch on such vital issues as dating, clothing styles, modern music, and use of family cars, listen to them anyway. They have the experience that you lack. Joseph B. Wirthlin
Smallpox, which spreads by respiration and kills roughly one in three of those infected, took hundreds of millions of lives during a recorded history dating to Pharaonic Egypt. The last case was in 1978, and the disease was declared eradicated on May 8, 1980. Barton Gellman
I’m doin’ something different. I mean, I talk a little bit about race and interracial dating, but it’s not the heart of my act. I just try to do what I think is funny; there’s no huge message or through line. Hannibal Buress
My husband’s a little younger than me. When I first started dating him, I just fell mad for him. I made a deal with myself: I was like, ‘I’m not gonna get weird about what the future might be. I’m just going to be in every moment I can and enjoy us to the fullest.’ I told him that, too. Joelle Carter
Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury. If everyday experience hasn’t convinced you of this, there’s research that will. Martha Beck
When you’re young and dating someone, just play it safe and don’t try so hard. Matt Prokop
I think probably – I think, you know, when you’re first dating somebody, if they’re just not that physical with you, if they don’t want to make concrete plans with you, you know, if they’re sort of ambiguous about where everything is going, I think that’s a pretty good sign that they’re not into you. Greg Behrendt
Being a club pro and all, a guy trying to keep up with golf’s modern technology, I hadn’t found much time for Internet dating, but then one day I knew I’d met the girl of my dreams when she replied to a comment I’d made on You-and-Me.com. She said, ‘I love it when you talk equipment to me.’ Dan Jenkins
I like to think I’ll just be walking down the street one day and stop and meet someone, like, ‘Oh my God, you’re awesome,’ and then we start dating. Laura Prepon
The thing about dating someone who listens to a totally different genre than you is they can help you find things to appreciate in that genre. Hannah Simone
‘Christian Mingle’ is about a young, modern, single woman. She’s trying to achieve it all – a successful career, amazing friends, and finding Mr. Right. She stumbles into the world of online dating looking for an instant ‘soul mate solution,’ but ultimately ends up taking a personal journey transforming her life. Corbin Bernsen
Growing up, I didn’t get the talk of ‘Make sure boys take you on a date and treat you right.’ So I was the girl who wasn’t dating and would just text. I dated these guys who didn’t have jobs, and I would always be paying. At one point, I remember looking in the mirror and thinking, ‘You’re too pretty and cool to be treated like this.’ Meghan Trainor
The difference between being a part-time writer and a full-time writer is like the difference between dating someone and living with them. Some of the romance is gone, but you learn things you’d never know just by dating. Scott Westerfeld
Honestly, I think dating is hard. Period. Sevyn Streeter
Dating someone on the opposite end of the happy spectrum teaches you an incredible amount of patience. Chris Pine
It’s tough to be 68 and dating. I’ve given it up now. Ian McLagan
I’m not very good at dating. I’m very decisive. If I like someone, then they’re my boyfriend. It’s pretty straightforward. Vinessa Shaw
When I was in high school, the genders were so separate from each other. If you weren’t ‘dating’ somebody, you couldn’t just be friends with somebody. S. E. Hinton
I was a weird teenager. My mother was actually worried because I didn’t have any interest in dating in my teenage years. I had all this desire to pursue my passions like ballet, then sailing, then music, so I didn’t have any emptiness to fill. Kiesza
I did Internet dating for a while, and that is rife with horrible dating stories. Allison Tolman
What does ‘dating’ mean? I don’t know. I couldn’t say. Catherine Hardwicke
I just thank God my husband and I found each other before the advent of social media. I can’t imagine dating someone and seeing what they’re doing on their Facebook page. And people breaking up with each other over texts now? We had to break up with each other face to face back then. Jen Lancaster
In Indonesia, where I am from, the Dutch-imposed Civil Code dating back to the colonial 1870s prevailed until the 1974 Law on Marriage granted married women greater rights, including the ability to open individual bank accounts. Sri Mulyani Indrawati
There are big parts of my life that I don’t share. I don’t share myself eating dinner with my family. I don’t talk about who I’m dating. That’s private; that’s me. Ansel Elgort
If you’re a good Amish girl, you’re courting, you have three or four different beaus, and you go out and stay out all night. That’s just their tradition. They date under the covering of night. No one knows who they’re dating or seeing until two weeks before they’re going to be married. It’s how they’ve done it for 300 years. Beverly Lewis
The earliest example known to me of replaced body parts is exemplified by a Mayan skull dating back to 1400 BC. In this skull, false teeth made of stone had been implanted. John Gurdon
I can’t imagine dating someone famous. I try to stay away from that as much as I can. Dylan Penn
I’ve always been intellectually restless, but it is the building part of it that most interests me. It is the constructing of the team that is my favorite part. Anyone who is familiar with the history of the A’s franchise, even dating back to Philadelphia, knows that every five or 10 years, you have to tear it apart and rebuild it. Billy Beane
I knew a ton of actors and was friends with them, but I never dated actresses. I tried to date ‘normal’ people because the Hollywood dating rule is ‘one star per couple’ because it’s quite a challenge to match the egos of two actors. Zach Galligan
The sort of the most efficient way for online dating marketplace to evolve and, in fact, any marketplace to evolve is to have one really big market where people can enter and exit as they please, where people have really advanced search, sort, and filtering technology. Sam Yagan
I get to be the nosiest friend or acquaintance that anyone has because it’s – my job is to ask you about your dating life all the time. Sam Yagan
My friends and the people I know understand that I’m going to ask them what they’re doing, how they’re dating, who they’re dating, where they’re going and what they’re doing. I’m constantly asking those questions and making sure I’m in touch with the customer. Sam Yagan
One thing matters more than anything else for a dating product, and that is the quantity and quality of the people who use the product. It’s really freaking hard to get critical mass. Sam Yagan
My work involves online dating, but I believe almost every behavior exhibited online has an offline corollary. Really, the medium doesn’t change human nature. Sam Yagan
Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it’s really up to you. Sam Yagan
When people talk about the impact of mobile dating, everyone focuses on real-time meeting – this idea that my pocket will vibrate every time a hot girl walks by. That’s important. But it’s not transformative. Sam Yagan
In dating, the question is how many Tinder knockoffs are we going to have, and are any of them going to take off? Sam Yagan
Humans have continued to evolve quite a lot over the past ten thousand years, and certainly over 100 thousand. Sure, our biology affects our behavior. But it’s unlikely that humans’ early evolution is deeply relevant to contemporary psychological questions about dating or the willpower to complete a dissertation. Annalee Newitz
I’m a South Asian female that talks about relationships and periods and dating and all these things. Lilly Singh
People usually spend the first two months playing themselves up, not really being themselves. You waste those two months – and then they tell you, ‘You’re not who I was dating the first month!’ Manny Montana
That’s the dating world. You just keep losing. Everyone does. Riki Lindhome
Dating, like almost every other male-female interaction in present-day society, is based on outmoded and unequal social roles and expectations. Lynn Coady
I’m not a dating person. Kourtney Kardashian
That’s the miracle of Amazon! It’s like Internet dating. In the early days, you could get slimed as an author on Amazon by someone bearing a grudge, or jealous, or whatever. And because there were so few reviews posted, this stank. Nigel Hamilton
The first time I was pregnant, Kanye and I were dating, and I was just being introduced to the world of fashion. I wanted to work with a bunch of different stylists, and when you work with a new stylist, everyone wants to possess your look. Kim Kardashian
Julianne Moore and Michael Keaton began in 1980s soap operas and 1970s sitcoms, respectively, such ancient history by show business standards that you need carbon dating to measure their careers. Steve Erickson
While actors are great and awesome, writers literally create new worlds from scratch. What is sexier than that? Personally, I don’t know why every last person out there isn’t dating a writer. Rachel Bloom
There are some guys you definitely would not want dating your sister – especially hockey players. Patrick Kane
I’ve surfed the Web and the whole dating connection. I find that pretty fascinating, but no real leads. Taylor Hicks
I’m very happy to be part of a generation where you don’t have to say that you’re gay. It’s just like, ‘I’m dating a dude,’ or, ‘I’m dating a girl,’ and I love it. I think it’s a great time. Keke Palmer
My mum wants me to get married – and have children, of course. She’s met Gaga; we’ve been dating a while. We’re in a committed relationship, and I’m really happy in my relationship. I’m a very lucky guy. As far as having more of a domestic life and settling down into my relationship, we have to see what happens. Taylor Kinney
As I’ve told Tyler, there’s not a really easy place between being single and being married for us now. We’re just so busy that the logistics of our career make dating impossible. I think I’ll find a girl at some point that makes all of the extra work and effort that needs to be put into it worth it. But for right now, I just date my drums. Josh Dun
For a lot of the time I was in Berkeley, I was single. I was living in a kind of collegiate apartment by myself – it was like a protracted summer vacation. So at least in hindsight, I have gloomy emotions attached to Berkeley, whereas I started coming to New York because I was dating someone, and it was very exciting and romantic. Adrian Tomine
I believe that often people even stay in bad relationships longer than they should because the fear of the pain of dating is scarier than the pain of a bad relationship! Karen Salmansohn
My views are very fluctuating. I have very contradictory takes on the subject. Dating is easier, while marriage is hard work. You see your friends having early divorces, and on the other hand, you see your parents having a successful marriage. Kangana Ranaut
Comedy helped me out in my teenage years. It saw me through puberty and helped me to deal with dating. Rhys Darby
You like someone, you court each other, you get into a relationship. You’re answerable to each other. Whereas, the non-answerability of dating, my God, I don’t know if I would ever be able to. Priyanka Chopra
I have a Tinder account. Now I’ve done Bumble, and I’ve tried this other one, and the way I justified it is that… because I’m on TV, I shouldn’t be eliminated from participating in what’s going on in the world. But people are always like, ‘I can’t believe you’re on a dating app!’ Eric Stonestreet
Everybody knows now that Marie Lightfoot, the true crime writer, is dating Franklin DeWeese, the state attorney of Howard County, Florida. They know I’m a white woman; they know he’s a black man. That’s not news anymore. Nancy Pickard
I’m not traditional at all. It’s not that I’m against marriage; it just never mattered that much to me. If I was dating someone who getting married was very important to them, then absolutely. I’d have no problem. I love the idea of finding someone to be a great father figure to Jasper and to share my life with. Georgina Bloomberg
Dating in college and dating in Hollywood are actually really similar in that the relationships don’t last long. Other than that, lots of people in Hollywood tend to be narcissistic, and it’s hard to have a relationship with someone like that. Julia Stiles
I have no dating life. Sara Sampaio
My parents always looked like they loved being together. That’s what I took from them, and that’s how my wife and I are. I still feel like we’re dating. Billy Crystal
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Dating

250 quotes about dating and relationships

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I always play women I would date. Angelina Jolie
I love a man with a great sense of humor and who is intelligent – a man who has a great smile. He has to make me laugh. I like a man who is very ambitious and driven and who has a good heart and makes me feel safe. I like a man who is very strong and independent and confident – that is very sexy – but at the same time, he’s very kind to people. Nicole Scherzinger
There’s only two people in your life you should lie to… the police and your girlfriend. Jack Nicholson
I’ve been on so many blind dates, I should get a free dog. Wendy Liebman
Women are like cars: we all want a Ferrari, sometimes want a pickup truck, and end up with a station wagon. Tim Allen
I don’t have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who’d be mad at me for saying that. Mitch Hedberg
Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you. Joey Adams
