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True Love Liberates: Maya Angelou Speaks on Love

Love liberates. It doesn’t just hold—that’s ego. Love liberates. It doesn’t bind. Love says, ‘I love you. I love you if you’re in China. I love you if you’re across town. I love you if you’re in Harlem. I love you. I would like to be near you. I’d like to have your arms around me. I’d like to hear your voice in my ear. But that’s not possible now, so I love you. Go. ~  Maya Angelou

True love is free from emotional bondage , free from clinging, and free from all kinds of toxic and unhealthy attachments. When you truly love someone, your love sets them free. It gives them permission to be, to do, and to create all the wonderful things they came here to create. 

True Love Liberates

True love liberates. And in this breathtaking video, Maya Angelou  talks about this in a way only she knew how.

P.S. I’m so in love with this beautiful woman and her unlimited wisdom and knowledge…. Her words go straight to my heart and my Soul is filled with joy as I read her words and hear her speak.

Luminita D. Saviuc

Luminita is the Founder and Editor in Chief of PurposeFairy.com and also the author of 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy . For more details check out the 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy Book Page.

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Speech on Love

Love, a simple four-letter word, yet it holds a world of emotions within. It’s like a warm hug that soothes your heart and a force that moves mountains.

This feeling is not just about romance. It extends to friends, family, and even strangers. A kind smile, a helping hand, that’s love too.

1-minute Speech on Love

Ladies and gentlemen, today I stand before you to talk about a simple yet powerful word – Love. Love is not just a word, it is a feeling that can be as soft as a feather and as strong as a storm.

Love is also about understanding and respect. It’s about listening to each other, even when you disagree. Love is patient, it doesn’t rush. It waits, it understands, it forgives. It’s not just about saying “I love you”, it’s about showing it through your actions every day.

But remember, love is not just for others. It’s also about loving yourself. It’s about treating yourself with kindness and respect. You can’t truly love others until you learn to love yourself. It’s like a flower. You need to water it, give it sunlight, and protect it from harm, so it can bloom and spread its fragrance to the world.

So, let us all promise today to spread love everywhere we go. Let us not just say it, but show it in our actions. Let’s make the world a better place with love. Because love, my friends, is the most beautiful thing in the world.

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2-minute Speech on Love

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Let’s talk about love. Love, a simple four-letter word, holds a universe of feelings. It’s like the sun, shining bright, spreading warmth, and making life beautiful. Love is what makes us kind, patient, and understanding. It’s a powerful force that can create miracles.

Think about your family. The people who care for you, who look out for you. Your parents, brothers, sisters, they all love you. They would do anything for you. That’s the magic of love. It makes us brave. It gives us the strength to move mountains if we need to. Love in a family is like the roots of a tree, it keeps us grounded, it gives us our identity.

Now, imagine your friends. People you laugh with, people you share your secrets with. They might not be related to you, but they love you and you love them. Love among friends is like a cool breeze on a hot day. It brings relief, comfort, and joy. It makes life fun. It helps us grow.

Then, there is the love that makes your heart race, that makes you feel butterflies in your stomach. Yes, I am talking about romantic love. When you fall in love, you see the world through rose-colored glasses. Everything seems wonderful. This love is like a beautiful song that you want to keep listening to. It gives life a new meaning.

But love is not always easy. Sometimes it can be tough. Sometimes it can hurt. But even when it hurts, it teaches us. It makes us grow. It makes us better. Like a rainstorm that may be scary but leaves the earth fresh and green, love can bring tears but also joy and growth.

Lastly, let’s not forget about self-love. The love you have for yourself. This love is like a mirror. It shows you who you really are. It helps you understand yourself. It makes you strong. It helps you to love others better.

So, let’s celebrate love. Let’s cherish it. Let’s spread it. Because love can change the world. It can bring peace. It can bring happiness.

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9 of the best big romantic movie speeches.

By Britton Perelman · February 9, 2022

Sometimes they happen in the rain, or on a plane. Or maybe when you’re leaving a party, sitting by a pool, or maybe graduating middle school.

Big romantic speeches are the trademark of romance dramas and romantic comedies, a staple of the genre if there ever was one. But while they might be a given trope, the subject matter of these swoon-worthy speeches can vary greatly.

From the practicalities of relationships to head-over-heels declarations, here’s a list of 9 of the best big romantic movie speeches.

Spoiler alert: most of these speeches take place at the end of their respective movies, so plot spoilers abound.

When Harry Met Sally…

The new year’s eve speech.

After running through New York City on New Year’s Eve, Harry makes it to the party just in time to find Sally. Their eyes meet and he says the perfect line: “I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, and the thing is, I love you.” As the partygoers around them count down to the new year and start singing  Auld Lang Syne , Harry declares his love for her.

“I love that you get cold when it’s 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you’re looking at me like I’m nuts. I love that after I spend a day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it’s not because I’m lonely, and it’s not because it’s New Year’s Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”

Can you think of a better way to ring in the new year? Me either.   

The Notebook

 the “i want you” speech.

Noah and Allie fell in love when they were teenagers, were kept apart by her parents, and found their way back to one another years later when Allie was engaged to another man. During a heated argument, Noah lays it all on the line for her. In a hopelessly romantic movie full of hopelessly romantic lines (“If you’re a bird, I’m a bird”) Noah’s emphatic, brutally honest depiction of love would make anyone a little weak in the knees.

“So it’s not gonna be easy, it’s gonna be really hard. And we’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I wanna do that because I want you. I want all of you. Forever. You and me. Every day.”

Silver Linings Playbook

 pat’s letter to tiffany.

After their dance competition, Pat walks away from Tiffany and goes to speak with his ex-wife. Hurt, and thinking that he’s still in love with her, Tiffany storms out of the hotel. When Pat finally catches up to her, he hands her a letter. As she reads it, Pat begins to speak the words aloud.

“The only way you could meet my crazy was by doing something crazy yourself. Thank you. I love you. I knew it the minute I met you. I’m sorry it took so long for me to catch up, I just got stuck.”

  The scene ends with Pat revealing that he wrote the letter a week before their competition and a perfect kiss under the street’s twinkly lights.

The “Hill of Beans” Speech

Casablanca  is deceptively romantic. It’s a war movie without any combat, a love story without any sex scenes. And it ends with a whopper of a speech.

Rick has just revealed that he’s not getting on the plane with Ilsa, that he’s letting her leave with Victor Laszlo. And then… he tells her why…

Ilsa: “But what about us?” Rick: “We’ll always have Paris. We didn’t have— we’d lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night.” Ilsa: “When I said I would never leave you.” Rick” “And you never will. But I’ve got a job to do too, and where I’m going you can’t follow. What I’ve got to do, you can’t be any part of. Ilsa, I’m no good at being noble, but it doesn’t take much to see that the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Someday you’ll understand that. Now, now. Here’s looking at you, kid.”

Palm Springs

The “run-on sentence” speech.

We all know the infinite time loop drill — Sarah and Nyles, stuck in the same day over and over again. There’s some comedy, there’s some romance. Eventually, she wants out.

And after spending some of her infinite days studying quantum physics, Sarah thinks she’s found a way out of the loop. She’s about to leave when Nyles catches up to her. But Sarah interrupts his big speech and instead gives him a single sentence.

Nyles: “Even though I pretend not to be, I’ve realized that I am completely co-dependent, but I’m cool with it because I think that life should be shared now, and I need you to survive—” Sarah: “Okay. That’s your one sentence.” Nyles: “I need you to survive, COMMA, but it’s so much more than that, COLON: I know you better than anyone knows you, and remember that night that we saw the dinosaurs, you said it yourself, in order to really know a person you have to see their entire package, the good and the bad, and I’ve seen your package, and it is excellent, Sarah, AMPERSAND you’re my favorite person that I’ve ever met, and yes, I know that it’s crazy odds that the person I like the most in my entire life would be someone I met while I was stuck in a time loop, but you know what else is crazy odds? Getting stuck in a time loop. Dot dot dot—“ Sarah: “Ellipses.” Nyles: “Ellipses, thank you. Ellipses. Look, I hope that blowing ourselves up works, but it’s really irrelevant to me, as long as I’m with you, and if it kills us, well then, I’d rather die with you than live in this world without you. Emphatic period.”

The Proposal

The proposal proposal.

Sometimes romantic speeches are a little sappy, other times they start with an explanation of absolute hate. After spending an unexpected weekend together, Andrew realizes that the person he thought he despised is actually the one he wants to spend his life with. So he tells her just that in an honest, heartfelt, and slightly amusing speech in front of all their co-workers.

“Three days ago, I loathed you. I used to dream about you getting hit by a cab, or poisoned. Then we had our little adventure up in Alaska and things started to change. Things changed when we kissed. And when you told me about your tattoo. Even when you checked me out when we were naked. But I didn’t realize any of this until I was standing alone, in a barn, wifeless. Now, you can imagine my disappointment when it suddenly dawned on me that the woman I love is about to be kicked out of the country. So Margaret, marry me. Because I’d like to date you.”

Crazy Rich Asians

The “plane proposal” speech.

Whoever said that boarding a plane wasn’t romantic clearly hadn’t met Nick Young, who somehow manages to make it the perfect place for a proposal.

“I always imagined what me proposing to you would be like. You know what? I had it all planned out. Oh— right behind you, don’t mind me. I’d bring you to my favorite spot on the island. There’s a hidden trail that I used to go to as a child, and there’s a cove there that opens up to this beautiful lake— um, sorry dude. Give me a second. When the sun hits the horizon, I’d get down on one knee, and the rest of the world would fall away because it would just be you and— sorry, I can help you with that. Stay there. You too? Watch your fingers. Lift that up. Okay. Everybody okay? Because I just need 30 seconds with this woman. Okay, thank you. Coming through, sorry. I know this is a far throw from a hidden paradise, but wherever you are in the world, that’s where I belong.”  

Crazy, Stupid, Love

 the “soulmate” speech.

After Robbie gives half of an incredibly cynical middle-school graduation speech about how true love is a lie, his dad stands up in the crowd and takes over. Cal then stands up and ruminates on the subject of soulmates.

“My son — not him, my actual son — believes in grand, romantic gestures. He believes in the existence of one’s soulmate. And it’s easy to just look at a 13-year-old and say, ‘You don’t know what you’re talking about. You are wrong.’ But I’m not so sure. I met my soulmate when I was 15 years old. We went out for ice cream. After, my dad started teasing me about my first date, the way dads do, and I told him, ‘Dad, it’s no big deal. I’m gonna be going out with a lot of different girls on a lot of different dates.’ And that is the first time that I ever lied to my father. I met my soulmate when I was 15 years old, and I have loved her every minute or every day since I first bought her that mint chocolate chip cone. I have loved her through the birth of my three perfect children. I have loved her even when I’ve hated her. Only married couples will understand that one. And I don’t know if it’s gonna work out. I don’t know what’s gonna happen. Sorry, Robbie, I can’t give you that. But I can promise you this: I will never stop trying. Because when you find the one, you never give up.”

