Marriage - Quotes & Sayings
Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.
William ShakespeareWit is the sudden marriage of ideas which, before their union, were not perceived to have any relation.
Mark TwainMarriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have.
Gordon B. HinckleyMen have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier.
H. L. MenckenFor at least a decade, Millennials have been stereotyped as lazy, entitled, and stuck on social media. While that may not be entirely fair, they are notoriously liberal, overwhelmingly supporting left-leaning candidates and favoring policies like nationalized healthcare and same-sex 'marriage.'
Eric MetaxasIf your neighbor has a completely different view on abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, all of those things, you still are both Americans. Neither one of you is necessarily more patriotic than the other. Neither loves their country any more than the other one does.
Phil McGrawIt's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass.
Rodney DangerfieldHow marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.
Oscar WildeThe irrationality of disgust suggests it is unreliable as a source of moral insight. There may be good arguments against gay marriage, partial-birth abortions and human cloning, but the fact that some people find such acts to be disgusting should carry no weight.
Paul BloomI opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.
Barack ObamaI don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.
Barack ObamaWe sleep in separate rooms, we have dinner apart, we take separate vacations - we're doing everything we can to keep our marriage together.
Rodney DangerfieldThere is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is a thing no married man knows anything about.
Oscar WildeI think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things - such as traditional marriage - that, I think, express a community's concern and regard for a particular institution.
Barack ObamaMarriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.
Leonardo da VinciWhat I believe is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have an obligation to make sure that gays and lesbians have the rights of citizenship that afford them visitations to hospitals, that allow them to be, to transfer property between partners, to make certain that they're not discriminated on the job.
Barack ObamaThere is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.
C. S. LewisDivorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
VoltaireIf I get married, I want to be very married.
Audrey HepburnMy marriage is on the rocks again, yeah, my wife just broke up with her boyfriend.
Rodney DangerfieldMy husband and I are best of friends first and foremost. We fight like cats and dogs, but never stay mad for long. I was lucky to find him, he is in every way, my soulmate.
Carnie WilsonBachelors have consciences, married men have wives.
Samuel JohnsonTake care of him. And make him feel important. And if you can do that, you'll have a happy and wonderful marriage. Like two out of every ten couples.
Neil SimonLove and marriage are wonderful arenas in which to place a character. We are most likely to risk our morals and beliefs while in love. Betrayal gives tremendous insights into a character as well.
Anita ShreveIn the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
Ruth Bader GinsburgI believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.
George W. BushIn marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.
Tim AllenThere were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.
Princess DianaMarriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable.
Soren KierkegaardBefore marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.
Marilyn MonroeOur Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.
George W. BushPeople today expect too much from marriage. Getting married is really like taking on a big new job.
Rosamunde PilcherWe will see a breakdown of the family and family values if we decide to approve same-sex marriage, and if we decide to establish homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle with all the benefits that go with equating it with the heterosexual lifestyle.
Jerry FalwellMarriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.
Richard PryorMarriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.
Marilyn MonroeMarriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.
Helen RowlandI haven't been faithful to my wife. Our marriage has been tainted with my infidelities. I was irresponsible.
David BoreanazMarriage feels like an industry with catering and really expensive bands.
Rashida JonesYou can't have a happy family if you don't have a happy marriage.
Jeremy SistoRegarding marriage, it - somehow, it didn't happen. One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamWhen I get married, it'll be no secret.
Elvis PresleyI think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.
Rita RudnerWhen we are baptized and confirmed, when brethren are ordained to the priesthood, when we go to the temple and receive our endowment, when we enter into the new and everlasting covenant of eternal marriage - in all these sacred ordinances, we make solemn commitments to keep God's commandments.
Joseph B. WirthlinMarriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.
Erma BombeckHe's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of.
Mae WestDivorce is not the end of the world. It's worse to stay in an unhealthy marriage. That's a worse example for the children.
Jerry HallThere is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
George Bernard ShawMarriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us.
George Bernard ShawThe details surrounding both my marriage and subsequent filing for divorce are private, and I had hoped to keep them that way for the sake of my family.
EminemMarrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.