A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted. Billie Holiday
If there hadn’t been women we’d still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends. Orson Welles
Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time. Maya Angelou
If you don’t have a valentine, hang out with your girlfriends, don’t go looking for someone. When it’s right, they’ll come to you. Carmen Electra
Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow. William Shakespeare
You can’t keep changing men, so you settle for changing your lipstick. Heather Locklear
I like the bad-boy types. Generally the guy I’m attracted to is the guy in the club with all the tattoos and nail polish. He’s usually the lead singer in a punk band and plays guitar. But my serious boyfriends are relatively clean-cut, nice guys. So it’s strange. Megan Fox
Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It’s about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there? Neil LaBute
No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman. Honore de Balzac
My perfect guy wears converse, is totally laid back, and doesn’t worry about being cool. Selena Gomez
I’ve been dating since I was fifteen. I’m exhausted. Where is he? Kristin Davis
Save a boyfriend for a rainy day – and another, in case it doesn’t rain. Mae West
If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death. Ben Kingsley
I dated a lot, but I never really had anyone who was worthy of an anniversary. And most girlfriends never made it to a year, anyway. Wale
I’m dating a woman now who, evidently, is unaware of it. Garry Shandling
Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion. Scott Adams
Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion. Kim Cattrall
A bachelor’s life is no life for a single man. Samuel Goldwyn
Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that’s why I don’t have a boyfriend. Lucy Liu
Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women. Natalie Portman
Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others. Wayne Dyer
I prefer ordinary girls – you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it doesn’t mean we are dating. Leonardo DiCaprio
I’m currently single, so I want to have fun! As for what guys need to do to date out of their league, it’s all about the swagger. If you have confidence, you can get pretty much any girl. Krysten Ritter
A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever. Helen Rowland
Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye. Thomas Fuller
Kissing someone is pretty intimate, actually very intimate, and your heart always kind of skips a beat before you do that. Keanu Reeves
When you really don’t like a guy, they’re all over you, and as soon as you act like you like them, they’re no longer interested. Beyonce Knowles
In my dreams, I could be a Princess, and that’s what I was. Like most little girls, I believed nothing less than a Prince could make my dreams come true. Loretta Young
No matter how love-sick a woman is, she shouldn’t take the first pill that comes along. Joyce Brothers
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
It is an extra dividend when you like the girl you’ve fallen in love with. Clark Gable
Appearance is something you should definitely consider when you’re going out. Have your girlfriend clip your nails or something like that. Usher
Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play. William Congreve
I date older men, and I date younger men. I have no rules about that. Mary Frann
However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them. Francesca Annis
Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye; That’s all we shall know for truth Before we grow old and die. William Butler Yeats
If you can lie, you can act, and if you can lie to crazy girlfriends, you can act under pressure. Joe Rogan
I hate being the heartbreaker. Hate it. If I date somebody and it doesn’t work out, it’s another nightmare for me. John Mayer
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others. Andre Maurois
You know, the man of my dreams might walk round the corner tomorrow. I’m older and wiser and I think I’d make a great girlfriend. I live in the realm of romantic possibility. Stevie Nicks
Kindness is really important to me in finding my own prince – so are patience and a sense of humor. Without those qualities he’s no Prince Charming! Anne Hathaway
I’m not the girl who always has a boyfriend. I’m the girl who rarely has a boyfriend. Taylor Swift
I used to be a real prince charming if I went on a date with a girl. But then I’d get to where I was likely to have a stroke from the stress of keeping up my act. I’ve since learned the key to a good date is to pay attention on her. Matthew Perry
I’m not cynical about marriage or romance. I enjoyed being married. And although being single was fun for a while, there was always the risk of dating someone who’d owned a lunch box with my picture on it. Shaun Cassidy
I don’t date my girlfriend because she’s a model. I date her because I love her. Adam Levine
Whenever I date a guy, I think, ‘Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?’ Rita Rudner
If you kiss on the first date and it’s not right, then there will be no second date. Sometimes it’s better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else. Jennifer Lopez
A simple compliment goes a really long way – for a guy to just come over and say, ‘You have great hair’ or ‘I really like your dress,’ and then just smile and walk away. That’s a great move, because he’s sort of putting himself out there by doing that, but it won’t lead to any embarrassment if the girl isn’t interested. Stacy Keibler
Personally, I don’t like a girlfriend to have a husband. If she’ll fool her husband, I figure she’ll fool me. Orson Welles
Is there a doctor in the house? My parents want me to marry you. Wendy Liebman
People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they’d much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection. Albert Ellis
If you’re a sports fan you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They don’t have a choice. Jimmy Fallon
So I go to my first book signing, and these two girls came up and gave me a piece of paper: ’10 reasons you should date our dad. He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He’s a lawyer.’ He didn’t know what was going on. He didn’t even know me. They called him, and he came down and asked me out that day. Now I’m dating their dad! Hoda Kotb
Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do. Anna Held
To find a prince, you gotta kiss some toads. Foxy Brown
All men that date me have to know that their name may end up in a pop song. Kesha
Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla. Jim Bishop
I hated the idea of a high school sweetheart. Growing up, oh my God, it just made me sick. I wanted to have a range of cool boyfriends. I wanted to travel around and date these interesting men. Then it just happened. You fall in love. Charlotte Arnold