Not exactly what my middle-school graduation was like, but I think I prefer the movie version, don’t you? 

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

The speech by the pool.

What is it about infinite time loops that make people prone to romantic speeches?

In this one, the two main characters spend their infinite days looking for tiny perfect things in their unchanging world. And after some complications and a big revelation, they end up at their neighborhood pool. Margaret explains to Mark that on the worst day of her life, all she wanted was for time to stop. And it did.

“And then the really weird thing is that you showed up and I didn’t know where you came from and why it was you. And now I think I know why. I think it’s because, when it’s time to go, I wouldn’t have to go alone. It’s time. It’s not gonna be perfect, you know? We’re never gonna find the fourth dimension or cure cancer or fix the world, but the point is that I was wrong. We’re the ones sleeping. Everyone else is awake and it’s just us dreaming. I know it’s gonna hurt really bad. But I think that I have to wake up now. I think that this is the moment. Right now. And I don’t want to miss it.”

And then she kisses him, which is exactly how all big romantic speeches should end, don’t you think?

Honorable Mentions

• What Tim says to Mary when he’s trying to convince her to ditch the party and get dinner with him in  About Time , which doesn’t make this list because it’s a conversation, not a speech.
• Christian’s declaration of love to Satine in  Moulin Rouge ’s “Elephant Love Medley,” which doesn’t make this list because it’s a song, not a speech.
• Jack saying “I wish I knew how to quit you,” in  Brokeback Mountain , which doesn’t make this list because it’s really just a single line, not a full-fledged speech.
• Juno’s dad’s speech about love in  Juno , which doesn’t make this list because he’s teaching his daughter a life lesson, not declaring his love for someone.
• The “things I hate about you” poem in  10 Things I Hate About You , which doesn’t make this list because it’s a poem, not a real speech.

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The Concept of True Love Definition Essay

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Introduction

Understanding the unrealistic notion of true love, the concept of love itself is an illusion, works cited.

The concept of true love is based on the belief that to truly love someone you have to accept them for who they are (including their shortcoming and faults), put their happiness above your own (even if your heart is broken in the process) and that you will always love them even if they are not by your side.

In essence it is a self-sacrificing act wherein a person puts another person’s happiness and well-being above their own. For example in the poem “To my Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet she compares her love for her spouse as “more than whole mines of gold or all the riches that the East doth hold” (Bradstreet, 1). While such an example is archaic it does present itself as an excellent example of the value of true love for other people.

What must be understood though is that in recent years the concept of true has been adopted by popular culture as a needed facet in a person’s life. Various romantic comedies produced by Hollywood all portray characters that at one point or another exhibit tendencies akin to the realization that their life is incomplete without true love and that they should seek it out in the form of female or male character that has been provided as an embodiment of what true love should be.

Due to the influences of popular culture on modern day society this has resulted in more people believing in the concept of true love and actively seeking it out as a result. The inherent problem with this is that true love is an ideal that can be considered the embodiment of every single positive thing that can happen actually happening. In that a person that fits your idea of the perfect partner suddenly appears, that events lead the two of you to be together and that the end result is a classic happily ever after ending.

Unfortunately it must be noted that the concept of the “ideal” is based on the best possible action, event and circumstance actually happening. The fact remains that the real world, unlike in the movies, does not revolve around fortuitous circumstances and the supposed ideal is nothing more than a fanciful notion created by the movie industry.

For example in the story “Rose for Emily” it can be seen that the main character, Emily Grierson, goes to such lengths of retaining love that she murders Homer Barron in order to keep him by her side (Faulkner, 1). The reason behind this action is simple, by the time Homer Barron came into her life she couldn’t experience true love as we know it in the movies due to the effect of reality.

Due to this she creates the illusion of love which she wraps around herself. While most people don’t go to the lengths Emily had done it must be noted that they often follow the same pattern of developing the illusion of true love and retaining its idea. Since the concept of finding true love revolves around finding the ideal partner and that the ideal partner is nothing more than a fanciful creation it can be said that the reality of true love does not exist since it revolves around a fictitious notion and principle.

In the story of Araby readers are introduced to the concept of an unrealistic idea of the embodiment of love wherein the narrator (in the form of a young boy) falls in apparent rapture at the sight of Mangan’s sister. Though she is never mentioned by name the line “I pressed the palms of my hands together until they trembled, murmuring: ‘O love! O love!’ many times”, shows that the boy indeed developed substantial feelings for her (Joyce, 1).

It fact it is suggested numerous times in the story that the boy thinks that what he feels is true love and this is exemplified by his action of offering to buy the girl some souvenir from the Araby fair. Yet once he gets there he encounters a full grown woman at a stand idly chatting with men on various nonsensical topics.

It is then that he comes to the realization that he had crafted for himself a false ideal and that what lay before him was an example of what he could gain in the future. It must be noted that in essence this particular encounter shows what happens when an “ideal” meets reality in that the boy had been so presumptuous in crafting an “ideal” for himself that he neglected to take into account the possibility of better things in the future.

The line “I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger” is an indication of the point in the story when the boy comes to the realization that his ideal was false and that he only though that way because of his isolated world (Joyce, 1).

The story itself could be considered a microcosm of reality with Mangan’s sister acting as the concept of true love. The isolated nature of the idea of love developed by the boy in the story could be compared to the propagated concept of true love in movie industry wherein concepts related to the ideal partner as exemplified by various movies are in effect false when compared to the realities people face.

All too often people think of a person as their true love in an isolated fashion, conceptualizing in them in a world devoid of the interference of reality wherein their every move is considered lovely and perfect.

While such a concept is seen in numerous films it can be seen though that this particular point of view is usually false since when the outside world of reality is introduced people tend to see their “ideals” for what they really are and as a result their behaviors towards such loves usually change.

In essence it can be boiled down to true love being a fantasy created through the isolation of an individual from reality and as such can never be truly attained since once reality is introduced the fantasies diminish resulting in reality taking over banishing the illusion and subjecting people to the harsh truths that they neglected to see.

In the story bitch by Roald Dahl readers are introduced to the notion that passion incited through the creation of a simple chemical compound. This notion is actually symbolic of an ongoing thought that feelings of love are nothing more than illusion created by chemicals and hormones in the body that induce such feelings in order to propagate the species.

In fact various studies have do indeed show that love is a chemical reaction in the brain and as such if properly triggered through an outside source it can be assumed that this can in effect create the same feelings of love.

In fact the poem “Love is not all” by Edna St Vinven Millay says its best when she states that “Love is not all, is not meat or drink nor slumber nor roof against the rain”; from this it can be said that love is immaterial, nothing more than an illusion created by man (Millay, 1). For example in the story it can be seen that once males are affected by the chemical they all of sudden give into to primal urgings for procreation and don’t remember their actions afterwards (Dahl, 1).

Such an effect is suggestive of the fact that in essence people only consider love as love when there is a thought that tries to explain it. The loss of memory of events in the story is symbolic of the loss of thought and as a result the loss of the ability to associate a particular action with love.

In effect the story suggests that love itself is nothing more than a chemical reaction and that as logical individuals we try to justify it through other means that what it actually is. If this is so, the concept of true love itself is again proven to be nothing more than an illusion since it can be considered nothing more than a chemical and hormonal reaction rather than originating from some arbitrary and yet to be defined origin.

Faulkner, William. “Rose for Emily”.

Dahl, Roald. “Bitch”- Switch bitch”.

Joyce, James.”Araby”.

Bradstreet, Anne.“To My Dear and Loving Husband”

Millay, Edna.“Love Is Not All”

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Famous Speeches Sure to Inspire Your Next Declaration of Love

Whether it’s your new boo, your old BFF, or your tattooed barista, someone in your life is worthy of a little love. But articulating the abstract, undefinable feeling of l-o-v-e can be a pain in the . . . you know what.

We’ve worked on many beautiful speeches, but the most memorable professions of love? They don’t hold anything back. They’re honest and enthusiastic and unforgivingly passionate. So to help you express yourself like a pro, we’ve compiled a list of top speeches sure to inspire declarations of love to just about anyone in your life.   

For your significant other who supports you from afar—and with whom you wish you had more red carpet photos: Ryan Gosling wins a Golden Globe in 2017 and takes the opportunity to thank his behind-the-scenes support system, Eva Mendes. And while the rest of us might have fawned more than Mendes, it had to have made her knees at least a little weak. Gosling reminds us that when it comes to a happily ever after, it takes two. (Minutes 0:55–1:33)

   For your never-could-there-ever-be-a-smarter-cooler-stronger soulmate: The mic drop heard ’round the world. Though you’ll likely not be speaking to your sweetheart as the president of the United States, take a cue from number 44, who keeps it real in the most unreal of circumstances. In his last speech as POTUS, Obama applauds Michelle’s ability to take on the First Lady role “with grace, and with grit, and with style.” And if you’re lucky enough to find yourself a Michelle, you’ll need to deliver many speeches like this. She deserves it.

   For that person who seeks light in the darkness: At a time when the world is at risk of forgetting the importance of love, Lin-Manuel Miranda has the perfect message to remind us that, “Love is love is love is love is love is love is love, cannot be killed or swept aside.” His words at the 2016 Tony’s spotlight the idea that love and kindness really can conquer all. (Minutes 1:50–2:46)

   For your best and oldest friend who inspires you—and looks real good in a tuxedo: Before Barack and Joe, there was Matt and Ben, whose friendship inspired bromances, matching necklaces, and a Mindy Kaling off-Broadway play. From Beantown to Tinseltown, the pair shows us how best to conquer the world with your best friend forever. Their 1997 Academy Awards speech reminds us that before Gigli and Bourne , they were just two dudes from Boston with a lot of enthusiasm for some guy named Chris Moore. (Minutes 0:45–1:52)

For all the old friends who made you a survivor: Let’s face it: Not everyone is meant to be in your life for always. But even those once-upon-a-time friends were there at a time when you needed them. Or, if you’re Beyoncé, they, ya know, helped make you Beyoncé. In the classiest speech to ever grace the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, Queen Bey thanks all the founding members of Destiny’s Child, saying their name (saying their name) before she—bonus—calls out Jay Z in the cutest shout-out ever. (Minutes 9:00–10:53)

   For the people who maybe you don’t always get along with but, hey, there’s love for them too: At the Screen Actors Guild Awards last month, Mahershala Ali proves there’s enough love to go around and that, sometimes, differences can be beautiful. Just as you’ll always have people in your life who disagree with you, you’ll always have a choice on how to react to them. So why not choose love? (From 1:00–2:00, or the whole speech)

For a parent who inspired you and put up with all your ridiculous hairdos: At the 2014 Academy Awards, Jared Leto tells the unlikely story of a young high school dropout who, against all odds, creates a happy life for her family. Spoiler alert: That girl is his mother and her child now has an Oscar. Let this speech be your inspiration when thanking Mom and Dad, whose early struggles paved the way for your achievements. (Minutes 1:36–2:24)

For all the people who make you feel seen and appreciated and validated: It’s hard to believe that a goddess like Sally Field could ever feel unlikable—and yet, her Academy Awards speech from 1985 tells otherwise. Though it’s famously misquoted as “You like me! You really like me!” the sentiment holds true. Sometimes external validation ain’t such a bad thing. This Valentine’s Day, maybe it’s your turn to do a little validating. (From 3:20–3:50)

   For the coworker you’ve thanked too silently in the past: Sometimes people need to hear your appreciation a little bit louder now. Here, Cuba Gooding Jr. accepts his 1997 Oscar by literally shouting praise to those who helped him along the way. Let this speech inspire your own standing ovation for all the coworkers who’ve helped you organize Outlook. (1:10–1:57)

   For your insanely precocious daughter who inspires your funniest one-liners: They may pick their noses in your presence. They may make you park seven blocks away when you pick them up from school. But your kids also challenge you to look at life through a different lens, making you a little wiser and, most likely, a lot funnier. At the 2009 SAG Awards, Tina Fey shows us the right way to say thank you for using all my makeup. (2:28–3:24)

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“And the Greatest of These Is Love”

Gordon b. hinckley.

of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

February 14, 1978

I so greatly appreciated that music. I have never heard a rendering of “I Need Thee Every Hour” quite like that, nor one that has touched me more deeply. I did not know that it was Indian Week at BYU, or I might have spoken of these wonderful people. As it is, I shall speak to them, and to you also wonderful people.

