I don't need a man to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we'll ever have is the one with ourselves.

Shirley MacLaine

Anyone can give you attention and compliments... But someone who loves you will give you that plus respect, honesty, trust, and loyalty.

Charles J. Orlando

True love is born from understanding.

Buddha

Open-hearted gestures of honesty and generosity bring down the guard of even the most suspicious people.

Robert Greene

In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.

Mignon McLaughlin

The art of love is largely the art of persistence.

Albert Ellis