Diane Ackerman Quotes
... love is an act of sedition, a revolt against reason, an uprising in the body politic, a private mutiny.
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People in love don't see gender, colour or religion. Or age. It's about the other person, the one that you love and who loves you. You don't think of them in terms of a label. You just go with your heart.
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I love talking about myself.
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I don't do athletics for any other reason than achieving certain distances, certain titles and goals in my head.
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When I think about atheist friends, including my father, they seem to me like people who have no ear for music, or who have never been in love.
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It has been said that love is a function of communication. I believe that to be true. I believe, by extension, that human understanding is a function of communication. And the better human beings understand one another, the higher the level of functioning.
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Basically, I want that relationship where we have that love. I love her so much, and she loves me so much that it's just - you want that relationship where you look into the girl's eyes, and you know that she's everything you've ever wanted. When I find that, I'm going to get it!
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The hardest times to choose love are the very times when you can most grow spiritually. In fact, they are the only times you can grow spiritually!
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Majesty and love do not consort well together, nor do they dwell in the same place.
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I would love to work with Jack White or Kanye West.
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I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life, I'd be Loretta Lynn.
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I love to bake. There's something very ritualistic about it, kind of magic.
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We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.
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I love De la Renta. I love CoSTUME National; I think they're just incredible. And I love Marc Jacobs, too - they're also great, just a great brand.
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Being a mom makes you far more compassionate. You have more empathy for people, more love. I was always taught to say thank you, and I'm very grateful. And my kids have that quality, too.
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I love to meet the fans. I just get embarrassed with those who weep. I don't know what to do or what to say. It's a very embarrassing situation.
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I don't dislike anybody. I love everybody.
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I think a culture can really be elevated through the arts, and it's always a dream come true when I come across roles that enable me to fuse my love of storytelling with my passion for activism and raising social awareness.
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I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.
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For some reason, cats are usually addressed familiarly, though no cat has ever drunk bruderschaft with anyone.
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All that you really want in life is to change how you feel.
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Tutelage is a comfortable relationship for the senior partner, but it is demoralizing in the long run. It breeds illusions of omniscience on one side and attitudes of impotent irresponsibility on the other.
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I'm scared of myself. I think I'd be a bad driver. I'm scared of cars, period. I've had too many friends killed now, and I've seen too many people killed in my life when I drove across the country when I was 12. I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. If you see a few real dead bodies with brains on the pavement, it does a lot to change your attitude. It means you can get it too. I've had a lot of relatives killed. I've had a lot of dear friends killed. It's stupid. The whole activity is stupid.
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Every boy wants someone older than himself to whom he may go in moods of confidence and yearning. The neglect of this child's want by grown people . . . is a fertile source of suffering.
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... love is an act of sedition, a revolt against reason, an uprising in the body politic, a private mutiny.