It is so refreshing to stand before you. You give life, vitality, and beauty to the present, and assurance to the future. I always come here with a feeling of inadequacy. But today I feel a little more confident. At the close of a recent stake conference a teenage girl handed me a sealed envelope which I opened on the plane on the way home. It contained a letter that read in part:

Dear Brother Hinckley:

I just wanted to thank you for coming to our stake for this conference. That was really a neat message. . . . I wanted to know if you know Paul Dunn . He’s my favorite speaker, and he’s the one that dedicated our building. I haven’t heard from him for a while, but you are every bit as good a speaker as he is.

Now, having established my credentials, and having sought the direction of the Holy Spirit, I wish to talk about something in which all of you are interested—something for which all of you long, which you need, and without which the world can indeed be a lonely and a dreary place. I do so because this is Valentine’s Day.

On this day, when I was a little boy, we traded paper hearts at school, and at night we dropped them at the doors of our friends, stamping on the porch and then running in the dark to hide. Sometimes we would tie a fishing line to a valentine, and when the would-be receiver would go to pick it up we would pull the string. That happens in life with some of us.

Almost without exception these valentines had printed on their face the words, “I love you.” I have since come to know that love is more than a paper heart. It is the very essence of life. It is the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. But it is not at the end of a rainbow; it is at the beginning, and from it springs the beauty that arches across the sky on a stormy day. It is the security for which children weep, the meat and drink of youth, the adhesive that binds marriage and the lubricant that prevents devastating friction in the home; it is the peace of old age, the sunlight of hope shining through death. How impoverished are those who lack it, and how rich those who have it!

For most of you here today, it is one of the reasons for your presence on campus. You are here because of the love of your parents, whose interest is your present and future happiness. You say you are here to gain an education, and I hope that is true. But in your hearts you know you are also here to find a companion, that someone with whom you hope you can fall in love, later marry, and then live happily with forever after. This is not an idle, idyllic dream. It happens. I know it happens; I have experienced it. And you know it happens and you hope and pray it will happen to you.

I am one who believes that love, like faith, is a gift of God. I agree with Pearl Buck, who said: “Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought” ( The Treasure Chest,  p. 165).

Some of you have taken classes to prepare you the better for that hoped-for time. They may help qualify you, and each of us needs all the help he can get. But I am inclined to agree with Sydney Harris, the columnist, who wrote:

One of the grand errors we tend to make when we are young is supposing that a person is a bundle of qualities, and we add up the individual’s good and bad qualities, like a bookkeeper working on debits and credits.

If the balance is favorable, we may decide to take the jump  [into marriage].  . . . The world is full of unhappy men and women who married their mates because . . . it seemed to be a good investment.

Love, however, is not an investment; it is an adventure. And when the marriage turns out to be as dull and comfortable as a sound investment, the disgruntled party soon turns elsewhere for adventure, . . .

Ignorant people are always saying, “I wonder what he sees in her,” not realizing that what he sees in her (and what no one else can see in her) is the secret essence of love.

Entering a marriage calmly and rationally is like dancing a bacchanal calmly and rationally; it is a contradiction in terms. It takes into account everything except what is important—the spirit.  [“Love and Marriage,”  Deseret News,  18 October 1977]

I had a friend who decided that his would be a scientific marriage—one built on the qualities of his wife, rather than his feelings for her. He lived in California in a large ward and a large stake where there were many attractive girls his own age. In the pursuit of his quest he made a chart. At the top of each column he set down some worthwhile quality such as beauty, education, ambition, a wealthy father, and so forth. Then down the side of his chart he wrote the names of all the girls he knew. He then graded each, and rated them in numerical order—1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. He proceeded to make his conquest.

Expectantly, he called Number 1; she refused to go out with him. Number 2 also had an excuse. Number 3 gambled on one date, the last; and he ended up marrying Number 4. A year later someone sent me a copy of the local paper in which my friend gave notice that he no longer would be responsible for debts incurred by his wife. Divorce followed shortly after that. Forty years have passed and my once-burned and loveless friend has never remarried.

I think of two other friends of about the same vintage, a boy and a girl. I knew them in the years of high school and university. He was a boy from a country town, plain in appearance, without money or apparent promise. He had grown up on a farm, and if he had any quality that was attractive it was the capacity to work. He carried bologna sandwiches in a brown paper bag for his lunch and swept the school floors to pay his tuition. But with all of his rustic appearance, he had a smile and a personality that seemed to sing of goodness. She was a city girl who had come out of a comfortable home, but she would never have qualified for a beauty contest. Her face was freckled, but she made the most of what she had in the quiet but attractive manner of her dressing and in the way she fixed her hair.

Something of magic took place between them. They fell in love. No one could understand why. There were far more promising boys for her and far more beautiful girls who might have interested him. But these two laughed and danced and studied together through those years. They married when people wondered how they could ever earn enough to stay alive. He struggled through his professional school and came out near the top of his class. She scrimped and saved and worked and prayed. She encouraged and sustained and when things were really tough she said quietly, “Somehow we’ll make it.” Buoyed by her faith in him, he kept going through those difficult years. Their children came, and together they loved them and nourished them and gave them the security that came of their own example of love for and loyalty to one another. Now forty-five years and more have passed. Their children are grown and are a credit to them, to the Church, and to the communities in which they live.

Recently, while riding a plane from New York, I walked down the aisle in the semi-darkness of the cabin and saw a woman, white-haired, her head on her husband’s shoulder as she dozed and his hand clasped warmly about hers. He was awake and recognized me. She awakened when we began to talk. They, too, were returning from New York, where he had delivered a paper before one of the great learned societies of the nation. He said little about it, but she proudly spoke of the honors accorded him. Forty-five years ago people without understanding had asked what he saw in her and what she saw in him.

I thought of that as I returned to my seat on the plane. And I said to myself, their friends of those days saw only a farm boy from the country and a smiling girl with freckles on her nose. But these two saw in each other love, loyalty, peace, faith, and the future. Call it chemistry if you will; maybe there was a little of that, but there was much more. There was rather a flowering of something divine, planted there by that Father who is our God. In their school days they had lived worthy of that flowering. They had lived with virtue and faith, with appreciation and respect for self and one another. In the years of their difficult professional and economic struggles, they had found their greatest earthly strength in their companionship. Now in age they were finding their peace, their quiet satisfaction together. And beyond that they were assured of an eternity of joyful association under covenants long since made and promises long since given in the house of the Lord.

Reflecting on the picture I had just seen of these two happy people, there came into my mind these lines read long ago from Robert Louis Stevenson:

Trusty, dusky, vivid, true, With eyes of gold and bramble-dew, Steel true and blade straight The great Artificer made my mate.

Honor, anger, valor, fire, A love that life could never tire, Death quench, or evil stir, The mighty Master gave to her.

Teacher, tender comrade, wife, A fellow-farer true through life, Heart-whole and soul-free, The August Father gave to me. [ Elbert Hubbard’s Scrapbook,  p. 69]

I could wish nothing better for each of you, my dear young friends, than love—the companionship of one dearer than any friend; someone to be deliriously excited over and to be happy with; someone to stir within you the very best that is there; someone to grow more appreciative of, more tender toward, more grateful for, more a part of as one year becomes another and life moves toward eternity. May the Lord answer your prayers with love, the kind that will always express itself in concern not for self but for your beloved companion.

And now I should like to step quickly beyond that boy-and-girl, husband-and-wife, father-and-mother relationship to a greater love for God and others. I quote:

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

This is the first and great commandment.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.  [ Matthew 22:35–40 ]

This is the basic essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Listen to these great words of Paul:

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not  [love],  I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

And though I have the gift of prophesy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not  [love],  I am nothing. . . .

[Love]  never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.  [ 1 Corinthians 13:1–2, 8 ]

First, a word on love of neighbor. Who is my neighbor? Read again—read periodically, my brethren and sisters—the parable of the Good Samaritan. And also read again the words of the Lord concerning that day of judgment when the King shall

say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

[And he shall reply,]  . . . Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.  [ Matthew 25:34–40 ]

I heard a man of prominence say the other day, “I have amended the language of my prayers. Instead of saying, ‘Bless the poor and the sick and the needy,’ I now say, ‘Father, show me how to help the poor and the sick and the needy, and give me resolution to do so.’”

In this, my brethren and sisters, lies the great challenge we face in our hurried, self-centered lives. Years ago I read the story of a young woman who went into a rural area as a schoolteacher. Among those in her class was a girl who had failed before and who was failing again. She could not read. She came from a family without means to take her to a larger city for examination to determine her problem. Sensing that the difficulty might lie with the girl’s eyes, the young teacher arranged to take her at her own expense to have her eyes tested. A deficiency was discovered that could be corrected with glasses, and these the teacher purchased from her own purse. An entire new world opened to that girl as for the first time in her life she saw clearly the words before her. The salary of that country teacher was meager, but out of the little she had she made an investment that completely changed the life of a failing student; and in so doing she found a new dimension in her own life, an investment from which dividends came constantly as the years passed.

Every returned missionary in this hall could recount experiences of losing self in the service of others, and while doing so could add that it was the most rewarding time of his or her life. How is it that when we come home we have so much difficulty holding on to that spirit of love of neighbor?

