Quotes about Emotions

Real love has little to do with gooey emotions and goose bumps; it has everything to do with the choices we make about the way we treat people. Real love is not theory or talk; it is action. It is a decision concerning the way we behave in our relationships with other people. Real love meets needs even when sacrifice is required in order to do so.

We can change our quality of life by changing your attitude toward the big and small things that usually irritate and anger us.

If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug — which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other.

I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies in a fight. But my friends, my goddamned friends, they're the ones who keep me walking the floor at nights!

A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.

The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.

A woman's life is a history of the affections.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love.

There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.