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Adam Smith1 quote
We are delighted to find a person who values us as we value ourselves, and distinguishes us from the rest of mankind, with an attention not unlike that with which we distinguish ourselves. — Adam Smith · 1759Alice Walker1 quote
Everything want to be loved. Us sing and dance make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. — Alice Walker · 1982Fred Rogers1 quote
Deep within us—no matter who we are—there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving. — Fred Rogers · 2003Roald Dahl1 quote
It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like so long as somebody loves you. — Roald Dahl · 1983