“The chimpanzees in the zoos do it,
Some courageous kangaroos do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love. I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it,
Even eagles as they fly do it,
Let's do it, let's fall in love.”

“The world admits bears in pits do it,
Even Pekingeses at the Ritz do it,
Let's do it, let's fall in love.”

Cole Porter (1891–1964) American composer and songwriter

“Let me love you, but don't love me back. Do love me and let me hate you for a while. Let me feel like I have some control, because I know I never do.”

Ann Brashares (1967) American children's writer

“Love what you do. Get good at it. Competence is a rare commodity in this day and age. And let the chips fall where they may.”

Jon Stewart (1962) American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian

“Today I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. I repeat, do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.”

Yasser Arafat (1929–2004) former Palestinian President, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

“Let nature do the freezing and frightening and isolating in this world. let men work and love and fight it off.”

Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) American writer

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”

Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet

“Do anything, but let it produce joy. Do anything, but let it yield ecstasy.”

Henry Miller book Tropic of Cancer

“What the trees can do handsomely-greening and flowering, fading and then the falling of leaves-human beings cannot do with dignity, let alone without pain.”

Martha Gellhorn (1908–1998) journalist from the United States

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861) English poet, author