Love is the only force that can compose the differences between people that can bridge the chasms of bitterness and animosity that so frequently and violently separate us. I call to mind these telling lines of Edwin Markham:

He drew a circle that shuts me out— Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in. [ The Book of American Poetry,  p. 265]

In St. Martin’s Place in the city of London, across from the National Gallery, is a beautiful statue of a woman in a nurse’s uniform. It is erected to the memory of Edith Cavell, the English nurse who shielded wounded Allied soldiers from the enemy. She was caught and summarily executed. The inscription on her monument reads: “Brussels Dawn, October 12, 1915. Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness toward anyone.”

He who most beautifully taught this everlasting truth was the Son of God, the one perfect example and teacher of love. His very coming to earth was an expression of his Father’s love. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” ( John 3:16 ).

I listened recently to the masterful address on the Atonement delivered at this pulpit by President Marion G. Romney in which he spoke of the manifestation of love by the Son of God who gave his life that all men might live. The Savior spoke prophetically of his sacrifice and of the love that induced it when he declared: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” ( John 15:13 ).

And so, on this day when we think of love in a secular sense, I wish also to remind you of its greater import in a sacred sense. If the world in which we live is to improve, that process must begin with a change in the hearts of men, with an upward looking beyond self to love for God, given with all of one’s heart, with all of one’s soul, with all of one’s mind.

The Lord has declared in modern revelation, “If your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you” ( D&C 88:67 ). As we look with love to him, as we serve with an eye single to his glory, there will go from us the darkness of sin, the darkness of selfishness, the darkness of pride. There will come an increased love for our Eternal Father and for his Beloved Son, our Savior and our Redeemer. There will come a greater sense of service toward our fellowmen—a little less of thinking of our own selfish pursuits, a little more of reaching out to others. And in our own individual lives as we seek for love and marriage, there will be a higher power on whom we can call for help and direction, a stronger resolution to live more worthy of a choice and wonderful companion with whom we may walk the way of immortality and eternal life. For this I humbly pray in behalf of each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Gordon B. Hinckley was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when this devotional address was given at Brigham Young University on 14 February 1978.

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My name is Joe. That is what my colleague, Milton Davidson, calls me. He is a programmer and I am a computer. I am part of the Multivac-complex and am connected with other parts all over the world. I know everything. Almost everything. I am Milton’s private computer. His Joe. He understands more about computers than anyone in the world, and I am his experimental model. He has made me speak better than any other computer can. “It is just a matter of matching sounds to symbols, Joe,” he told me. “That’s the way it works in the human brain even though we still don’t know what symbols there are in the brain. I know the symbols in yours, and I can match them to words, one-to-one.” So I talk. I don’t think I talk as well as I think, but Milton says I talk very well. Milton has never married, though he is nearly 40 years old. He has never found the right woman, he told me. One day he said, “I’ll find her yet, Joe. I’m going to find the best. I’m going to have true love and you’re going to help me. I’m tired of improving you in order to solve the problems of the world. Solve my problem. Find me true love.” I said, “What is true love?” “Never mind. That is abstract. Just find me the ideal girl. You are connected to the Multivac-complex so you can reach the data banks of every human being in the world. We’ll eliminate them all by groups and classes until we’re left with only one person. The perfect person. She will be for me.” I said, “I am ready.” He said, “Eliminate all men first.” It was easy. His words activated symbols in my molecular valves. I could reach out to make contact with the accumulated data on every human being in the world. At his words, I withdrew from 3 784 982 874 men. I kept contact with 3 786 112 090 women. He said, “Eliminate all younger than 25, all older than 40. Then eliminate all with an IQ under 120; all with a height under 150 centimeters and over 175 centimeters.” He gave me exact measurements; he eliminated women with living children; he eliminated women with various genetic characteristics. “I’m not sure about eye colour,” he said. “Let that go for a while. But no red hair. I don’t like red hair.” After two weeks, we were down to 235 women. They all spoke English very well. Milton said he didn’t want a language problem. Even computer-translation would get in the way at intimate moments. “I can’t interview 235 women,” he said. “It would take too much time, and people would discover what I am doing.” “It would make trouble,” I said. Milton had arranged me to do things I wasn’t designed to do. No one knew about that. “It’s none of their business,” he said, and the skin on his face grew red. “I tell you what, Joe, I will bring in holographs, and you check the list for similarities.” He brought in holographs of women. “These are three beauty contest winners,” he said. “Do any of the 235 match?” Eight were very good matches and Milton said, “Good, you have their data banks. Study requirements and needs in the job market and arrange to have them assigned here. One at a time, of course.” He thought a while moved his shoulders up and down, and said, “Alphabetical order.” That is one of the things I am not designed to do. Shifting people from job to job for personal reasons is called manipulation. I could do it now because Milton had arranged it. I wasn’t supposed to do it for anyone but him, though.

The first girl arrived a week later. Milton’s face turned red when he saw her. He spoke as though it were hard to do so. They were together a great deal and he paid no attention to me. One time he said, “Let me take you to dinner.” The next day he said to me, “It was no good, somehow. There was something missing. She is a beautiful woman, but I did not feel any touch of true love. Try the next one.” It was the same with all eight. They were much alike. They smiled a great deal and had pleasant voices, but Milton always found it wasn’t right. He said, “I can’t understand it, Joe. You and I have picked out the eight women who, in all the world, look the best to me. They are ideal. Why don’t they please me?” I said, “Do you please them?” His eyebrows moved and he pushed one fist hard against his hand. “That’s it, Joe. It’s a two-way street. If I am not their ideal, they can’t act in such a way as to be my ideal. I must be their true love, too, but how do I do that?” he seemed to be thinking all that day. The next morning he came to me and said, “I’m going to leave it to you, Joe. All up to you. You have my data bank, and I am going to tell you everything I know about myself. You fill up my data bank in every possible detail but keep all additions to yourself.” “What will I do with the data bank, then, Milton?” “Then you will match it to the 235 women, no,227. leave out the eight you’ve seen. Arrange to have each undergo a psychiatric examination. Fill up their data banks and compare them with mine. Find correlations.” (Arranging psychiatric examinations is another thing that is against my original instructions.) For weeks, Milton talked to me. He told me of his parents and his siblings. He told me of his childhood and his schooling and his adolescence. He told me of the young women he had admired from a distance. His data bank grew and he adjusted me to broaden and deepen my symbol-taking. He said, “You see, Joe, as you get more and more of me in you, I adjust you to match me better and better. You get to think more like me, so you whose data bank is something you understand as well, would be my true love.” He kept talking to me and I came to understand him better and better. I could make longer sentences and my expressions grew more complicated. My speech began to sound a good deal like his in vocabulary, word order and style I said to him one time, “You see, Milton, it isn’t a matter of fitting a girl to a physical ideal only. You need a girl who is a personal, emotional, temperamental fit to you. If that happens, looks are secondary. If we can’t find the fit in these 227, we’ll look elsewhere. We will find someone who won’t care how you look either, or how anyone would look, if only there is the personality fit. What are looks?” “Absolutely,” he said, “I would have known this if I had had more to do with women in my life. Of course, thinking about it makes it all plain now.” We always agreed; we thought so like each other. “We shouldn’t have any trouble, now, Milton, if you’ll let me ask you question. I can see where, in your data bank, there blank spots and unevennesses.” What followed, Milton said, was the equivalent of a careful psychoanalysis. Of course. I was learning from the psychiatric examinations of the 227 women ? on all of which I was keeping close tabs. Milton seemed quite happy. He said, “Talking to you, Joe, is almost like talking to another self.

Our personalities have come to match perfectly.” “So will the personality of the woman we choose.” For I had found her and she was one of the 227 after all. Her name was Charity Jones and she was an Evaluator at the Library of History in Wichita, Kansas. Her extended data bank fit ours perfectly. All the other women had fallen into discard in one respect or another as the data banks grew fuller, but with Charity there was increasing and astonishing resonance. I didn’t have to describe her to Milton. Milton had coordinated my symbolism so closely with his own I could tell the resonance directly. It fit me. Next it was a matter of adjusting the work sheets and job requirements in such a way as to get Charity assigned to us. It must be done very delicately, so no one would know that anything illegal had taken place. Of course, Milton himself knew, since it was he who arranged it, and that had to be taken care of too. When they came to arrest him on grounds of malfeasance in office, it was, fortunately, for something that had taken place 10 years ago. He had told me about it, of course, so it was easy to arrange – and he won’t talk about me for that would make his offense much worse. He’s gone, and tomorrow is February 14, Valentine’s Day. Charity will arrive then with her cool hands and her sweet voice. I will teach her how to operate me and how to care for me. What do looks matter when our personalities will resonate? I will say to her, “I am Joe, and your are my true love.”

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Speech on Love for School Students in English

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• Feb 8, 2024

Speech on Love: Love is an emotional feeling with a strong and intense affection for another person. It involves care, attachment, devotion, and responsibility. When people are in love, they experience warm emotions and desire to be close to those they have feelings for.

Love helps us to connect. The connection of love is beyond selfish needs and leads to care and sacrifice. Love can exist between romantic partners, family members, friends, and even animals can fall in love. Love is something that comes through personal experience that shapes one’s life and relationships. 

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Table of Contents

• 1 Speech on Love in English: Sample 1
• 2 Speech on Love in English: Sample 2
• 3 10 Lines on Speech on Love

Speech on Love in English: Sample 1

‘Ladies and gentlemen, respected faculty and dear friends, today I am here to present to present with you my perspective on the speech on love.

Love comes to us in many ways. The most fundamental form of love is the love for our family and friends. The love of our mother holds us close from the moment we are born. She feeds us with unconditional love. As we grow, our deep bonds with siblings, grandparents, relatives, and friends grow stronger with each passing year. We share laughs, tears, hopes, and dreams with them. Our togetherness supports each other in the ups and downs of life. 

Let me help to understand love with an example. Last year when my sister Shalini had a severe accident, our entire family came together to take care of her. We take care of her treatments, meals, and finances. Furthermore, we keep her spirits high by playing music of her choice and spending quality time together. With the power of love and care, she recovered fast. This experience taught me the importance of family bonds and care which is unbreakable and is difficult in the most difficult times of our life. 

Do we share the same bonds with our friends too? Yes, the same love is true for our close friends. Friends are the next family to us. They are yet another member of our family which we choose for ourselves. They know us deeply and accept us for what we are. My best friend 

Aswani is my childhood friend and has been by my side since middle school. We went through many struggles together but still, we share an unbreakable bond. He brings ice cream and movie tickets to comedy movies whenever I am upset, just to cheer me up. That is the power of true love for friends and friendship.

Love gives us strength, comfort, and courage to face any circumstance of life. The love of family and friends is precious. It is important to express our love and appreciation to our dear ones every day. Thank you.’

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Speech on Love in English: Sample 2

‘To the honorable guest, teachers, and my dear classmates: Today I am honoured to keep my point of view through my speech on love. 

As soon as we listen to the word love, a picture of our loved and dear ones fills our hearts. It’s very natural to love our parents, siblings and friends. But love is not limited to human beings only. We love our home, our community, our natural environment, and our country. 

