537 quotes found
“Instant gratification takes too long.”
“I auditioned for a movie recently, and when I went in, the producer said he'd told one of its stars, Naomi Watts, that he was auditioning me, and she'd said, 'She's so funny; she's a great actress ...”
“Games are the way we keep romance alive. They're based in human hardwiring. Playing hard-to-get or leaving a little to the imagination allows the woman to be wooed and appreciated and the man to be...”
“China's stock market is inextricably tied to politics.”
“I guess it's sad that anybody, regardless of profession, that they're in this country, would take a shot at our military.”
“Environmentalists should like fracking for its relative cleanliness. But they don't. They have made a bugaboo out of the chemicals in fracking fluids, which supposedly can leach into groundwater so...”
“I'm sure that my mom would have been happy with any path I chose.”
“You can get into a very fancy car and know everything about the engine, but when you drive in that car, you feel that rush. In the same way, I think the more you know about love, the more you can e...”
“A Rolex watch or an expensive car are the things guys often use to show status, wealth, and basic desirability.”
“In general, men are wired to notice obvious signs that convey interest in mating - a warm smile, for example - and ignore other subtleties, like if your lipstick is faded.”
“Romantic love is an addiction.”
“When you're in the throes of this romantic love, it's overwhelming - you're out of control, you're irrational, you're going to the gym at 6 A.M. every day - Why? Because she's there.”
“Blushing is thought to be linked to increased levels of norepinephrine in the brain, which may be associated with romantic feelings. It signals that we are interested and excited, which is attracti...”
“The reason you take antidepressants is to feel calm. And romantic love is not calm - it's elation, it's mood swings, and you're killing all that when you take the drug.”
“Romantic love allows you to focus mating energy. Attachment sustains that relationship as long as necessary to raise your baby.”
“Any kind of novelty or excitement drives up dopamine in the brain, and dopamine is associated with romantic love.”
“I've always maintained that men were more romantic than women.”
“I think romantic love evolved to enable you to focus your mating energy on just one individual at a time, thereby conserving mating time and energy.”
“Anthropologists have found evidence of romantic love in 170 societies. They've never found a society that did not have it.”
“Psychologists maintain that the dizzying feeling of intense romantic love lasts only about 18 months to - at best - three years.”
