Romantic Quotes

Romance is the art of making someone feel chosen. These quotes capture the butterflies, the grand gestures, the quiet moments, and the particular electricity that exists between two people who have decided to pay close attention to each other.

“Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.”

John Greenleaf Whittier

More Romantic Quotes

“The Romantic poets were the prototype ramblers, and I've often found myself following in their footsteps - although perhaps not all of their footsteps since a typical walk for Samuel T. Coleridge might last two days and cover 145km.”

Arthur Smith

“I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece.”

Padma Lakshmi

“I don't want to be Mr. Romantic Leading Man. I don't want to be the Dance Dude. I don't want to be the Action Guy. If I had to do any one of those all my life, it'd drive me crazy.”

Patrick Swayze

“I have never acted he has never been cast in a romantic lead or has been cast opposite a female love interest in any movie he starred in.”

Morgan Freeman

“I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.”

Ang Lee

“We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a 'romantic.'”

Warren Buffett

“My most romantic job: I was a manager at Baskin-Robbins.”

Eric McCormack

“I want to do the romantic comedies. You know, the stuff that Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon would choose, of course.”

Jessica Simpson

“I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a reporter. I don't know where I got the idea that it was a romantic calling.”

Charles Kuralt

“If a man lets all of my dogs sleep in the bed with us, then that is the most romantic thing. You must love my dogs in order to love me. A man who is nice to my animals and doesn't shoo them away - well, that's the height of romance.”

Salma Hayek

“Remember, beneath every cynic there lies a romantic, and probably an injured one.”

Glenn Beck

“Personally, I can't see why it would be any less romantic to find a husband in a nice four-color catalogue than in the average downtown bar at happy hour.”

Barbara Ehrenreich

“I would have loved to do 'Alice in Wonderland.' Being a 'Bond' girl would always be fun. We had a lot of action in 'Eclipse' and I'd definitely like to continue down the action road. I want to do a romantic period piece, but those are really hard to get made because they're very expensive and there's not a huge demographic.”

Ashley Greene

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