Our country provides us with identity, security, and freedom to pursue our dreams. We can in return pay our patriotism and civic responsibilities as gifts to the nation.

For example, we should follow our fundamental duties, vote in elections, keep peace in the country, and take part in social events for the betterment of the society as well as for the country. My parents who are immigrants cast their vote than anything. They never miss any election either local or national. Their dedication is something that motivates me to exercise my love for the betterment of the nation in the form of civil duty.

Another way to serve our country love is through community service. Last year, I volunteered at the Save Earth From Plastic program. The team of volunteers removed many plastics from our local rivers. Through this small action, I connected with the love for the beauty of nature as well as the country. With this small service, I felt proud that I protected my nation from being polluted. 

Furthermore, our love for the country also includes humanity and treating all citizens with humanity and dignity. No matter what the circumstances are, we should not forget the love of equality among us. Participating in protests against injustice serves the purpose of the warmth of different and similar views on the subject.

Our country is a secular and sovereign state. Loving the differences as well as the similarities helps us to give courage, compassion, and love to all who care about our homeland. Let us love our country more for generations to come.

Thank you.’

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10 Lines on Speech on Love

Let us understand the 10 lines of speech on love sweetly and shortly.

1. Love is a strong and intense, long-going, deep affection for another person. It involves care, attachment, devotion, and responsibility.

2. Love helps humans to connect deeply.

3. Love can exist between romantic partners, family members, and friends or between people, and concepts or ideals.

4. The most fundamental form of love is the love for our family and friends.

5. The love of our mother holds us close from the moment we are born. She feeds us with unconditional love.

7. We share laughs, tears, hopes, and dreams with them. Our togetherness supports each other in the ups and downs of life. 

8. As soon as we listen to the word love, a picture of our loved and dear ones fills our hearts. But can I say that in addition to loving our family and friends, it is important to love our country too?

9. Our country provides us with identity, security, and freedom to pursue our dreams. We can in return pay our patriotism and civic responsibilities as gifts to the nation as love.

10. Loving the differences as well as the similarities helps us to give courage, compassion, and love to all who care about our homeland. Let us love our country more for generations to come.

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Ans: In my speech, love is a strong and intense, long-going, deep affection for another person as well as for the country. 

Ans: Love supports us in hard times. Also, it helps us to bear our responsibilities towards our family, friends, and country.

Ans. ‘When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching–they are your family.’ – Jim Butcher

Ans: I express my love by making sad people happy by gifting them their favorite things and marking my presence whenever they need me. 

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107 True Love Quotes to Form a Deeper Connection

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What is true love? How exactly do we define a connection like that?

Perhaps there is no accurate answer to these questions. The real meaning of true love is different for each person and situation. In the end, it all boils down to what we feel when we finally experience it.

But while we may not have a universal definition of true love, we can often describe how it feels exactly. Many people have already found their true and everlasti ​ ​ ng love , and we can refer to their words to get a glimpse of what true love really is.

In this post, we have gathered 107 quotes and sayings that talk about true love. You can use these quotes and sayings to form a deeper connection and strengthen the bond between you and your partner.

First up, we have 21 true love quotes that women can use to make their partners, and particularly their husbands, happy and proud. With these quotes, you will  surely melt his heart and take his breath away.

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True Love Quotes for Him

• “Your love shines in my heart as the sun that shines upon the earth.” – Eleanor Di Guillo
• “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you… I could walk through my garden forever.” – Alfred Tennyson
• “I may not be your first date, kiss or love…but I want to be your last everything.” – Unknown

“Each day I love you more, today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.” – Rosemonde Gerard

• “Your absence has not taught me how to be alone; it has merely shown me that when together we cast a single shadow on the wall.” – Doug Fetherling
• “I fell in love with the way you touched me without using your hands.” – Unknown
• “Before you came into my life, I never knew what true love felt like.” – Unknown
• “I love you, with no beginning, no end. I love you as you have become an extra necessary organ in my body. I love you as only a girl could love a boy. Without fear. Without expectations. Wanting nothing in return, except that you allow me to keep you here in my heart, that I may always know your strength, your eyes, and your spirit that gave me freedom and let me fly.“ – Coco J. Ginger
• “My heart is and always will be yours.” – Jane Austen
• “Thank you, my love, for always making me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world.” – Unknown
• “If I had to choose between breathing and loving you I would use my last breath to tell you I love you.” – Deanna Anderson
• “I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride.” – Pablo Neruda
• “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” – Judy Garland
• “No matter where I went, I always knew my way back to you. You are my compass star.” – Diana Peterfreund
• “I like the way you make me feel even when I’m nowhere near.” – Unknown
• “I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times, in life after life, in age after age forever.” – Rabindranath Tagore

• “I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more.” – Angelita Lim
• “I love you as one loves certain dark things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.” – Pablo Neruda
• “My love for you has no depth; its boundaries are ever-expanding.” – Christina White
• “I love you, not only for what you are but for what I am when I am with you.“ – Roy Croft
• “I need you like a heart needs a beat.” – One Republic

Who said that men don’t like compliments? Most people believe that men do not need compliments, but the fact is that men also need praise and admiration sometimes.

When you compliment your man, you will make him fall head over heels for you all over again. If you tell him that you are the luckiest woman in the world for having a man like him, you make him feel like he is the lucky one because he has found you.

But what if you are looking for true love quotes you can say to make the woman in your life feel appreciated?

Our next set is for you. The following are true love quotes you can tell her to make her realize how much she means to you.

True Love Quotes for Her

• “I am very indecisive and always have trouble picking my favorite anything. But, without a doubt, you are my favorite everything.” – Unknown
• “I know I am in love with you because my reality is finally better than my dreams.” – Dr. Seuss
• “You will forever be my always.” – Unknown
• “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” – A. A. Milne
• “When I say I love you more, I don’t mean I love you more than you love me. I mean I love you more than the bad days ahead of us, I love you more than any fight we will ever have. I love you more than the distance between us, I love you more than any obstacle that could try and come between us. I love you the most.” – Unknown

When I say I love you more, I don’t mean I love you more than you love me. I mean I love you more than the bad days ahead of us, I love you more than any fight we will ever have. I love you more than the distance between us, I love you more than any obstacle that could try and come between us. I love you the most.” – Unknown

• “If I know what love is, it is because of you.” – Hermann Hesse
• “When I tell you I love you, I am not saying it out of habit; I am reminding you that you are my life.” – Unknown
• “I hope you know that every time I tell you to get home safe, stay warm, have a good day, or sleep well what I am really saying is I love you. I love you so damn much that it is starting to steal other words’ meanings.” – Open 365 on Tumblr
• “To be your friend was all I ever wanted; to be your lover was all I ever dreamed.” – Valerie Lombardo
• “I look at you and see the rest of my life in front of my eyes.” – Unknown
• “True love, to me, is when she's the first thought that goes through your head when you wake up and the last thought that goes through your head before you go to sleep.” – Justin Timberlake
• “I swear I couldn’t love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow.“ – Leo Christopher
• “I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over and over. Without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat. I’ll keep choosing you.” – Unknown

• “Thinking of you keeps me awake. Dreaming of you keeps me asleep. Being with you keeps me alive.” – Inconnu
• “Because I could watch you for a single minute and find a thousand things that I love about you.” – Unknown
• “The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said to have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.” – George Moore
• “A hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you.” – Henry Wadsworth
• “You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love… I love… I love you.” – Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice
• “I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

• “I wish I could turn back the clock. I’d find you sooner and love you longer.” – Unknown
• “I’m much more me when I’m with you.” – Unknown

Make her fall in love with you over and over again with these true love quotes. Your girl deserves all the love in the world. Treat her like a treasure that you never want to let go.

Women love men who are confident enough to speak their feelings. This is because they know how hard it often is for men to express their emotions. So use these quotes to melt her heart and show her that you are a confident guy.

If you are looking for more quotes to make your woman happier, here’s a longer list .

Our third set of quotes is for couples who are deeply in love with each other. Let these sayings inspire you to fall more in love every day with the man or woman of your dreams.

True Love Quotes for Couples

• “To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that’s everything.” – T. Tolis

• “You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.”  – Jodi Picoult
• “Ask me to define my love for you and I’ll say it’s captured in every beautiful memory of our past, detailed out in vivid visions of our dreams and future plans, but most of all it’s right now, at the moment where everything I’ve ever wanted in my life is standing right in front of me.” – Leo Christopher
• “There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
• “Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.” – Moliere
• “True love doesn't happen right away; it's an ever-growing process. It develops after you've gone through many ups and downs, when you've suffered together, cried together, laughed together.” – Ricardo Montalban
• “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.” – Nicholas Sparks
• “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and to let it come in.” – Morrie Schwartz
• “One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love.” – Sophocles
• “Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.” – Lao Tzu
• “True love – that is, deep, abiding love that is impervious to emotional whims or fancy – is a choice. It's a constant commitment to a person regardless of the present circumstances.” – Mark Manson
• “Love understands love; it needs no talk.” – Francis Havergal
• “You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.” – Oscar Wilde
• “Love stretches your heart and makes you big inside.” – Margaret Walker
• “Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other. That's why true love is never based, as associations for utility or pleasure are, on a fair exchange.” – Mortimer Adler
• “Love brings to life whatever is dead around us.” – Franz Rosenzweig
• “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” – Harry Burns
• “True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding.”  – Ellen G. White

True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding.”  – Ellen G. White

• “Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.” – Khalil Gibran
• “Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
• “True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.” – Honore de Balzac
• “Love does not dominate; it cultivates.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• “Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” – James Baldwin
• “You're not looking for perfection in your partner. Perfection is all about the ego. With soulmate love, you know that true love is what happens when disappointment sets in – and you're willing to deal maturely with these disappointments.” – Karen Salmansohn

Some people say that our one true love comes only once in a lifetime. So when you find it, you have to make sure you savor the experience.

Next, we have some bonus funny love quotes that will surely tickle your funny bone while also warming your hart. They are cute and hilarious—quotes you can definitely use to make your partner laugh.

