Romantic Quotes

Looking for the perfect words to woo your crush? You've come to the right place. Click on any romantic quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. We'll give you details on who said it, when they said it, and in some cases, why on earth they thought it was okay to say it.

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Britney Spears
"A guy like you should wear a warning."
Source: "Toxic" | Speaker: Britney Spears
Cherry Valance
"A Swiss watch or a woman from anywhere."
Source: Red River | Speaker: Cherry Valance
Aladdin and Princess Jasmine
"A whole new world."
Source: Aladdin | Speaker: Aladdin and Princess Jasmine
Taylor Swift
"All the lonely Starbucks lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane."
Source: Blank Space | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
"And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet.""
Source: Love Story | Speaker: Taylor Swift
Tina Belcher
"Butts."
Source: Bob's Burgers | Speaker: Tina Belcher
Bonnie Raitt
"Cause I can't make you love me if you don't."
Source: I Can't Make You Love Me | Speaker: Bonnie Raitt
Christina Rossetti
"Come to me in the silence of the night."
Source: Echo | Author: Christina Rossetti
Lady Lou
"Come up and see me sometime."
Source: She Done Him Wrong | Speaker: Lady Lou
The Pussycat Dolls
"Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?"
Source: "Don't Cha" | Speaker: The Pussycat Dolls
Rhett Butler
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
Source: Gone with the Wind | Speaker: Rhett Butler
Missy Elliot
"Get ur freak on."
Source: "Get Ur Freak On" | Speaker: Missy Elliot
Glen Quagmire
"Giggity giggity"
Source: Family Guy | Speaker: Glen Quagmire
The Righteous Brothers
"God speed your love to me."
Source: "Unchained Melody" | Speaker: The Righteous Brothers
Sam Malone
"Have a good life."
Source: Cheers | Speaker: Sam Malone
Uncle Jesse<em> </em>
"Have mercy."
Source: Full House | Speaker: Uncle Jesse
Christina Aguilera
"He's a sweet talkin', sugar-coated candy man."
Source: "Candy Man" | Speaker: Christina Aguilera
Fanny Brice
"Hello, gorgeous."
Source: Funny Girl | Speaker: Fanny Brice
Rick
"Here's looking at you, kid."
Source: Casablanca | Speaker: Rick
Elton John
"Hold me closer, tiny dancer."
Source: Tiny Dancer | Speaker: Elton John
Elton John
"Hold me closer, Tony Danza."
Source: "Tiny Dancer" | Speaker: Elton John
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
"Hoo-ah!"
Source: Scent of a Woman | Speaker: Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Will Hunting
"How do you like them apples?"
Source: Good Will Hunting | Speaker: Will Hunting
Joey Tribbiani
"How you doin'?"
Source: Friends | Speaker: Joey Tribbiani
Lorelei Lee
"I always say a kiss on the hand might feel very good, but a diamond tiara lasts forever."
Source: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Speaker: Lorelei Lee
Elvis Presley
"I can't help falling in love with you."
Source: Can't Help Falling in Love | Speaker: Elvis Presley
Rufus T. Firefly
"I could dance with you 'til the cows come home. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows 'til you came home."
Source: Duck Soup | Speaker: Rufus T. Firefly
Backstreet Boys
"I don't care who you are, where you're from, what you did, as long as you love me"
Source: "As Long As You Love Me" | Speaker: Backstreet Boys
Angela Hayes
"I don't think that there's anything worse than being ordinary."
Source: American Beauty | Speaker: Angela Hayes
Destiny's Child
"I don't think you ready for this jelly."
Source: "Bootylicious" | Speaker: Destiny's Child
Cyndi Lauper, Roy Orbison
"I drove all night to get to you."
Source: I Drove All Night | Speaker: Cyndi Lauper, Roy Orbison
Calvin Harris
"I feel so close to you right now, it's a force field."
Source: Feel So Close | Speaker: Calvin Harris
Lloyd Dobler
"I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen."
Source: Say Anything | Speaker: Lloyd Dobler
George Eastman
"I guess maybe I've even loved you before I saw you."
Source: A Place in the Sun | Speaker: George Eastman
Mickey
"I had a great evening; it was like the Nuremberg Trials."
Source: Hannah and Her Sisters | Speaker: Mickey
Elton John
"I hope you don't mind that I put down in words…"
Source: Your Song | Speaker: Elton John
Kylie Minogue
"I just can't get you outta my head."
Source: "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Speaker: Kylie Minogue
Katy Perry
"I kissed a girl, and I liked it."