It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important. Soren Kierkegaard
I started dating older men, and I would fall in love with them. I thought they could teach me about life. Daphne Zuniga
Last year my boyfriend gave me a painting – a very personal one. I really prefer personal gifts or ones made by someone for me. Except diamonds. That’s the exception to the rule. Minnie Driver
I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend. Pink
Thank God I never got in a fight. All of the jock dudes hated me, but all of their girlfriends thought I was nice so they wouldn’t touch me. It was infuriating to them. Mark Hoppus
When men I have dated over the years whined about, ‘Oh, you make no time for me’ – see ya! I just dumped them. I don’t need that pressure in my life. Rachael Ray
As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren’t even people I would date. Nora Ephron
The sea hath fish for every man. William Camden
Love was not in it for me at first. I dated guys because of the way they looked. And then I began to learn that it’s what’s inside that counts. Love to me now is understanding. It’s giving. Crystal Waters
It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going. James Levine
It’s weird, I never wish anything bad upon anybody, except two or three old girlfriends. Carrot Top
I’m quite sensitive to women. I saw how my sister got treated by boyfriends. I read this thing that said when you are in a relationship with a woman, imagine how you would feel if you were her father. That’s been my approach, for the most part. Orlando Bloom
You’ll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart. Anna Held
My girlfriend bought me a down jacket, she said it fit my personality. Jay London
If you cry over a guy, then your friends can’t date him. It can’t even be considered. Taylor Swift
I’m really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to suck my belly in. Everyone should do that whether you’re on a red carpet or not. Even if you’re just going out to dinner with your boyfriend you should try and suck it in. Katy Perry
I always say now that I’m in my blonde years. Because since the end of my marriage, all of my girlfriends have been blonde. Hugh Hefner
I think if I could have a boyfriend like my brothers I’d be really happy. But without the brother thing. Patricia Velasquez
If I talk to a woman for more than five minutes I can tell you exactly whether she’s an Aidan girl or a Mr. Big girl. Aidan girls are more interested in nurturing relationships and building a nest while Mr. Big girls are more about show and having fun. Michael Patrick King
I don’t know any of us who are in relationships that are totally honest – it doesn’t exist. Richard Gere
I have 20,000 girlfriends, all around the world. Justin Timberlake
I’ve been dating younger men since my 20s, When I was 29, I dated someone 21… younger men are just more fun. I like their energy. I’ve always been kind of young for my age. Dana Delany
I don’t know the first real thing about the dating game. I don’t know how to talk to a specific person and connect. I just think you have to go to person by person and do the best you can with people in general. Jason Schwartzman
I don’t like going out on a date unless I know the broad a little bit beforehand. By the way, ‘broad’ to me is not a detrimental term for women; it’s simply another word for female. Anyway, I don’t really go out a whole lot, because there aren’t many girls I like to take out and spend a whole evening with – at least not an evening in public. Joe Namath
Women always try to see the one good part of The Weird Guy because the dating landscape is so bleak. Women will say, ‘He’s very odd, but he likes to cook. He’s creepy, but he makes good pancakes!’ Zoe Lister-Jones
I dated dozens of young men, had fun with all, made commitments to none. Gene Tierney
Right now I’m pretty single… My career is my boyfriend. Christina Aguilera
Rumors about me? Calista Flockhart, Pam Anderson, and Matt Damon. That’s who I’m dating. Ben Affleck
It’s the fashion, I tell you: big, tall women going out with tiny, tiny men. Nicholas Haslam
I suppose I was a little bit of what would be called today a nerd. I didn’t have girlfriends, and really I wasn’t a very social boy. Charles Kuralt
It’s not that I find it hard to meet girls – they do come up and chat me up from time to time. Sometimes I’m interested, I tend not to go for the prettier ones. I prefer the quirkier types. Rupert Grint
I’ve dated men my age, younger than me and older. The only difference is the young ones are quicker at taking out the garbage. Lara Flynn Boyle
My grandmother always used to wear this English perfume called Tuberose and then she died and then I dated this girl who wore the same thing. Every time I hung out with her, I could only think of my recently deceased grandmother. So sometimes a signature scent can be good and sometimes it can be bad. Mark Ronson
Am I still interested in a guy’s body? Now that I have grown up, I am much more of a ‘vibe’ kind of person! If a man has a good body, that is an added plus. Carmen Electra
We are constantly protecting the male ego, and it’s a disservice to men. If a man has any sensitivity or intelligence, he wants to get the straight scoop from his girlfriend. Betty Dodson
If I’m with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I’m with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you’re supposed to have a role. You’re not allowed to just be yourself. Candace Bushnell
I was dating this guy and we would spend all day text messaging each other. And he thought that he could tell that he liked me more because he actually spelt the word ‘YOU’ and I just put the letter ‘U’. Kelly Osbourne
I didn’t want to be short. I’ve tried to pretend that being a short guy didn’t matter. I tried to make up for being short by affecting a strut, by adopting the voice of a much bigger man, by spending more money than I made, by tipping double or triple at bars and restaurants, by dating tall, beautiful women. Mickey Rooney
I’m not very experienced with boys or the whole dating thingy. Vanessa Hudgens
Do not just look at your boyfriend as just a boyfriend. Look at him as a friend, too. Vanessa Hudgens
I’m a fabulous date, I make sure I look good, I like hearing what a guy has to say and I make sure the evening is a real laugh. I like to laugh. Eva Longoria
Up until age 40, most men are just not as mature as women. So, it makes sense that a lot of women date up in age a bit. Patti Stanger
I’ve dated some women who have turned me on to some funny things that are strange for men to actually do, but these things have become part of my process. I think the things I do for my appearance help make me look better. I even colour my hair because I like how it makes me look. Ryan Seacrest