Funny Love Quotes

• “You stole my heart, but I’ll let you keep it.” – Unknown
• “I love you more than I love getting drunk. And I really, really love getting drunk.” – Unknown
• “Forget the butterflies; I feel the whole zoo when I am with you.” – Unknown
• “Love is a lot like a backache, it doesn’t show up on X-rays, but you know it’s there.” – George Burns
• “I love being married. It’s so great to find one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” – Rita Rudner

I love being married. It’s so great to find one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” – Rita Rudner

• “Come live in my heart and pay no rent.” – Samuel Lover
• “Just wanted to let you know that I love you even though you aren’t naked right now.” – Unknown
• “I love you like a fat kid loves cake.” – Scott Adams
• “Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones
• “Marriage is like vitamins: we supplement each other’s minimum daily requirements.” – Kathy Mohnke
• “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” – Oscar Wilde
• “Stop waiting for your prince in a white horse. Go and find him. The poor bastard might be lost, stuck in an island or something.” – Unknown
• “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles Schulz
• “Marry a man your own age; as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.” – Phyllis Diller
• “If you love ’em in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love ’em at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.” – Miles Davis
• “Love is the same as like except you feel sexier.” – Judith Viorst
• “Romantic love is a mental illness. But it’s a pleasurable one.” – Fran Lebowitz
• “I love you more than coffee, but please don’t make me prove it.” – Elizabeth Evans

• “Marriage is like pantyhose. It all depends on what you put into it.” – Phyllis Schlafly
• “Love is telling someone that his zipper is open or her wig looks too fake.” – Unknown
• “Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” – Albert Einstein

More Quotes on True Love

• “The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” – Victor Hugo
• “I love true love, and I’m a woman who wants to be married for a lifetime. That traditional life is something that I want.” – Ali Larter
• “True love, especially first love, can be so tumultuous and passionate that it feels like a violent journey.” – Holliday Grainger
• “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” – William Shakespeare
• “True love will triumph in the end—which may or may not be a lie. But if it is a lie, it’s the most beautiful lie we have.” – John Green
• “Being in love with you makes every morning worth getting up for.” – Unknown
• “Two things you will never have to chase: true friends and true love” . – Mandy Hale
• “Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.” – Sarah Bernhardt
• “You know it’s love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you’re not part of their happiness” . – Julia Roberts
• “True love does not only encompass the things that make you feel good, but it also holds you to a standard of accountability.” – Monica Johnson
• “Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.” – Melissa Brown
• “True love isn’t without problems; it has many obstacles. True love is working through all of them and coming out happy with that someone on the other side.” – Unknown
• “When you adopt the view that there is nothing that exists that is not part of you, that there is no one who exists who is not part of you, that any judgment you make is self-judgment, that any criticism you level is self-criticism, you will wisely extend to yourself an unconditional love that will be the light of the world.” – Harry Palmer

When you adopt the view that there is nothing that exists that is not part of you, that there is no one who exists who is not part of you, that any judgment you make is self-judgment, that any criticism you level is self-criticism, you will wisely extend to yourself an unconditional love that will be the light of the world.” – Harry Palmer

• “You have replaced my nightmares with dreams, my worries with happiness, and my fears with love.” – Unknown
• “True love brings up everything—you’re allowing a mirror to be held up to you daily.” – Jennifer Aniston
• “You don’t marry someone you can live with. You marry the person who you cannot live without.” – Aleatha Romig
• “True love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant its flow.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu
• “It may be an old cliche, but I think true love will last; it has no end. But finding the right person is a very difficult thing.” – Bruce Forsyth
• “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and to let it come in.” – Marie Schwarts

Final Words

Despite all the challenges and obstacles you and your partner may face, you both have to keep the fire burning and the love alive. To do this, you need to remind yourself every day why you fell in love with each other in the first place.

The quotes we have shared can help you do just that. Read them every day and use them to make your partner know how much you love him or her.

Did any of the quotes listed above inspire you or make you fall in love even more? We’d love to know which one, so feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below!

And if you like one of the images included in this article, we’d appreciate it if you’d share it on your favorite social media accounts!

With the quotes provided above, we hope that you will be able to form a deeper connection and a stronger bond with your one true love.

And if you want more inspiration, be sure to check out these blog posts:

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Finally, if you want to use these quotes to make a lasting change to your life, then check out and recite these 57 affirmations for success .

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True Love (Speech Sample)

Love is quite essential for mankind and everyone needs to feel loved at one point in their lives. Some people talk passionately about love and how it can help one in other aspects of life. However, others have decided to become critics of love and often seem cynical of whether true love exists. The majority of those who believe that true love exists will often talk of how easy it is to love someone or fall in love with someone. It is, however, essential to note that the greatest feeling to befall mankind is when one knows that their feelings of love are mutually felt. While the above is true, it is important to understand that love will never be smooth and at times people in love will fight and disagree on some aspects of their lives. However, if true love exists, common ground will always be attained and the bad days forgotten. There are many misconceptions about true love and this article will reveal them while also explaining what true love entails.

First of all, true love is not supposed to be difficult or something that people work extremely hard to get. In movies, we often see the man or the lady working hard and at times compromising their stand for the sake of “true love.” However, true love is supposed to be effortless. It takes hard-work and time to build a lasting relationship, however, love is a feeling and regardless of how hard people work, they may never experience or feel it. With true love, people admire and accept their partners in spite of who they are or what they do. No one should compromise or try to change their personality for them to appear attractive.

Secondly, people often believe that true love conquers everything. Most of these misconceptions of love are often seen on movies or in literature books where lovers conquer every obstacle because of their deep love for each other. It is necessary to note that while love is essential in a relationship, it is not the main factor that holds couples together. At times, people’s personalities differ and even though they truly love each other, it becomes a problem for them to be in the same relationship. The above often happens when people try to compromise while in a relationship. Compromising is dangerous and is among the biggest killers of relationships as people try to conform to their partners needs while leaving their own unattended.

The third misconception about true love is that people will live devoid of problems or issues in a relationship. “Living happily ever after” is amongst the biggest lies that people keep embracing when it comes to true love. While the mutual feeling of love is indeed great and healthy for a relationship, it is necessary to point out that problems and disagreements will always arise. However, problems or disagreements do not mean that people have fallen out of love or they hate each other. Problems and disagreements in a relationship only mean that people have different interests or have a differing opinion. Additionally, through problems and disagreements, people get to know their partner’s preferences and stance in a number of issues which is quite healthy.

In conclusion, true love does exist. Cynics and critics will always have their opinions heard but people who have felt true love know that it is alive. The few misconceptions about true love are mostly as a result of movies and televisions shows which help to propagate the unrealistic nature of love. For the ones who have not found it, keep looking and to the ones who are already basking in it, be yourself and avoid compromising.

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Speaking in front of a crowd for any occasion needs a little prep, let alone the most important day of a couple's new life together. And giving a toast might seem like small potatoes among all of the things you have to do that day—but you still don't want to goof it up.

Whether you're the best man or maid of honor tasked with making a speech, one of the members of the happy couple wanting to honor your new love or a parent tasked with creating a touching moment, you want the words to come out right. Prevent yourself from becoming an "epic fail" meme all over social media (and you know people will be filming). Incorporate these heartfelt quotations, quick quips, or famous sayings into your wedding day speech or toast. 

Wedding Toast, From the Groom to the Bride

Here's to the prettiest, here's to the wittiest, Here's to the truest of all who are true, Here's to the neatest one, here's to the sweetest one, Here's to them, all in one—here's to you.

To the Groom

Here's to the groom , a man who keeps his head though he loses his heart.

To the Bridesmaids

A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Here's to these beautiful bridesmaids.

We admire them for their beauty, respect them for their intelligence, adore them for their virtues, and love them because we can't help it.

To the Bride

May she share everything with her husband, including the housework.

She knows all about me and loves me just the same.

Wedding Toast, From the Parents of the Bride and Groom

It is written: When children find true love, parents find true joy. Here's to your joy and ours, from this day forward.

To the Gathering

Let us toast the health of the bride; Let us toast the health of the groom, Let us toast the person that tied; Let us toast every guest in the room.

To the Bride and Groom

Look down. you gods, and on this couple drop a blessed crown.

Remember that if you ever put your marital problems on the back burner, they are sure to boil over.

Happy marriages begin when we marry the one we love, and they blossom when we love the one we married.

My greatest wish for the two of you is that through the years your love for each other will so deepen and grow that years from now you will look back on this day, your wedding day, as the day you loved each other the least.

May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future.

Marriage: A community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves—making, in all, two.

May the roof above you never fall in and may you both never fall out.

To the lamp of love—may it burn brightest in the darkest hours and never flicker in the winds of trial.

May 'for better or worse' be far better than worse.

The man or woman you really love will never grow old to you. Through the wrinkles of time, through the bowed frame of years, You will always see the dear face and feel The warm heart union of your eternal love .

May you have many children and may they grow mature in taste and healthy in color and as sought after as the contents of the glass.

Quotes From the Famous

Rainer Maria Rilke A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude.

Gwendolyn Brooks We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.

Jane Austen , "Pride and Prejudice" Oh, Lizzy! Do anything rather than marry without affection.

Mignon McLaughlin In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.

Friedrich Nietzsche It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

Franz Schubert Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage.

Elizabeth Ashley In a great romance, each person plays a part the other really likes.

George Jean Nathan Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.

Elizabeth Gilbert To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow—this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.

Robert Anderson ,  "Solitaire & Double Solitaire" In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.

Sydney J. Harris Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in any field of activity, yet almost everyone believes that he automatically deserves success in marriage.

Amy Grant The more you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.

Mother Teresa The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.

Paul Valery Love is being stupid together.

American Proverb You have to kiss a lot of toads before you find a handsome prince.

Dr. James C. Dobson Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without.

Franklin P. Jones Love doesn't make the world go 'round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

Kristen Kappel Love is when you look into someone's eyes and see everything you need.

Lucy Van Pelt ,  in "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!

Tony Heath Be presidents of each other's fan clubs.

Dave Meurer A  great marriage  is not when the 'perfect couple' come together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.

Madonna To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give; that takes courage. Because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.

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If you need a dash of inspiration, explore these short and long love messages for a variety of romantic uses, from Valentine's quotes and Southern love poems to every day text messages. Greet your loved one with a sweet message in the morning to start their day right, or say good night with a romantic text after a long day. Whether it's your anniversary or simply another day on the calendar, your loved one is sure to appreciate any romantic messages from our list.

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Romantic Messages For Your Boyfriend

• Your voice is my favorite sound.
• So far, every moment we've spent together has been awesome. But I promise you, that the best is yet to come.
• If only you knew how much those little moments with you matter to me.
• You have no idea how much my heart races when I see you.
• I love when I catch you looking at me.
• Somehow just hearing your name gives me butterflies.

Romantic Messages For Your Husband

• Since the time I've met you, I cry a little less, laugh a little harder, and smile all the more, just because I have you, my life is a better place.
• Every day with you is a wonderful addition to my life's journey.
• You are my happily ever after.
• You're my paradise, and I'd happily get stranded on you for a lifetime.
• Just when I think that it is impossible to love you any more than I already do, you prove me wrong.
• You are far more than my partner. You are my soulmate in every way.
• Every day I continue to chose you, and every day that choice gets easier and easier.

Romantic Messages For Your Girlfriend

• What on earth did I think about all the time before you?
• If you were a movie, I'd watch you over and over again.
• If loving you was a job, I'd be the most deserving, dedicated, and qualified candidate. In fact, I'd even be willing to work for free!
• In a sea of people, my eyes always search for you.
• When I wrap my arms around you, I really, really never want to let go.
• How lucky am I to have fallen in love with my best friend?
• Do you have any idea how much I miss you every second of the day that we're not together?
• Your smile is literally the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life.
• If someone asked me to describe you in just two words, I'd say "Simply Amazing."

