Affection Quotes

1417 quotes by 966 authors

Todays youth cannot miss something they have never known, but I fear that there are no current fictional characters whose impact and influence will last… — Peter Cushing
The regenerate man's desires are rectified; they are set on God himself, and the things above... Before, he saw no beauty in Christ, for which… — Thomas Boston
The book it reminded me of most is Henry Millerâ€™s The Books in My Life. Like Miller, Shields manages to convey his affection for and… — Andre Alexis
People will always write and think all sorts of things â€“ be irritated by us, have affection for us, think we dress coolly or disastrously.… — Helena
I wasn't safe. I wasn't permanent. My life was a fiction I had created, like an alien who comes to earth and tries to pass… — Robert Goolrick
We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection… — BrenÃ© Brown
My goal was not to have huge luxuries. As a child, I wanted a house with a garden, which I have today. This is what… — Audrey Hepburn
Material progress and a higher standard of living bring us greater comfort and health, but do not lead to a transformation of the mind, which… — Dalai Lama
You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore… — B.K.S. Iyengar
What if all it took to bring us to our knees and to ignite our affections was the Word opened and the presence of God?… — David Platt
Many merry Christmases, many happy New Years. Unbroken friendships, great accumulations of cheerful recollections and affections on earth, and heaven for us all. — Charles Dickens
When someone who's starved of love is shown something that looks like sincere affection, is it any wonder that she jumps at it and clings… — Sayo Masuda
What a lovely place this world would be if only people would feel affection for everyone else, and all the ugliness of the human heart… — Sayo Masuda
Affection is important because it counters anger, hatred and suspicion that can prevent our minds from functioning clearly. — Dalai Lama
My main interest is in the promotion of human values. From birth we have a sense of affection and some sense of concern for others.… — Dalai Lama
I think with great affection and deep gratitude of my venerable predecessor, Benedict XVI, who during these years of his pontificate has enriched and strengthened… — Pope Francis
One cannot watch chimpanzee infants for long without realizing that they have the same emotional need for affection and reassurance as human children. — Jane Goodall
We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others. Keeping in mind that it is expressions… — Dalai Lama
The kindness of Christmas is the kindness of Christ. To know that God so loved us as to give us His Son for our dearest… — Maltbie Davenport Babcock
Japanese affection is not uttered in words; it scarcely appears even in the tone of voice; it is chiefly shown in acts of exquisite courtesy… — Lafcadio Hearn

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