It’s ironic, really. Guys should be excited that I got Kristen Bell. If Brad Pitt gets Kristen Bell, it’s like, ‘Well, of course he did.’ With me, it should be, ‘Oh good, a normal-looking guy got her. Maybe I’ll get me a Kristen Bell.’ But guys hate my guts for always dating women I have no right to be with. Dax Shepard
My boyfriend and I broke up. He wanted to get married and I didn’t want him to. Rita Rudner
In my experience with women that I’ve dated and my wife now, is you have to know what they care about. And even if you aren’t a huge fan of it, you still have to have interest in it and it has to be genuine because women do it for men all the time. Tim Meadows
Things were a lot simpler in Detroit. I didn’t care about anything but boyfriends. Madonna Ciccone
Back in high school, I went on dates, but I was too focused on my career. My parents were like, ‘It’s nice to have a boyfriend, but it’s even nicer to own your house when you’re 21.’ Amber Riley
I’d got to that age when I was out on a date with a guy and I would be thinking: Don’t mention your age, don’t mention that you want a child – because they would just run out the door. Denise Van Outen
I’ve never been Romeo who meets a girl and falls for her immediately. It’s been a much slower process for me each time I’ve gone into a relationship. Leonardo DiCaprio
I don’t think a powerful man would be interesting unless he’d be nice, attractive, with or without the power. Men are interested in powerful men. Women are interested in terrific men! Dorothy Stratten
It’s always been my personal feeling that unless you are married, there is something that is not very dignified about talking about who you are dating. Luke Wilson
I fantasize about going back to high school with the knowledge I have now. I would shine. I would have a good time, I would have a girlfriend. I think that’s where a lot of my pain comes from. I think I never had any teenage years to go back to. Spalding Gray
I didn’t have a financial need, and I wasn’t very gifted at relationships. I probably was more like what we think of boys as being: hard to pin down and wary of commitment. Candice Bergen
What I remember most about junior homecoming was my date getting sick afterwards. That kinda sucked. Then, senior year, someone got gum in her hair when we were dancing. She had to get one of the chaperones to take her to the office and cut up her hair. I felt really bad for her, but it worked out fine. James Lafferty
Which is, I’m an optimist that two people can be together to work out their conflicts. And that commitment, I think, might be what love is, because they both grow from their relationship. Garry Shandling
I think more dating stuff is scheduling. It’s needing people who understand your work schedule. Jennifer Love Hewitt
Dating and getting attention from boys was something that came later to me. Rachelle Lefevre
I also like men who like dogs. I couldn’t date a man who doesn’t like my dog. Kristin Davis
I’ve given up looking for a boyfriend. That’s not to say I won’t be interested if the right guy comes along. But I’m not in a hurry. Emily VanCamp
I don’t understand the whole dating thing. I know right off the bat if I’m interested in someone, and I don’t want them to waste their money on me and take me out to eat if I know I’m not interested in that person. Britney Spears
Fereydun, that’s my dad’s name. My grandmother, my dad’s mom, when she was pregnant, she was dating a man from Persia, a Persian gentleman. It wasn’t his child, but he was still very supportive and said, ‘Hey, this is a great name,’ and so it stuck. So that’s what she named him. Fred Armisen
I’m not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain women, particularly older women, cannot believe I like going to a social event by myself. But I do. Gloria Allred
I started dating JD Samson from Le Tigre, and suddenly I was listening to more up-tempo music and old dance music, like ESG and Gang of Four, and I thought, ‘Wow. This is fun.’ Sia
I’m enjoying dating. I’m single, though, I’m not in a relationship. Matt Czuchry
We don’t do ‘dating’ in Sweden. Caroline Winberg
While I am aware of no counsel on whether kissing should be reserved only for post-mission dating or courtship, I am aware of plenty of counsel concerning honesty in our actions and treating others with respect and kindness. Casual attitudes about expressions of affection such as kissing can cause much grief and heartache. John Bytheway
Coy Wire played in the NFL for 9 years and is now a motivational speaker and has a book out called ‘Change Your Mind.’ He is an amazing person with such positive energy! When Kroy and I first met and started dating, there weren’t a whole lot of people that supported us, but Coy always did. Kim Zolciak-Biermann
I can’t even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It’s a nightmare. John Mayer
Women in their thirties are much more nervous about dating. They feel time is ‘running out for them. They want to get married and have a family. The women I see in their forties and fifties know what they want. They are amazing, confident women with good jobs, but they are just struggling to find someone who is their equal. Matthew Hussey
My philosophy of dating is to just fart right away. Jenny McCarthy
Whenever you have an ex, and they’re like, ‘I hope we can still be friends!’ and you weren’t friends before you started dating, then what do you go back to, really? Ed Sheeran
Facebook and pictures on the Internet have created such a different way of dating. It’s not necessarily good because an obsessive quality can develop in people. Alexander Koch
It’s weird to have people so interested in your personal life. It’s a part of the business that grosses me out. I’m always bummed out for people who just happen to be dating a celebrity, and they’re also famous, and they can’t live their life. Andy Samberg
I’m a bit of a romantic, to a fault. It’s led me to some great things and also some sad things. It’s made me a better person, to keep a good spirit about dating. Alexander Koch
Look at the Prius. It’s a nerd car. Yeah, you’re being environmentally friendly, but your dating life is gonna suck. Xzibit
I got married at 18 after dating my boyfriend for about a year. It was quick, I know. My husband joined the Army, and I thought I’d go to college. But we moved to Fort Hood for his job with no money, not even a car. Anna Todd
If you’re dating the quarterback and then you go out with the hockey player, you just go to the hockey games. I don’t think I’ll still go to the football games. Nicolle Wallace
I love sushi. Once on Valentine’s Day, someone I was dating rocked up at the airport to pick me up with a bag of salmon because I love it so much. Ella Eyre
I am just scared to death of online dating. Michaela Watkins
I also find it interesting that a lot of people in their 30s are not married and don’t have kids. There are a lot of people in this age bracket that are out there dating and trying to find love. And I never thought that at my age I would be. John Stamos