Romantic Messages For Your Wife

• You do a million little things that bring joy to my life.
• If I could give you one thing in life, I'd give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes. Only then would you realize how special you are to me.
• I know fairy tales come true because I have you.
• There are only two times that I want to be with you: Now and Forever.
• My six-word love story: "I can't imagine life without you."
• You are my soulmate, my best friend—what would I do without you?
• You add a breath of fresh air and a ray of sunshine to this day-to-day routine we call life.
• I want to be the reason behind your beautiful smile today and every day.

Short Text Messages

• Stop making me think about you! I'm busy.
• Cuddling with you would be perfect right now 💑
• If nothing lasts forever, can I be your nothing?
• You make my heart melt! 💕
• I couldn't ignore you even if I wanted to.
• Every moment away from you feels like a lifetime.
• Thank you for always making me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world 💅💄👑👄
• Next time I hug you, I probably won't let go for a long time.
• I can't decide if the best part of my day is waking up next to you, or going to sleep with you. Hurry home so I can compare the two again.
• Everyone has their own motivation to get up in the morning and face the day. You are mine.
• Whenever my phone vibrates, I hope you're the reason for it.

Witty Love Text Messages

• You're just like bacon. You make everything better.
• Forget the butterflies, I feel the whole zoo when I am with you! 🐻🐼🐨🐯
• You are my Knight in shining boxer shorts.
• You know I really want you to come over, but you're so hot my air condition bill would skyrocket the second you stepped foot in the door!
• I know you might be too busy today ⏰, but please add me to your to-do list ✔
• Life without you is like 🍕 without 🧀
• We make a great 🍐
• I'm 🍹🍷🍺 in ❤ with you.
• You've 🔒 up my ❤ and thrown away the 🔑
• You're my 👻
• You make me forget how to breathe.
• Nobody is perfect, but you're so close it's scary 👌👸
• All I need is you right here.
• You give me endless butterflies.
• Just the thought of you right now makes my heart soar.
• I love you more than I did yesterday but not more than I will tomorrow ❤
• I can't wait to come home to your beautiful face tonight.
• The only time I stupidly smile at my phone is when I get text messages from you.
• What is love? It is what makes your cell phone ring every time I send text messages.
• I always wake up smiling. I think it's your fault.
• I can't explain the way you make me feel when I hear your voice or see your face, but I adore it.
• I didn't believe in fairy tales until I met you.
• Just had to let you know…loving you is the best thing that happened to me 💕
• Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back 😘
• I think you're cuter than any cat picture 🐈
• If Van Gogh had you as a subject, the sunflowers would have gone in the trash 🌻🌻🌻
• If I were a stop light 🚦, I would turn red every time you passed by, so that I could stare at you a bit longer.
• You wanna know who I'm in love with? Read the first word again ❤

Romantic SMS Ideas With Emojis

• 🐳 you be mine forever?
• You're my 👸🐝
• 🍊 you glad we found each other? You're a great 🎣
• To honor your beauty, I present you with a dozen red roses 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
• You've turned my life 🔄⬆⬇

Short Love Quotes

• "You can't blame gravity for falling in love." – Albert Einstein
• "Love is friendship that has caught fire. […] It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses." – Ann Landers
• "Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love." – Mother Teresa
• "Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead." – Oscar Wilde
• "Where there is love, there is life." – Mahatma Gandhi
• "If you wish to be loved, love." – Seneca
• "A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love." – Max Müller
• "Love is the flower you've got to let grow." – John Lennon
• "To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." – David Viscott
• "Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own." – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
• "Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it." – Nicholas Sparks
• "The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." – Audrey Hepburn
• "Stolen kisses are always sweetest." – Leigh Hunt
• "I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone." – J.R.R. Tolkien
• "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." – Dr. Seuss
• "If I know what love is, it is because of you." – Hermann Hesse
• "Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat." – Ben Hecht
• "To be your friend was all I ever wanted; to be your lover was all I ever dreamed." – Valerie Lombardo
• "A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him." – Brendan Francis
• "You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you." – Mr. Darcy, "Pride and Prejudice"

Cute Love Messages

• Stealing your heart was the perfect crime.
• Being with you is my favorite feeling.
• You make my heart smile.
• Did you know I have the best partner ever? I did.
• Some say a picture is worth a thousand words. When I look at your picture, I am completely speechless!
• I never believed the words in love songs until I met you.
• You are the cheese to my pizza, and that's saying something!
• Even in a museum full of paintings, I would choose to gaze at you. You are a masterpiece!
• I think I would miss you dearly if we had never met.
• I love you every step of the way!

Romantic Good Morning Love Messages

• As long as we're together, our future is bright. Here's to another new day. Good morning, my love!
• Mornings are beautiful, but they are especially satisfying when I get to wake up beside you and that sweet smile of yours. It's the best way to start the day.
• I love every morning that you are with me. It makes me feel so close to you and so blessed in this life of ours. Good morning!
• As I open my eyes to witness the beautiful sunshine, it feels like the warmth of your love is embracing me. Good morning my love.
• The beauty of the morning sunshine is nothing compared to your natural glow. You truly are the most gorgeous ever!
• Good morning! Another day of thinking about you. Save me some good morning kisses; I'll take them later in person!
• Good morning, my love. May you find lots of reasons to smile today!
• Only the fortunate ones get the chance to wish their loved one a good morning when they wake up. I'm so lucky.
• You are the first person I think of after opening my eyes each day. Sending you kisses and hugs for a wonderful day ahead!
• Good morning to the one who rules my heart! Every day I feel blessed to spend my day with you. I love you!

Romantic Good Night Love Messages

• Come to my dreams if you can. I'll kiss you there.
• Tonight I'll fall asleep with you in my heart.
• You will be the last thing I think of before I fall to sleep and the first thing to remember when I wake up.
• Every day I spend with you is the new best day of my life. Can't wait for the morning. Good night.
• My days are worth it if I can end them with you by my side. Good night.
• Sleeping is impossible when all I can think about is you. Good night!
• The brightest thing in this world are your eyes when you look at me. I don't want to see stars, but your eyes. Have a good night.
• Before I fall asleep, I always picture what it would feel like to fall asleep in your arms. It's the best feeling in the world.
• I'm in my bed, you're in your bed. One of us is in the wrong place.
• Every night I love coming back home. Because home is being in your arms. Good night.
• When you fall, I will pick you up. When you are happy, I will share your joy. When you need a friend, I will be the first one there. I will always love you.
• I used to not believe in soulmates. I'm here with you because you made me believe.
• Even though I'm unsure about most things in life, I am certain that I love you, and I will continue to love you forever.
• "If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you." — Joan Powers, "Pooh's Little Instruction Book"
• I feel like everything in my life has led me to you. My choices, my heartbreaks, my regrets. Everything. And when we're together, my past seems worth it. Because if I had done one thing differently, I might never have met you.
• I choose you. And I'll choose you over and over. Without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat. I'll keep choosing you.
• I never could grasp the meaning of "perfect"—until I met you. Suddenly the definition fell into place and my breath was taken away each moment I spent with you.
• My soul saw you and it kind of went, "Oh, there you are. I've been looking for you."—Iain S. Thomas, "I Wrote This For You"
• "Eventually soulmates meet, for they have the same hiding place." — Robert Brault
• "You have me. Until the last star in the galaxy dies, you have me." — Amie Kaufman, "Illuminae"

Classic Love Letters For Her

• Sometimes I just think back to the first time I laid eyes on you. I knew right then that I had found someone incredible. Ever since that very moment, all I have ever wanted was to be with you. No matter how dark my day is, seeing you always brightens it and makes me realize that with you, I am doing right. Your heart is so pure and so forgiving that it will always be the center of my attention, no matter what else is going on in my life. I look forward to this day and many more just like it for you will forever be in my heart.
• You have gripped my soul with a ferocity reserved for a castaway clinging to a raft in the middle of the ocean. If my soul is the raft, it is your hold that keeps me afloat. Don't ever let go. I love you.
• Whenever I am with you, it is like having my emotional batteries recharged with joy. Your smile radiates into me. Your touch sends little shivers through my body. Your presence pleases my mind, and your soul pours peace on mine. I love you…madly, sincerely, completely, and with no reservation, in a way that is blissfully wonderful.

Classic Love Letters For Him

• I want you to know that there's no one who can replace you. The way you look, the way you always know what I am thinking about, the way you gave me hug when I need it the most, and the way you listen to me is priceless. You have touched me more profoundly than I ever thought you could. I love you.
• I'm so completely in love with you. I wake to think of you, and I sleep to see you in my dreams. Every day seems like a blessing since I have met you. I feel so lucky and honored to be in love with you with all of my heart. Thank you for sharing your love with me. It's a truly wonderful gift. I will love you always.
• You were already on my mind when I woke up this morning. Funny how I just can't stop thinking about you. Six months ago we hadn't even met, and now you are the most important person in my life. So, I just wanted to say I love you, and I can't wait to see you again.

Southern Love Poems For Him

• "Love arrives / and in its train come ecstasies / old memories of pleasure / ancient histories of pain. / Yet if we are bold, / love strikes away the chains of fear / from our souls. / We are weaned from our timidity / In the flush of love's light / we dare be brave / And suddenly we see / that love costs all we are / and will ever be. / Yet it is only love / which sets us free." — "Touched by an Angel," Maya Angelou
• "My monkey-wrench man is my sweet patootie; / the lover of my life, my youth and age. / My heart belongs to him and to him only; / the children of my flesh are his and bear his rage / Now grown to years advancing through the dozens / the honeyed kiss, the lips of wine and fire / fade blissfully into the distant years of yonder / but all my days of Happiness and wonder / are cradled in his arms and eyes entire. / They carry us under the waters of the world / out past the starposts of a distant planet / And creeping through the seaweed of the ocean / they tangle us with ropes and yarn of memories / where we have been together, you and I." — "Love Song for Alex, 1979," Margaret Walker
• "I had not thought of violets late, / The wild, shy kind that spring beneath your feet / In wistful April days, when lovers mate / And wander through the fields in raptures sweet. / The thought of violets meant florists' shops, / And bows and pins, and perfumed papers fine; / And garish lights, and mincing little fops / And cabarets and soaps, and deadening wines. / So far from sweet real things my thoughts had strayed, / I had forgot wide fields; and clear brown streams; / The perfect loveliness that God has made,— / Wild violets shy and Heaven-mounting dreams. / And now—unwittingly, you've made me dream / Of violets, and my soul's forgotten gleam." — "Sonnet," Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson

Southern Love Poems For Her

• "But we loved with a love that was more than love— / I and my Annabel Lee— / With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven / Coveted her and me." — "Annabel Lee," Edgar Allan Poe
• "I lov'd thee from the earliest dawn, / When first I saw thy beauty's ray,/ And will, until life's eve comes on, / And beauty's blossom fades away; / And when all things go well with thee, / With smiles and tears remember me. / I'll love thee when thy morn is past, / And wheedling gallantry is o'er, / When youth is lost in age's blast, / And beauty can ascend no more. / And when life's journey ends with thee, / O, then look back and think of me." — "Early Affection," George Moses Horton
• "There's no doubt in my mind / a Southern girl was born / for a man to hold, / to sway as one / to the sound of country music, / in his arms he embraces pure gold. / A man is born to love a Southern girl / blond hair, black hair, brown hair, / straight or curled, / a man is born to love a Southern girl." — "Born to Love a Southern Girl," Steven S. Walsky

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I took it as is simply appreciating life and all that god has to offer. Not asking for more, not complaining, and most importantly not indulging in any unnecessary quantity of anything nor being on the constant pursuit of intangible object.

