“Love, the quest marriage, the conquest divorce, the inquest.”
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marriage
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“I have no difficulty with the recognition of civil unions for non-traditional relationships but I believe in law we should protect the traditional definition of marriage.”
“The facts are plain: Religious leaders who preside over marriage ceremonies must and will be guided by what they believe. If they do not wish to celebrate marriages for same-sex couples, that is their right. The Supreme Court says so. And the Charter says so.”
“The possibility of divorce renders both marriage partners stricter in their observance of the duties they owe to each other. Divorces help to improve morals and to increase the population.”
“I think even in a good marriage, especially if you stay together long enough, there are going to be events that happen.”
“Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash.”
“In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me.”
“The most happy marriage I can picture or imagine to myself would be the union of a deaf man to a blind woman.”
“Our marriage is grounded in the word of God. That's really it. God is the core of our marriage, and the foundation and the blueprint for it is how we live, and being open and honest and communicating, but ultimately doing what pleases God, and not in a selfish manner.”
“The press is just not your friend when it comes to a marriage. That's why we didn't sell the pictures of our wedding, and we got offered millions of dollars for them, millions.”
“I think of marriage as a garden. You have to tend to it. Respect it, take care of it, feed it. Make sure everyone is getting the right amount of, um, sunlight.”
“Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty.”
“Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.”
“Have you ever heard of a good marriage growing in front of the cameras?”
“The sad truth is that the civil rights movement cannot be reborn until we identify the causes of black suffering, some of them self-inflicted. Why can't black leaders organize rallies around responsible sexuality, birth within marriage, parents reading to their children and students staying in school and doing homework?”
“I'll always be sad that my marriage ended.”
“The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy.”
“The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.”
“Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.”
“I don't understand what the big deal is with gay marriage. Get over it, people.”
“In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job, marriage, and children. In some respects, I was a social adolescent.”
“Marriage is obsolete and a trap.”
“It was a perfect marriage. She didn't want to and he couldn't.”
“There is nothing wrong with your marriage if you're dealing with bills and kids and the broken garbage disposal and in-laws and work demands. That's a normal marriage.”