Source: "I Kissed a Girl" | Speaker: Katy Perry
Semisonic
"I know who I want to take me home"
Source: "Closing Time" | Speaker: Semisonic
Stephanie
"I love his Cinema Italiano."
Source: Nine | Speaker: Stephanie
Frank Underwood
"I love that woman. I love her more than sharks love blood."
Source: House of Cards | Speaker: Frank Underwood
Ogden Nash
"I love you more than a wasp can sting."
Source: To My Valentine | Author: Ogden Nash
Pablo Neruda
"I love you only because it's you the one I love"
Source: I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You | Author: Pablo Neruda
Ellie Andrews
"I proved once and for all that the limb is mightier than the thumb."
Source: It Happened One Night | Speaker: Ellie Andrews
Isaac Davis
"I think people should mate for life, like pigeons or Catholics."
Source: Manhattan | Speaker: Isaac Davis
Vivian Ward
"I want the fairy tale."
Source: Pretty Woman | Speaker: Vivian Ward
A deli patron
"I'll have what she's having."
Source: When Harry Met Sally | Speaker: A deli patron
Celine Dion
"I'm everything I am because you loved me."
Source: Because You Loved Me | Speaker: Celine Dion
The Penguins
"I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you."
Source: "Earth Angel" | Speaker: The Penguins
Beyoncé
"If you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it."
Source: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | Speaker: Beyoncé
Spice Girls
"If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends."
Source: "Wannabe" | Speaker: Spice Girls
Christine Daae
"In sleep, he sang to me. In dreams, he came. That voice which calls to me and speaks my name."
Source: The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) | Speaker: Christine Daae
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
"Islands in the stream, that is what we are."
Source: Islands in the Stream | Speaker: Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
Sally Albright
"It's amazing. You look like a normal person, but actually you are the angel of death."
Source: When Harry Met Sally | Speaker: Sally Albright
Tira
"It's not the men in your life that counts. It's the life in your men."
Source: I'm No Angel | Speaker: Tira
Indiana Jones
"It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage."
Source: Raiders of the Lost Ark | Speaker: Indiana Jones
Cady Heron
"It's October 3rd."
Source: Mean Girls | Speaker: Cady Heron
Tarzan
"Jane. Tarzan."
Source: Tarzan the Ape Man | Speaker: Tarzan
The Supremes
"Keep me hangin' on."
Source: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | Speaker: The Supremes
Roberta Flack
"Killing me softly…"
Source: "Killing Me Softly With His Song" | Speaker: Roberta Flack
"Hot Lips" Houlihan
"Kiss my hot lips."
Source: M*A*S*H | Speaker: "Hot Lips" Houlihan
Annie Hall
"La-di-da."
Source: Annie Hall | Speaker: Annie Hall
Marvin Gaye
"Let's get it on."
Source: Let's Get It On | Speaker: Marvin Gaye
Olivia Newton-John
"Let's get physical."
Source: Physical | Speaker: Olivia Newton-John
Coldplay
"Look at the stars, look how they shine for you."
Source: "Yellow" | Speaker: Coldplay
Jenny
"Love means never having to say you're sorry."
Source: Love Story | Speaker: Jenny
ABBA
"Mamma mia, here I go again. My, my, how can I resist you?"
Source: Mamma Mia | Speaker: ABBA
Paul McCartney
"Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time."
Source: "Maybe I'm Amazed" | Speaker: Paul McCartney
Tarzan
"Me, Tarzan. You, Jane."
Source: Tarzan the Ape Man | Speaker: Tarzan
Don Henley
"My love for you will still be strong after the boys of summer have gone."
Source: The Boys of Summer | Speaker: Don Henley
Count Leon d'Algout
"Ninotchka, it's midnight. One half of Paris is making love to the other half."
Source: Ninotchka | Speaker: Count Leon d'Algout
Johnny Castle
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
Source: Dirty Dancing | Speaker: Johnny Castle
Charlotte Vale
"Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars."
Source: Now, Voyager | Speaker: Charlotte Vale
The Phantom
"Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind."
Source: The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) | Speaker: The Phantom
Ariel
"Out of the sea, wish I could be, part of your world."
Source: Part of Your World | Speaker: Ariel
Billy Collins
"Pardon the egg salad stains, but I'm in love."
Source: Marginalia | Author: Billy Collins
Ilsa Lund
"Play it again, Sam."
Source: Casablanca | Speaker: Ilsa Lund
Ilsa Lund
"Play it, Sam."
Source: Casablanca | Speaker: Ilsa Lund
Def Leppard
"Pour some sugar on me."
