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Affection Quotes

Small warmth, remembered for years.

These quotes move between competitive settings where affection is scarce and vied for, and tender family memories, like a nickname given out of pure Feeling that stuck for a lifetime.

The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other every day for status, for leadership, for the affection of the teachers. I hated it.

Quotes by Zhang Ziyi

After my mistress was dead, I lived most comfortably, my master having a great affection for me.

Quotes by William Lilly

My grandma used to call my mother 'Tuppence' as a term of affection, but she was worried when my parents actually put it on my birth certificate. She thought I might get bullied.

Quotes by Tuppence Middleton

When affection only speaks, truth is not always there.

Quotes by Thomas Middleton

Always Quotes

Every human being I know craves love and affection.

Quotes by Terry McMillan

I cannot match with anything for the love and affection fans extend.

Quotes by Sudeep

Believe it or not, friendships are difficult to write in fiction. They can easily come across as forced, particularly if they involve too much explication and too many overt gestures of affection.

Quotes by Steven Erikson

I'd like to be remembered with affection, with regard, and with just a smallest amount of admiration - that here's a man who walked against the tide.

Quotes by Steven Berkoff

Nouns are seldom improved by the modifier 'public.' Few of us, given a private alternative, prefer public restrooms or public transportation or public displays of affection.

Quotes by Steve Rushin

Fans Quotes

Could an android listen to the whining, requests for advancement, and entreaties for guidance and affection that pour from subordinates? Sure it could. Frankly, all that would be easier on the robot than it is on me.

Quotes by Stanley Bing

Love is not to be purchased, and affection has no price.

Quotes by St. Jerome

I have only admiration and affection for the people of Sherpa Capital, including my co-founder Scott Stanford.

Quotes by Shervin Pishevar

My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don't respect you and when they respect you they don't love you.

Quotes by Shakira

I have a particular affection for zero because it was some of my countrymen who first gave it the status of a number.

Quotes by Shakuntala Devi

Feel Quotes

I have always got a lot of love and affection from Indian fans.

Quotes by Shahid Afridi

Great affection is often the cause of violent animosity. The quarrels of men often arise from too great a familiarity.

Quotes by Saskya Pandita

Marry first, and love will come after is a shocking assertion; since a thousand things may happen to make the state but barely tolerable, when it is entered into with mutual affection.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

I'm not sure it's affection for Australian or New Zealand films or not. I think it's just that there's something about 'Wilderpeople' that has really struck a chord.

Quotes by Sam Neill

For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection, Australia.

Quotes by Sam Abell

Great Quotes

I love the affection that people in Gujarat shower artists with.

Quotes by Roop Durgapal

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of affection do these quotes describe?
A range — competitive affection sought from teachers, deep gratitude toward someone who once cared for the speaker, and warm family nicknames passed down over generations.
Is there a quote about a childhood nickname?
Yes, one describes a grandmother's affectionate nickname for her daughter that later became a worry when it ended up on a birth certificate.
Do any quotes mention public figures?
One references how a leader can inspire wide affection and loyalty, used here as a general observation rather than a specific endorsement.
Why search for affection quotes specifically?
People often want language for warmth that feels gentler than romantic love, fitting family, friendship, or public admiration equally well.
What page pairs well with Affection quotes?
The Feel quotes collection shares a similar emotional register if you want more in this vein.

For more on lasting bonds and public loyalty, browse the Great and Fans collections alongside this one.