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Divorce Quotes

"He taught me housekeeping; when I divorce I keep the house."

"He taught me housekeeping; when I divorce I keep the house."

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian Actress

Divorce, Housekeeping

62

"Conrad Hilton was very generous to me in the divorce settlement. He gave me 5000 Gideon Bibles."

"Conrad Hilton was very generous to me in the divorce settlement. He gave me 5000 Gideon Bibles."

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian Actress

11

"Yes, the divorce was difficult. It was difficult."

"Yes, the divorce was difficult. It was difficult."

Priscilla Presley, American Actress

7

"To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while."

"To get over my divorce, I got a prescription to live at the Playboy Mansion for a while."

James Caan, American Actor

7

"I have a long track record of really horrible relationships and a divorce behind me; so I'm not the guy to ask. I just got really fortunate with this one."

"I have a long track record of really horrible relationships and a divorce behind me; so I'm not the guy to ask. I just got really fortunate with this one."

James Denton, American Actor

Divorce, Relationships

7

"In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity."

"In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity."

Lauren Bacall, American Actress

Divorce, Hollywood, Party, Publicity

7

"She would go to Memphis and this was after our divorce. And I would send her to Memphis to be with him."

"She would go to Memphis and this was after our divorce. And I would send her to Memphis to be with him."

Priscilla Presley, American Actress

6

"Let any pretty girl announce a divorce in Hollywood and the wolves come running. Fresh meat for the beast, and they are always hungry."

"Let any pretty girl announce a divorce in Hollywood and the wolves come running. Fresh meat for the beast, and they are always hungry."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

Divorce, Hollywood, Pretty, Running

5

"I'm old, but I'm still cute and strong. And very butch."

"I'm old, but I'm still cute and strong. And very butch."

Geraldo Rivera, American Journalist

Divorce, Cute, Old

4

"In Palm Springs, they think homelessness is caused by bad divorce lawyers."

"In Palm Springs, they think homelessness is caused by bad divorce lawyers."

G. B. Trudeau, American Cartoonist

Divorce, Lawyers

4

"I swear, if you existed I'd divorce you."

"I swear, if you existed I'd divorce you."

Edward Albee, American Dramatist

4

"Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are such very good friends. It is only a little matter quite between ourselves."

"Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are such very good friends. It is only a little matter quite between ourselves."

Anna Held, Polish Entertainer

Divorce, Friends, Talk

4

"A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, anymore than a good mortician wants to finish his job and then have the patient sit up on the table."

"A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, anymore than a good mortician wants to finish his job and then have the patient sit up on the table."

Jean Kerr, American Playwright

4

"As soon as she gets her divorce one of us is going to marry her. We don't know which. She is about as beautiful a woman as I ever saw, and very witty and well-informed, but it would cost a good deal to keep her in diamonds."

"As soon as she gets her divorce one of us is going to marry her. We don't know which. She is about as beautiful a woman as I ever saw, and very witty and well-informed, but it would cost a good deal to keep her in diamonds."

Richard H. Davis, American Writer

Divorce, Witty, Woman

3

"I decided to write about the myths of divorce."

"I decided to write about the myths of divorce."

Mary Garden, Scottish Soprano

3

"A divorce lawyer is a chameleon with a law book."

"A divorce lawyer is a chameleon with a law book."

Marvin Mitchelson, American Lawyer

3

"Divorce is a game played by lawyers."

"Divorce is a game played by lawyers."

Cary Grant, American Actor

Divorce, Lawyers

3

"Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass."

"Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass."

Mary Kay Blakely, American Author

3

"Ah, yes, divorce... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet."

"Ah, yes, divorce... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet."

Robin Williams, American Comedian

Divorce, Man, Meaning, Word

2

"Divorce is a declaration of independence with only two signers."

"Divorce is a declaration of independence with only two signers."

Gerald F. Lieberman, American Writer

Divorce, Independence

2

"Divorce is a by-product of the fact that maybe the nuclear unit is gone."

"Divorce is a by-product of the fact that maybe the nuclear unit is gone."

Bob Geldof, Irish Actor

2

"What's going to be hard for me is to try to divorce myself as much as possible from what I wrote. I'll have to approach it simply as raw material and try to craft a film script out of it."

"What's going to be hard for me is to try to divorce myself as much as possible from what I wrote. I'll have to approach it simply as raw material and try to craft a film script out of it."

Michael Chabon, American Author

2

"Being divorced does not necessarily make one's advice on marriage useless - or useful."

"Being divorced does not necessarily make one's advice on marriage useless - or useful."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Divorce, Truth, Wisdom, Regret, Life

2

"If you really want to get to know someone, you have to divorce him."

"If you really want to get to know someone, you have to divorce him."

Elizabeth Gilbert, American Novelist

Divorce, Truth, Knowledge, Marriage

1

"Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash."

"Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash."

Rita Mae Brown, American Writer

Divorce, Tragedy

1

"Divorce is an expensive punishment love gets when it fails."

"Divorce is an expensive punishment love gets when it fails."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Divorce, Punishment, Love, Failure

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