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title: "1 Essential Love Quotes By John Powell"
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> [It is essential that our love be liberating, not possessive. We must at all times give those we love the freedom to be themselves. Love affirms the other as other. It does not possess and manipulate another as mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/it-is-essential-that-our-love-be-liberating-not-possessive-we-must-at/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

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## More by John Powell

> [Playing is much, much harder than composing in my opinion, becoming a player. If you want to be a player for all your life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/playing-is-much-much-harder-than-composing-in-my-opinion-becoming-a/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [“The trouble with ancient history is that, as far as I can tell, the vast majority of it took place a hell of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/the-trouble-with-ancient-history-is-that-as-far-as-i-can-tell-the/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [There are only two potential tragedies in life, and dying young isn't one of them. These are the two real tragedies: If you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/there-are-only-two-potential-tragedies-in-life-and-dying-young-isn-t/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [God is to us like the sky to a small bird, which cannot see its outer limits and cannot reach its distant horizons, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/god-is-to-us-like-the-sky-to-a-small-bird-which-cannot-see-its-outer/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [He who has no inclination to learn more will be very apt to think that he knows enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/he-who-has-no-inclination-to-learn-more-will-be-very-apt-to-think/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [You just don't make decisions about what you're going to be like when you are old. I know that I am making that decision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/you-just-don-t-make-decisions-about-what-you-re-going-to-be-like-when/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [A person can grow only as much as his horizon allows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/a-person-can-grow-only-as-much-as-his-horizon-allows/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [“It’s a shameful indictment of the shabby way we live nowadays, but we have to face the fact that most of you won’t have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/it-s-a-shameful-indictment-of-the-shabby-way-we-live-nowadays-but-we/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [Growth is always a gradual process, a bridge slowly crossed and not a corner sharply turned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/growth-is-always-a-gradual-process-a-bridge-slowly-crossed-and-not-a/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [It is essential that our love be liberating, not possessive. We must at all times give those we love the freedom to be themselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/it-is-essential-that-our-love-be-liberating-not-possessive-we-must-at/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [You can't reinvent yourself for every movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/you-can-t-reinvent-yourself-for-every-movie/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [“But why should a flute make a sound which is smoother and less complex than that of a violin or oboe? To answer this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/but-why-should-a-flute-make-a-sound-which-is-smoother-and-less/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [Our lives are shaped by those who love us](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/our-lives-are-shaped-by-those-who-love-us/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [Attitudes are capable of making the same experience either pleasant or painful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/attitudes-are-capable-of-making-the-same-experience-either-pleasant/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

> [The only love worthy of a name is unconditional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-powell/the-only-love-worthy-of-a-name-is-unconditional/)

[John Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-powell/)

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