No matter how liberal or modern a family is, there will always be resistance when someone discloses that they are dating someone. Gautham Menon
Your goal in an online dating profile and in your first message to somebody is to strike up a conversation. Sam Yagan
Everybody dates these days. Like you get to know someone before you end up getting married, committing for a lifetime relationship. So dating is cool, date as much as you want, get to know the person. Vaani Kapoor
I’ve never done online dating, but first of all, I have a book out called ‘Make It Last Forever: The Do’s and The Dont’s,’ which led me to do the online dating thing. A lot of people respect my relationship songs, so they can pretty much trust me. Keith Sweat
‘Dating In The Dark’ is a unique show that is going to bring something very new to the table for the audiences. The format will make people look beyond the general dating norms of our society: who knows, maybe even reinvent them. Nora Fatehi
Well, dating has become a sport and not about finding the person you love. Rashida Jones
Trans-dating is hardcore, and it’s really scary. And that’s coming from me, someone who couldn’t be dating in a more open-minded Manhattan pool of artsy boys and creative folk. Not saying it all sucks. I’m just saying it’s not easy. Hari Nef
I think in order to really create something special, it has to be built on some foundation. And I think friendship is a good foundation you could always tap back on if you don’t agree. So for me, it’s not dating, it’s more so friendship. Omarion
It was funny actually because that was still during the time we were dating. He would get all these calls because supposedly before we broke up, we had already broken up in the trades, in the rags or whatever. Rosario Dawson
Our nation is built upon a history of immigration, dating back to our first pioneers, the Pilgrims. For more than three centuries, we have welcomed generations of immigrants to our melting pot of hyphenated America: British-Americans; Italian-Americans; Irish-Americans; Jewish-Americans; Mexican-Americans; Chinese-Americans; Indian-Americans. Ami Bera
I wouldn’t tell you anything about anybody I cared about because it becomes entertainment for other people, and it sort of just cheapens everything in your life. I would never tell you if I was dating anybody. Kristen Stewart
People think Selena and The Weeknd are dating for publicity, and that’s not how things works. These are real human beings. They don’t just date to get more famous. They’re already the most famous artists! Madison Beer
My mom is going to kill me for talking about sleeping with people. But I don’t want to put myself in the position where I’m in a monogamous relationship right now. I’m not dating just one person. ‘Sex and the City’ changed everything for me because those girls would sleep with so many people. Lindsay Lohan
I must have been yearning for some Jewish content beyond my genetic makeup because soon after my 21st birthday, I noticed I was no longer dating WASPs. Susan Isaacs
I think that we all have to have that rite of passage of dating the tortured artist who seems cooler than we think we are; we aspire to be like them, and we’re excited that somebody is turning us on to new music or a new lifestyle. Drew Barrymore
I like the idea of dating, but I’m not dating anyone exclusively, particularly right now. It’s hard to be in a relationship unless you’re ready to go public with it. So it’s a lot easier for me to not be in a relationship. I really don’t want that part of my life to be tabloid fodder. Cory Monteith
When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved. Gordon B. Hinckley
I don’t believe in casual dating; I would rather be in a proper relationship. Vaani Kapoor
I have a distinct memory, dating back to 1989 or so, of sitting around with my college dorm mates talking about a new term that was popping up everywhere: ‘political correctness.’ Meghan Daum
Everybody’s got baggage, and not just the classic, ‘Oh I have so much baggage,’ but everyone comes with so much context, and you’re not just dating a person: you’re dating all their context, too. Part of relationships is negotiating each other’s context. Emily V. Gordon
It’s a common misunderstanding, that when a bisexual person is dating someone of the opposite sex that they are now straight, or if they are dating someone of the same sex they are now gay. Courtney Act
That’s the awful thing about dating. Tight underwear. We would all like to be in a big bra and pants and when you are in a secure relationship you can do that. Dawn French
Early on, when my wife and I were dating, we went to the grocery store, and I told her that sometimes I just buy birthday cakes, and I eat them. And she said: ‘Really? I do, too.’ Tom Cotton
When it comes to dating, I’m straightforward and traditional with a twist. Luke Pasqualino
I’ve had a little bad, bad media luck the new year. Well, apparently I’m dating Bill Clinton, which makes me nervous. I didn’t know, though. Julie Bowen
I was a late starter on the romantic front. I didn’t start dating until I was in my 30s. Geri Halliwell
The funniest thing is I never understood why actors were so shady about who they’re dating. Then I realized the things you say get printed and the people you’re involved with read them. That’s what’s tricky. Nothing goes unnoticed. I don’t want to get myself in trouble! Emily Meade
There were dozens of dating apps when Bumble came on the scene, but they weren’t able to attract critical mass in a young professional group. Whitney Wolfe Herd
It’s easy to blame technology for what we perceive to be a vast disconnect between people. We’re so wrapped up in social media, texting, online dating – in many ways, we’re addicted to our devices. Saroo Brierley
When I started dating I had this kind of Romeo and Juliet, fateful romantic idea about love which was almost that you were a victim and there was a lot of pain involved and that was how it should be. Emma Watson
I’ve thought long and hard about this, and I think a lot of the dysfunction around dating has to do with men having the control. Whitney Wolfe Herd
Frankly, the reason I joined MENSA is because I was dating a guy at the time who spoke five languages and could solve a Rubik’s Cube literally with his eyes closed because it’s just an algorithm. Ashley Rickards
People’s sexuality is often defined by who we’re partnered with at any given moment, which can be a frustrating limitation for me. I’ve had countless tiny ‘coming out’ moments in my life, often simply to explain to someone else that they have misjudged my sexuality based on who they saw me dating. Stephanie Beatriz
My wife and I have been together since 1986. I graduated in ’86 and she graduated in ’88. We began dating when she was 17. Actually she turned 18 when we started kissing and stuff. Cuba Gooding, Jr.
