Fierce self defense is fierce self love- down and dirty style.

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Fortunately, it is self-interest, not love, that holds society together.

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Brand loyalty, then, is an act of self-love.

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"Mona allowed these women to tell their story, and guys like me to be known, " said Stevie J, a Grammy-winning producer who is a self-proclaimed womanizer caught in a love triangle between longtime girlfriend Mimi Faust and Joseline Hernandez.

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Aristotle picked up the theme, explaining that good self-love is vital for intimacy.

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Ms. Kennedy-Kline, 42, is a self-described "snuggler" who says "I love you" a lot.

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New Yorkers love to tease that Brooklyn is ideal for young people who love ironic eyewear, self-employment and a closet full of skinny jeans.

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The entire movie cries out that exalted, self-denying spirituality, however noble, is less sane than everyday love and sex and the full adoration of the sensuous world.

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But it is the Love whose nature is expressed in good actions, marked by self-control and justice, at the human and divine level that has the greatest power and is the source of all our happiness.

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The experience of many Catholics is that this love in which God dwells can be found in multiple forms, all working towards the faithfulness and self-giving commitment to which the sacrament of marriage points.

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