Quotes tagged ‘Obsession’

“Well, of course, sexism sucks, but it's really all a part of this whole crazy obsession you humans have with gender roles.”

— Mark Levin, Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett, Shantira Jackson, Nick Kroll, Montel, Cole Escola, imdb.com

“Why are you so obsessed with finding a flaw in him?”

— David Caspe, Alex Kerkovich, Elisha Cuthbert, imdb.com

“It's a thing and you don't love it, you're obsessed with it.”

— Mark Levin, Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett, Nick Kroll, Diane Birch, Maya Rudolph, imdb.com

“It’s time for you to stop seeing yourself as worthless, every single day. You have to start accepting yourself and cherishing your emotional experience. You have to dare to believe that your feelings matter, and you matter.”

— Heather Havrilesky, thecut.com

“This is my world. You are my world.”

— David S. Goyer, Chris Terrio, Clark Kent / Superman, Henry Cavill, imdb.com

“Depression. And obsession don't mix well.”

— XXXTENTACION, open.spotify.com

“Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?”

— Conan O'Brien, Homer Simpson, Dan Castellaneta, imdb.com

“Marissa: Have we become one of those couples? Ryan: Who lose all their friends? Marissa: And can't do anything without each other? Ryan: I don't think so. You think so? Marissa: I gotta go. Ryan: Yeah. And I've got the... Marissa: Walk me? Ryan: I'll walk you.”

— Melissa Rosenberg, Marissa Cooper, Mischa Barton, imdb.com

“Ash: Forget the stupid book. Chasing that thing is only going to give you a leg cramp. Ruby: You don't know what you're talking about. Ash: Oh, I don't? You're the one that grew up your entire life looking for that book, and you never found it. Me on the other hand, I can't fart without tripping ove…”

— Noelle Valdivia, Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams, Bruce Campbell, imdb.com

“I was about 20, and music became my only obsession to stay alive. I had the chance to throw out all this anger by the music in order to help others. It was therapeutic and worked for me for a while until my dad saw my picture printed on a magazine.”

— Layne Staley, northwestmusicscene.net

“Tim Taylor: I don't know what it is about football and me; I'm obsessed, I think. Wilson: Well, why do you think that is, Tim? Tim Taylor: I think it's 'cause I love it, Wilson. I love the surprise, and the strategy, and the strength, and the big guys with the logos and the colorful helmets, the shi…”

— Marley Sims, Tim Taylor, Tim Allen, imdb.com

“You love the guy. No matter what he does, no matter what you learn he really is, you just can't let go. I get it. Aren't you tired of lying for him, though?”

— Courtney A. Kemp, Raphael Jackson Jr., Greg, Andy Bean, imdb.com

“For example, if you can’t find anything else to talk about with people aside from work, that’s a clue.”

— Kristin Wong, thecut.com

“I had these obsessive desires and thoughts wanting to control them [victims], to–I don't know how to put it–possess them permanently.”

— Jeffrey Dahmer, youtube.com

“It was an incessant and never-ending desire to be with someone at whatever cost. Someone good-looking, really nice-looking. It just filled my thoughts all day long.”

— Brian Masters, amazon.com

“You idealize them and put them on a pedestal. Everything they do, from the awkward to the charming, gets flagged in your mind as evidence that they are a flawless, loveable human being.”

— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com

“You find yourself lost in elaborate fantasies about his person, from the typical to the eccentric. Your fantasies tend to have a “heroic” element to them in that you even imagine saving your crush from dangerous situations.”

— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com

“It’s important to note that in limerence, the addiction to this other person is often heightened by the fantasy, not the reality, of who they are and the nature of the relationship.”

— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com

“A limerent person can suffer from such a hyperfocus on the other person that they begin to lose focus on their own lives and revolve their entire day around interaction with this person.”

— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com

“Limerence isn’t so much about commitment and intimacy as it is about obsession.”

— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com