It’s just me and my 6-month-old puppy. I am not dating anyone. Bridget Hall
Each NFL team has its own policy about their own players dating their own cheerleaders. And in the Raiders there is no policy against it, though it is not encouraged. Yes, there are successful relationships between players and Raiderettes. Emily Compagno
There’s kind of no rhyme or reason to what is appealing to any given actor. It just is, or it isn’t. It’s kind of like dating. You either connect to someone or you don’t. You can’t really say why. Katherine Waterston
I’ve never been speed dating! I sort of wish I had, just for the experience of it. America Ferrera
I still have a crush on Johnny Depp, and I literally only started dating my husband because he looked like Johnny Depp – and he knows that. We’ve been together for twelve years, and he still looks like Johnny Depp. Eliza Coupe
I had a crazy life for a teenager. I lived in New Jersey, but I’d go to Vermont for three weeks, join a commune, take pictures with the guy I was dating, come back home, and post photos. Halsey
I don’t want to be the person who has the gigantic headlines: ‘Look Who So-and-So Is Dating Now.’ That, to me, isn’t really who I am. Chris Young
All my life, men have told me I wasn’t pretty enough – even the men I was dating. And I’d be like, ‘Well, why are you with me, then?’ It’s always been men putting me down just like my dad. To this day when someone says I’m cute, I can’t see it. I don’t see it no matter what anybody says. Lil’ Kim
I don’t need to make an announcement about who I’m dating. It’s up to me to decide when and what I want to share about my personal life, and it is up to the audience to decide how they look at it. Shibani Dandekar
I can’t imagine dating a boy, meeting him only outside the home. What’s a home and family for if it’s not the center of one’s life? Loretta Young
I was dating someone and wanted to get married to him. But just because casting couch exists in TFI and I work here, he didn’t respect me. Tejaswi Madivada
I have an urge to communicate. I think I’m a change from what it would be like dating a normal guy who doesn’t talk too much. Drake
Any online dating profile is about making us more human, more three-dimensional. Matthew Hussey
I always hated high-school shows and high-school movies, because they were always about the cool kids. It was always about dating and sex, and all the popular kids, and the good-looking kids. And the nerds were super-nerdy cartoons, with tape on their glasses. I never saw ‘my people’ portrayed accurately. Paul Feig
Trade protectionism has an American lineage dating back to the Founders; that lineage is distinct from white nationalism. Heather Mac Donald
Evolution is unobservable. It’s based on blind faith in a few dry bones and on unreliable dating systems in which the gullible trust. Kids should be allowed to make up their own minds about this issue, and not be censored to ‘one side is all we will let you hear.’ Ray Comfort
I’m not very good at dating. Evan Peters
Coming through the fire and through the storm of life with a strong man, my fiance Ashanti, whom I’ve been dating for eight months and two wonderful children beside me, I’m just so happy that I have been able to maintain my integrity and get to where I am today with the right energy around me. Angie Stone
I enjoy dating. I love first dates. I think they’re incredibly fascinating studies in human psychology. When you sit down across from someone on a first date and things are going alright, you talk objectives. We want to win each other over, so how do you win someone over? You have to put the best foot forward. Chris Pine
The woman I am currently crazy about was a vegetarian for a year until I started dating her. As is the case with most vegetarians, she had never eaten properly prepared meat, only commercially packaged or otherwise abused flesh. Steve Albini
I think a nice romantic dinner should be saved for when you and the girl you’re dating or seeing have something special and it’s a more special occasion. Ben Savage
I started painting my nails and started wearing some women’s clothing, but that whole side of me always caused problems in my intimate relationships. There was a lot of shame attached to it. I’d talk to people I was dating about it but still feel ashamed. Teddy Geiger
What online dating did was offer me the opportunity to go out with a bunch of different people from different industries; I really didn’t want to limit myself with people who are in the entertainment industry. Essence Atkins
I stopped dating for six months a year ago. Dating requires a lot of energy and focus. Daphne Zuniga
My daughter’s mother and I are no longer dating, and the people I’m most likely to date are those around me, who are athletes. Tyson Gay
I’m a fixer, unfortunately. I’m like, ‘Oh, I can fix you.’ But it’s not just guys I’m dating anymore. It’s this entire legion of young girls who tell me they need me to maintain any sort of sanity or peace. Halsey
Even when I was dating a man I always said I’d never get married until marriage equality was passed in Australia. It wouldn’t feel right. Jessica Origliasso
I’m Canadian. The only difference between dating American and Canadian guys is whether you’ll be watching football or hockey. I have no preference. Serinda Swan
When I started ‘DailyGrace,’ I was dating a 26-year-old guy I thought was the funniest person in the world. My creation process every day was imagining him watching my videos and wondering, ‘Will he laugh at this?’ But somehow that’s turned into an audience that’s mostly 15-year-old girls. Grace Helbig
My own experience of dating cis-hetero men has really been a challenge, because of the stigma they have to endure for attempting to love us. Trace Lysette
When I was a boy, I took over the shed at the bottom of the garden and displayed fossils and potsherds and coins in it and proudly called it my ‘museum’. I charged people to come in, and my most prized possession was a Saracen shield dating from the Crusades. Kevin Crossley-Holland
Golf and dating don’t mix. Larry David
It’s really weird when people scrutinize every little thing about you and talk about your outfits and your weight and who you’re dating… and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it. Mischa Barton