Source: Pour Some Sugar on Me | Speaker: Def Leppard
Roy Orbison
"Pretty woman, give your smile to me."
Source: Oh, Pretty Woman | Speaker: Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
"Pretty woman, walkin' down the street."
Source: Oh, Pretty Woman | Speaker: Roy Orbison
Michael Jackson
"Pretty young thing"
Source: "P.Y.T." | Speaker: Michael Jackson
Hall and Oates
"Private eyes. They're watching you. They see your every move."
Source: "Private Eyes" | Speaker: Hall and Oates
Christine Daae
"Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime."
Source: The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) | Speaker: Christine Daae
Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar
"Schwing!"
Source: Saturday Night Live and Wayne's World | Speaker: Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar
Loretta Castorini
"Snap out of it!"
Source: Moonstruck | Speaker: Loretta Castorini
Bette Midler
"Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower and you its only seed."
Source: The Rose | Speaker: Bette Midler
The Eurythmics
"Sweet dreams are made of this."
Source: "Sweet Dreams" | Speaker: The Eurythmics
Rollo
"That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be undid, Homeskillet."
Source: Juno | Speaker: Rollo
Liz Lemon
"That's a dealbreaker!"
Source: 30 Rock | Speaker: Liz Lemon
Janet Jackson
"That's the way love goes."
Source: "That's the Way Love Goes" | Speaker: Janet Jackson
Dusty Springfield
"The only one who could ever reach me was the son of a preacher man."
Source: Son of a Preacher Man | Speaker: Dusty Springfield
ABBA
"There was something in the air that night, the stars were bright, Fernando."
Source: Fernando | Speaker: ABBA
Pablo Neruda
"Tonight I can write the saddest lines"
Source: Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines | Author: Pablo Neruda
The Drifters
"Under the boardwalk, down by the sea..."
Source: "Under the Boardwalk" | Speaker: The Drifters
Inga
"Vould you like to have a roll in ze hay?"
Source: Young Frankenstein | Speaker: Inga
Rick Blaine
"We'll always have Paris."
Source: Casablanca | Speaker: Rick Blaine
Osgood Fielding III
"Well, nobody's perfect."
Source: Some Like It Hot | Speaker: Osgood Fielding III
Heart
"What about love?"
Source: "What About Love" | Speaker: Heart
Don Draper
"What you call love was invented by guys like me...to sell Nylons."
Source: Mad Men | Speaker: Don Draper
Incubus
"Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there…"
Source: "Drive" | Speaker: Incubus
Harry Burns
"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."
Source: When Harry Met Sally | Speaker: Harry Burns
C.D. Bales
"When you're reaching for a star, there's a long way to fall."
Source: Roxanne | Speaker: C.D. Bales
Shakira
"Whenever, wherever"
Source: "Whenever, Wherever" | Speaker: Shakira
Al Green
"Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad."
Source: Let's Stay Together | Speaker: Al Green
Bachelors
"Will you accept this rose?"
Source: The Bachelor | Speaker: Bachelors
Helen
"Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable?"
Source: Hell's Angels | Speaker: Helen
Jerry Maguire
"You complete me."
Source: Jerry Maguire | Speaker: Jerry Maguire
Sebastian the Crab
"You gotta kiss the girl."
Source: Kiss the Girl | Speaker: Sebastian the Crab
Dorothy Boyd
"You had me at hello."
Source: Jerry Maguire | Speaker: Dorothy Boyd
Slim
"You just put your lips together and blow."
Source: To Have and Have Not | Speaker: Slim
Elton John
"You know I read it in a magazine, oh-oh."
Source: Bennie and the Jets | Speaker: Elton John
Katy Perry
"You make me feel like I'm a living teenage dream."
Source: "Teenage Dream" | Speaker: Katy Perry
Melvin Udall
"You make me want to be a better man."
Source: As Good As It Gets | Speaker: Melvin Udall
George Bailey
"You want the moon? Just say the word, and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down."
Source: It's a Wonderful Life | Speaker: George Bailey
Pat Benatar
"You're a heartbreaker."
Source: Heartbreaker | Speaker: Pat Benatar
Night Ranger
"You're motoring. What's your price for flight?"
Source: "Sister Christian" | Speaker: Night Ranger
Matty Walker
"You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man."
Source: Body Heat | Speaker: Matty Walker
Ben Braddock
"You're trying to seduce me."
Source: The Graduate | Speaker: Ben Braddock
John Mayer
"Your body is a wonderland."
Source: "Your Body is a Wonderland" | Speaker: John Mayer
Jackie Wilson
"Your love keeps lifting me higher."
Source: "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | Speaker: Jackie Wilson