“If love does not know how to give and take without restrictions, it is not love, but a transaction that never fails to lay stress on a plus and a minus.”
"The most violent element in society is ignorance."
- Emma Goldman
Awareness
"Patriotism assumes that our globe is divided into little spots, each one surrounded by an iron gate."
- Emma Goldman
Belief
"No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness, and the generosity hidden in the soul of a child."
- Emma Goldman
Compassion
"If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution."
- Emma Goldman
Courage
"Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another."
- Emma Goldman
Forgiveness
"We cannot control who we fall in love with, but we can choose how we treat them."
- Beauty and the Beast
Relationships
"I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word ‘diva’ and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn’t afraid to show it."
- Nick Cannon
Relationships
"It’s not what’s under the tree that matters, it’s who’s gathered around it."
Relationships
"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same."
- Donald E. Westlake
Relationships
"A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright."
- Lucille Ball
Relationships