Gustave Flaubert
Novelist
"It seems to me that I have always existed and that I possess memories that date back to the Pharaohs."
Dating quotes
Dating
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Marilyn Monroe
Actress, Model
"Dating a new man is like holding a strawberry milkshake; first the taste, then the pleasure."
Conan O'Brien
Television Host, Comedian
"Pamela Anderson Lee released a statement confirming that she has had her breast implants removed. Doctors say that Pamela is doing fine and that her old implants are now dating Charlie Sheen."
John Lennon
Musician, Activist
"Always remember this: 'A kiss will never miss, and after many kisses a miss becomes a misses.'"
Kristin Davis
Actress
"I also like men who like dogs. I couldn't date a man who doesn't like my dog."
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"Me and my girl split the buffet at KFC."
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"The Google algorithm was a significant development. I've had thank-you emails from people whose lives have been saved by information on a medical website or who have found the love of their life on a dating website."
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"My philosophy of dating is to just fart right away."
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"Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend."
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"Perhaps this is why lunatics have a harder time dating, not because they are off the wall but because it is hard to find soemone who is willing to date so many people in one person."
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"With dates I like to cater a girl. We do whatever she likes. If she was open to what I wanted to do, it probably wouldn't be a dull date, because I am a jock."
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"Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you."
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"Be friends first when you're dating. If it turns into something more, that's awesome, and if not you have another friend."
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"Not only that God does play dice, but that He sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't be seen."
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"The attraction of dating is that you don't take yes for granted - - you're fully engaged, there's seductiveness, tension."
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"It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important."
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"There is no such thing as an ideal man. The ideal man is the man you love at the moment."
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"Women are like cars: we all want a Ferrari, sometimes want a pickup truck, and end up with a station wagon."
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"We all prospect, and don't even know we're doing it. When you start the dating process, you are actually prospecting for the person you want to marry. When you're interviewing employees, you are prospecting for someone who will best fit your needs."
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"In dating, if you say no, your lover goes on to the next person. In marriage, if you say no, the person stays."
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"People are buying only one thing from you: the way the engagement (hiring you, working with you, dating you, using your product or service, learning from you) makes them feel."
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"Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion."
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"Always carry a book on a date so that when you get bored you can slip into the Ladies for a read."
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"A man who won't lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings."
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"Challenge, and not desire, lies at the heart of seduction."
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