The very phrase ‘Oscar night’ used to accelerate my pulse. For one thing – dating myself – it meant Bob Hope. He always had good, strong jokes, that faultless delivery, and always a new joke about his own films’ failure – once again – to be honored. Dick Cavett
The Bachelor’… and ‘The Bachelorette’… and ‘Bachelor in Paradise’… and the ‘After the Final Rose ceremony’. I love a competition dating show. Erin Foster
When you’re thinking about building your own online dating profile, especially on OkCupid, you should go through the same steps you’re thinking about when you’re going out to meet someone new. You want to put your best foot forward. Sam Yagan
It’s not always the case that when you’re dating someone that the family likes you. Shibani Dandekar
I try not to read the stuff online because it’s so hurtful and stuff. There was somebody that said I was messing up my genetics by dating my boyfriend because he’s not black. It was an interesting thing to read. Taylour Paige
I’m in love with love and totally believe in marriage, but that’s not even on my radar right now. I am not putting energy into dating. Selena Gomez
I don’t hate dating people, but I’m not on social media or anything. Jonathan Groff
When I first started dating my husband, I had this weird fascination with the circus and clowns and old carnival things and sideshow freaks and all that. About a month after we started dating, he bought me this amazing black-and-white photo book on the circus in the 1930s, and I started sobbing. Christina Hendricks
Sometimes we put so much effort into things we’re doing, like dating or wedding planning, that we don’t stop to think about whether or not we even want the results of that effort. Emily V. Gordon
I don’t do a lot of dating. I guess it’s kind of like everyone is always trying to set me up with somebody, so we go out and hang out at a club or somewhere. I think dates are weird. Matt Cohen
It’s a big responsibility dating me. Because I come with a little bit of baggage, you know? Demi Lovato
For a long time, I had a crazy girl dating habit. Eli Roth
I go out to dinner occasionally and that’s the sum of my dating life. Sophie Dahl
As and when I get into a relationship, I’ll flaunt her to the world. I’m looking for a soul mate, and in any case, I’m not very much for casual dating. I’m such a simple guy away from this dating-shating business. Suresh Raina
I don’t really comment on my personal life because I feel like any comment at all is opening up a whole can of worms. I’d just rather not talk about who I’m dating. Josh Hartnett
Dating isn’t easy. Julian Edelman
The best companies in the world have all had predecessors. ‘YouTube’ was a dating site. You always have to evolve into something else. Kevin Systrom
You don’t need to know who I’m dating. You don’t need to know what I’m doing. I’m fine with everybody not knowing that. Eva Longoria
Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury. Martha Beck
It’s usually drawing on personal experience. I don’t think I could dig deep enough trying to get into somebody else’s life. Like ‘Far From Me’ – I wrote it about this waitress that I was dating when I was fifteen or so, and she broke up with me. John Prine
I grew up in the world of bad television, on my dad’s sets and then as a young schmuck on dating shows and so on. George Clooney
People say, ‘Just say who you’re dating. Then people will stop being so ravenous about it.’ It’s like, No they won’t! They’ll ask for specifics. Kristen Stewart
We all prospect, and don’t even know we’re doing it. When you start the dating process, you are actually prospecting for the person you want to marry. When you’re interviewing employees, you are prospecting for someone who will best fit your needs. Zig Ziglar
I had to deal with being somewhat of an outcast because it’s not socially acceptable to be a struggling musician. There have been times where I’ve felt sorry for the person I was dating. I felt she deserved better. Taylor Hicks
Were I to put myself on… one of those online dating things, I would not include in my profile that I’m regularly hospitalized for psychosis. But I do know that when I get really bad, there is a place for me to go where I will feel better. Marya Hornbacher
Insider trading by hedge funds has a long and distinguished history, dating to the days when people didn’t know that there was such a thing as a hedge fund. Gary Weiss
I think for marketplace businesses, and when you think about online dating, it’s not a social network. It’s not a place where you go to talk to people you already know; it’s a place you go to interact with someone you’ve never met before. Sam Yagan
I’m so an all-or-nothing person in dating, always. I’m big on not wasting time. And so, yeah, if something’s not working, it’s time to not hold people back. Ginnifer Goodwin
I don’t think I’m misunderstood, but there is definitely a certain side of me that the press focuses on – my body, my hair, or who I’m dating – which has never really served me as an actor. It’s served me in the commercial world, making money as a model, but the media perception has really hindered my acting career. Kelly Brook
We live in a world of social media, dating apps, online profiles where everyone is portraying themselves in 2D, trying to look cool. Portray yourself in three dimensions. Matthew Hussey
I’m the one who’s dating the craft-service guy instead of the producer. Plus, if a producer is going to date a hot young thing, I’m probably not the first person on their list – the weird, quirky, funny girl. Whitney Cummings
It’s a really deep and layered psychological situation – making music with someone – if they’re trying to make something real and personal. It’s almost like dating: you allow yourself to be consumed by the other – not in a bad way, but in a way that happens in nature. Arca
I was bullied. I was a bit of a geek. Good-looking guys were off-limits. I didn’t start dating until I was 18. Michelle Ryan
A seersucker suit is one of the most iconic styles dating from the 1920s and is still a gentleman’s best bet when it’s hot and sticky. Roger Stone
I’ve gotten a lot more disciplined since dating Sue. Megan Rapinoe
Halloween might be a time that’s renowned for ghosts, but we no longer experience ghosts only on Halloween. In our dating lives, we are now used to being ‘ghosted’ the whole year round. Matthew Hussey
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