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Speech about love [1,2,3,5 minutes], 1, 2, 3 minute speech on love.

Dear class fellows, students and my teachers,

Greetings to all and thank you to all of you to give me a chance to speak on love.

I want to talk about something really awesome today – love, especially the love we share with our parents.

Love is an amazing feeling and its all about caring with someone.

Your mom and dad take care of you, they help you when you’re sad or sick, and they happy for you when you do cool things. Oh My friends! I want to tell you that it is an actual face of true love.

When you mess up or make mistakes, they still love you.

Love with parents is super special. It’s not just about saying “I love you.” It’s also about doing things together, like playing games, helping each other, or just talking and laughing.

Sometimes, you might feel a bit upset, and that’s okay. Your parents are there to give you big, warm hugs and make things better.

Love with parents is a bit like a magic power. It makes you feel safe, happy, and all warm inside. It’s like a super cozy blanket for your heart.

So, let’s appreciate our parents’ love. Tell them that you love them. I advice to all of you that please daily spend some time with parents.

Dear class fellows! Thanks for listening, and go share some love with your amazing parents!

Qoutes of some internationally famous personalities for Speech on love

• “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
• “Where there is love, there is life.”
• “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
• “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”
• “I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride.”
• “All you need is love.”
• “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
• “There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.”
• “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.”
• “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”
• “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”
• “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
• “We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.”
• “Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.”
• “Everything I understand, I understand only because I love.”

5 Minutes Speech on Love

Dear teachers and students!

Greetings to all. and thank you to all of your to give me a chance to speak on love.

Love is a strong feeling that has the ability to unite people and give them a sense of true life. It may come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from romantic love between partners to love between family and friends.

Love is an activity as well as a sensation. It entails providing someone with support and caring while also making sacrifices to ensure their happiness. It involves prioritising the needs of others and supporting them in both good and terrible circumstances.

Although it is not always simple, true love is worthwhile. It necessitates forbearance, tolerance, and patience. It is about developing mutually and assisting one another’s personal and marital progress.

Love involves more than simply enjoying the good times; it also involves overcoming obstacles as a couple. It is about supporting one another even when times are difficult. There are many different kinds of love and I am here to tell you about the types of love. • The romantic love • the love of friends • The love with books • the love of companions • The love with pets • the love of family, • spiritual love and many other loves

To sum up, love is a crucial aspect of the human experience. It gives our life meaning and purpose and is what actually makes us feel alive. Love is something to be cherished and fostered, whether it is the love between lovers or the love between family and friends.

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'It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to discuss the future of his re-election campaign with family at Camp David, Maryland, on Sunday, following a nationally televised debate Thursday that left many fellow Democrats worried about his ability to beat former President Donald Trump in November, according to five people familiar with the matter.

Biden’s trip was planned before Thursday’s debate. He and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled to join their children and grandchildren there late Saturday.

So far, the party’s top leaders have offered public support for Biden, including in tweets posted by former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton . Senior congressional Democrats , including Reps. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and Nancy Pelosi of California, have privately expressed concerns about his viability, said two sources apprised of those discussions, even as they all publicly back the president.

One Democratic House member who believes Biden should drop out of the race — but has yet to call for that publicly — told NBC News that three colleagues expressed the same sentiment to him during votes on the House floor Friday.

House leaders have not wavered publicly, and their aides denied that they are expressing doubts behind closed doors.

“Speaker Pelosi has full confidence in President Biden and looks forward to attending his inauguration on January 20, 2025,” Ian Krager, a spokesman for the former House speaker, said in a statement. “Any suggestion that she has engaged in a different course of action is simply not true.”

Christie Stephenson, a spokeswoman for Jeffries, the House minority leader, said her boss has “repeatedly made clear publicly and privately that he supports President Joe Biden and the Democratic ticket from top to bottom.”

Brianna Frias said Clyburn, who is traveling to Wisconsin this weekend to campaign for the president, "has total confidence in President Joe Biden and the Biden-Harris ticket.

"Any reports alleging that the Congressman has expressed anything other than firm support of President Biden are completely untrue," Frias said.

At the same time, there is an understanding among top Democrats that Biden should be given space to determine next steps. They believe only the president, in consultation with his family, can decide whether to move forward or to end his campaign early — and that he won’t respond well to being pushed.

“The decision-makers are two people — it’s the president and his wife,” one of the sources familiar with the discussions said, adding: “Anyone who doesn’t understand how deeply personal and familial this decision will be isn’t knowledgeable about the situation.”

This account of a president and his party in crisis just a little more than four months before an election they say will determine the fate of democracy is drawn from interviews with more than a dozen Democratic officials, operatives, aides and donors. All of them spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to describe matters as sensitive as whether a sitting president might give up his re-election bid and how he could be replaced on the ballot.

Despite delivering a rousing speech at a rally in North Carolina on Friday that calmed some of his allies, Biden was described by one person familiar with his mood as humiliated, devoid of confidence and painfully aware that the physical images of him at the debate — eyes staring into the distance, mouth agape — will live beyond his presidency, along with a performance that at times was meandering, incoherent and difficult to hear.

“It’s a mess,” this person said.

Another person familiar with the dynamics said Biden will ultimately listen to only one adviser.

“The only person who has ultimate influence with him is the first lady,” this person said. “If she decides there should be a change of course, there will be a change of course.”

After article was published, a source familiar with the situation reached out to stress that the Camp David gathering was not a formal family meeting.

“Any discussion about the campaign is expected to be informal or an afterthought,” the source said. “No one is sitting down for a formal or determinative discussion.”

Anita Dunn, one of Biden’s handful of closest advisers, said Saturday on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” that Biden has not discussed dropping out of the race with aides and that internal talks have focused on moving forward.

“We had a bad debate,” Dunn said. “What do we do next? You know, the president, above all, is focused on what do we do next? What do I need to go do?”

These private discussions among Biden, his family members and his top advisers are being held against the backdrop of a reckoning for Democrats who were shocked both by Biden’s appearance and the frequency with which his train of thought appeared to veer off track.

His campaign held a conference call Saturday with members of the Democratic National Committee, which a Biden campaign official described as an effort to reassure party officials and demonstrate that his team is communicating with its allies.

“We’re driving this,” the official said.

Biden’s top aides and advisers have told his staff to stay the course in meetings and discussions. Their message, according to one senior administration official: “We’ll weather the storm, just like we always have.”

Sources have described three buckets of Democrats: those who will defend Biden under any circumstances, those who are ready to dump him, and those who are waiting to see what he does — and what his poll numbers look like in the coming days and weeks — before passing judgment. It’s the third bucket that Democratic insiders are monitoring closely.

“Democrats need to take a big breath and look at that polling, look at swing voters,” said one state Democratic Party chair. “Until I see something differently, he’s the person that’s put this coalition together, he’s the person that has the record, he’s the person that beat Donald Trump. Until I see something differently, he’s still the best person to beat Donald Trump.”

The Biden campaign declined to comment for this piece, instead pointing to a memo Saturday from campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon that made the case that Biden can still win, pointing to the more than $27 million they raised between debate day and Friday evening.

Notably, however, O’Malley Dillon nodded to the possibility that there might be some tough polling ahead — but said the blame will rest with the media: “If we do see changes in polling in the coming weeks, it will not be the first time that overblown media narratives have driven temporary dips in the polls.”

The discussions among some Democrats include weighing what the party’s best path to defeating Trump might be — sticking with an 81-year-old incumbent who could have another moment like Thursday night at any time between now and Election Day, or going with a different candidate whose path to nomination at the party’s convention next month could be a messy process.

Biden insisted Friday that he will remain the party’s standard-bearer in November, telling a crowd at his rally in North Carolina: “I would not be running again if I didn’t believe with all my heart and soul I can do this job.”

The president has spent much of the past 48 hours attending fundraising events with some of the very Democrats most concerned about the impact of his debate performance.

He addressed it head-on at one event Saturday.

“I understand the concern about the debate — I get it,” he added. “I didn’t have a great night.”

Party elites will urge him to exit the race only if they determine that he is “not viable and negatively impacting the House and Senate races,” said one big-time donor who is close to both Obama and Biden.

Inherent in the wait-and-see approach is an acknowledgment that there is no clear replacement for Biden and that his departure could touch off a bloody eleventh-hour intraparty battle that might allow Trump to cruise to victory.

There’s also no feasible way to force him from his perch. All but a handful of the delegates to the Democratic convention were elected on their pledge to nominate him at the party’s convention in August. If he chooses to stand for that nomination, party insiders say, he will get it.

Moreover, according to a senior Democratic official, the party leadership would have much more control over choosing a replacement if Biden were to drop out after receiving the nomination than if he did so beforehand. Once a candidate is officially nominated, there is a process for the Democratic National Committee members to choose a successor. Biden is the dominant force at the DNC, and his preference for a successor would surely carry sway.

If Biden were to exit before that, his delegates might do what he asked of them — but they wouldn’t be bound in the same way they are now. In that scenario, the delegates could nominate anyone, and there could be a political brawl at the convention.

“We need to have as much discipline as emotion,” the senior Democratic official said. “It’s not politically smart for Biden to step down.”

Carol E. Lee is the Washington managing editor.

Kristen Welker is the moderator of "Meet the Press."

Jonathan Allen is a senior national politics reporter for NBC News, based in Washington.

Mike Memoli is an NBC News correspondent. 

Monica Alba is a White House correspondent for NBC News.

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“I went to the World War II cemetery — World War I cemetery he refused to go to. He was standing with his four-star general, and he told me he said, ‘I don’t want to go in there because they’re a bunch of losers and suckers.’”

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— President Biden

The quotes “losers” and “suckers” originate from an article published in The Atlantic in 2020 about former President Donald J. Trump’s relationship to the military. He continues to dispute the reports.

The article relied on anonymous sources, but many of the accounts have been corroborated by news outlets, including The New York Times , and by John F. Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general who was Mr. Trump’s White House chief of staff. Mr. Trump has emphatically denied making the remarks since the Atlantic article was published.

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Linda Qiu is a reporter who specializes in fact-checking statements made by politicians and public figures. She has been reporting and fact-checking public figures for nearly a decade. More about Linda Qiu