#affection

Virginians were no more angels or philanthropists than people to the north or to the south of them. They were moved by their affections, their interest, and their resentments, just as humanity is moved today. ↗

— John Sergeant Wise

#angels #humanity #interest #just #more

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#answer #correct #kiss #like

Yet, if the most frequent sex and apparently the best sex is that between married partners who are faithful to one another, is there not a hint that affection might be an important aspect of sex? Even love? ↗

— Andrew Greeley

#another #apparently #aspect #best #between

You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

#affections #consent #into #sensibility #should

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it. ↗

— Audrey Hepburn

#affection #born #enormous #give #i

Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#cats #compelled #conclusion #dogs #draw

Well the wedding in the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury was a fairy tale and there was a huge public impress, investment of goodwill, affection and indeed money in this Institution. It was a huge success at the time. ↗

— Anthony Holden

#archbishop #canterbury #fairy #fairy tale #goodwill

The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection. ↗

— J. G. Holland

#choicest #man #thing #world

No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

#affectionate #after #american #conferred #greater

Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections, as there is room in heaven for all the stars. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#brother #father #friend #heart #heaven