Engagement Quotes - Page 3

• It's my mother's engagement ring so I thought it was quite nice because obviously she's not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement of it all - this was my way of keeping her close to it all.

  Prince William

  Mother, Fun, Nice

  "Princess Diana Photographer Captures Royal Engagement Photos" by Nick Watt, abcnews.go.com. December 6, 2010.

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• Love is a little haven of refuge from the world.

  Bertrand Russell

  Love, Romance, World

  Bertrand Russell (2013). “The Conquest of Happiness”, p.66, W. W. Norton & Company

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• When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere.

  Calvin Trillin

  Wise, Kitchen, Preparation

  Calvin Trillin (1984). “Third Helpings”, Viking Press

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• Business and human endeavors are systems...we tend to focus on snapshots of isolated parts of the system. And wonder why our deepest problems never get solved.

  Peter Senge

  Appreciation, Focus, Snapshots

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• Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Relationship, Anniversary

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Mar 26, 2014

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• We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Inspirational, Change, Positive

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• The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through all eternity.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Love, Anniversary, Marriage

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2016). “Elective Affinities”, p.65, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• A marriage is like a long trip in a tiny row boat: if one passenger starts to rock the boat, the other has to steady it, otherwise, they will go to the bottom together.

  David Reuben

  Marriage, Rocks, Long

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• The main engagement of the writer is towards truthfulness; therefore he must keep his mind and his judgment free.

  Gabrielle Roy

  Sweet, Mind, Judgment

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• What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

  Love, Marriage, Fashion

  Nathaniel Hawthorne (1972). “Love letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1839-1863”

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• We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Benjamin Disraeli (1974). “Sybil”, p.308, Prabhat Prakashan

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• Things must be felt with the heart.

  Helen Keller

  Long Distance Relationship, Valentine, Heart

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• Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Oliver Wendell Holmes (2007). “A Mortal Antipathy”, p.246, Reprint Services Corporation

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• Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.

  Zig Ziglar

  Appreciation, Jobs, Organization

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• For those who love... time is eternity.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Love, Valentines Day, Powerful

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• True love stories never have endings.

  Richard Bach

  Love, Anniversary, Valentines Day

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• Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years.

  Simone Signoret

  Love, Anniversary, Marriage

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• I have an engagement ring, which is my favorite accessory.

  Jules Asner

  Accessories, My Favorite, Rings

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• Time is: Too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear.

  Henry Van Dyke

  Valentines Day, Meaningful, Famous Love

  Henry Van Dyke (1904). “Music, and Other Poems”

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• On what high-performing companies should be striving to create: A great place for great people to do great work.

  Marilyn C. Nelson

  Appreciation, People, Strive

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• To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.

  Douglas Conant

  Appreciation, Winning, Top Management

  Twitter post from Oct 03, 2015

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• Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Inspirational, Romantic

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• When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.

  Simon Sinek

  Inspirational, People, Want

  Twitter post from Aug 02, 2012

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• To speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.

  Oscar Wilde

  Marriage, Character, Opportunity

  "The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. The Original Four-act Version".

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• I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.

  Oscar Wilde

  Sweet, Owing, Insult

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