“Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence.”
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marriage
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“My first marriage was very traditional, in the church, and then we left the church and went to the reception hall. So this time, I'd like to go fairy tale all the way.”
“My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly, it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like.”
“I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking.”
“Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.”
“I am hoping this is my year to have children. I understand that I am possibly more European in my views of marriage. I am not going to say I'm not going to get married, but it's not my priority.”
“I believe I went through a divorce. My relationship with Ellen is no less significant as a marriage than my relationship to Coley.”
“Isn't that the ultimate homeland security, standing up and defending marriage?”
“Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships.”
“You know for many elected officials they all started in the same place. You know marriage is between a man and a woman, but they understand that they are moving inevitably, catching up to the American public.”
“Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.”
“My parents' marriage was very rocky. They were always arguing. When they split up when I was in my 20s, my brother and I were both delighted because we knew they weren't good for each other.”
“My marriage? Up to now everything's okay. But it's a real marriage - imperfect and very difficult. It's all about people evolving somewhat simultaneously through their lives. I think we've emotionally evolved.”
“I decided he'd changed so much that a whole new book was required and that book actually I can say so was the first to say that the marriage was in trouble and the Prince didn't like at all and my book was being serialized in the Sunday Times over five weeks.”
“Marriage gives you a new respect for a person.”
“Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.”
“Redefining marriage will have huge implications for what is taught in our schools, and for wider society. It will redefine society since the institution of marriage is one of the fundamental building blocks of society. The repercussions of enacting same-sex marriage into law will be immense.”
“I think the institution of marriage is a great idea, but for me it's just an idea.”
“Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it becomes us to be grateful.”
“I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.”
“What is marriage but prostitution to one man instead of many?”
“My relationship with Dean was great, but ultimately it wasn't a fulfilling marriage for either of us.”
“My mother, brave woman, lost her whole family when she decided to marry a black man in the '60s. When the marriage fell apart, she had to come back to her family.”
“I rise today in support of Bill C-38, the Civil Marriage Act. I rise in support of a Canada in which liberties are safeguarded, rights are protected and the people of this land are treated as equals under the law.”