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Marriage Quotes

"Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished."

"Thousands of years and many civilizations have defined a marriage as the union between one man and one woman. With few exceptions, those civilizations that did not follow that perished."

Randy Neugebauer, American Politician

Marriage, Man, Woman, Years

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"Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live in a slightly conspiratorial relationship with our employer and perhaps with our marriage."

"Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live in a slightly conspiratorial relationship with our employer and perhaps with our marriage."

John Le Carre, English Writer

Marriage, Life, People, Hope

15

"You don't marry a woman because you love her, you do because you're MAD for her."

"You don't marry a woman because you love her, you do because you're MAD for her."

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Marriage, Love, Madness, Desire

15

"Marriage is a wonderful thing."

"Marriage is a wonderful thing."

Patrick McGoohan, American Actor

15

"Married and buried, wed and dead."

"Married and buried, wed and dead."

Rachel Caine, Canadian Actress

Marriage, Death, Life, Cycle

15

"Marriage converts a player into a polygamist."

"Marriage converts a player into a polygamist."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Marriage, Truth, Regret, Power, Wisdom

15

"The First and Worst sin couples commit against one another is not adultery but Negligence because it's Negligence that breeds adultery..watch it couples , do not hold back in giving that care and attention."

"The First and Worst sin couples commit against one another is not adultery but Negligence because it's Negligence that breeds adultery..watch it couples , do not hold back in giving that care and attention."

Jaachynma N.E. Agu, Nigerian Author

Marriage, Love, Care, Relationship

15

"So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment."

"So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment."

Jack Kingston, American Politician

Marriage, Laws, Man, States

15

"Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten."

"Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten."

Dick Gregory, American Comedian

Marriage, Beginning, Promises

15

"Marriage is miserable unless you find the right person that is your soulmate and that takes a lot of looking."

"Marriage is miserable unless you find the right person that is your soulmate and that takes a lot of looking."

Marvin Gaye, American Musician

Marriage, Right

14

"I went through a long period of time in that marriage when I didn't believe anything was my fault. I had to face what my part was, and only because of that difficult work was I able to trust a man again."

"I went through a long period of time in that marriage when I didn't believe anything was my fault. I had to face what my part was, and only because of that difficult work was I able to trust a man again."

Connie Sellecca, American Actress

Marriage, Time, Trust, Work

14

"Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does."

"Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does."

Groucho Marx, American Comedian

Marriage, Politics

14

"Marriage is nature's way of keeping us from fighting with strangers."

"Marriage is nature's way of keeping us from fighting with strangers."

Alan King, American Comedian

Marriage, Nature, Fighting, Strangers

14

"Sometimes divorce is better than marriage."

"Sometimes divorce is better than marriage."

Sumner Redstone, American Businessman

Marriage, Divorce

14

"If someone talks about union, fidelity, a monogamous relationship, love, blessing; I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage."

"If someone talks about union, fidelity, a monogamous relationship, love, blessing; I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage."

George Carey, English Clergyman

Marriage, Love, Fidelity

14

"What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters."

"What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters."

Alfred Russel Wallace, British Scientist

Marriage, Society, Duty, Laws

14

"To me marriage is for five or ten years."

"To me marriage is for five or ten years."

Cher, American Musician

Marriage, Years

14

"Like me, the great majority of Americans wish both to preserve the traditional definition of marriage and to oppose bias and intolerance directed towards gays and lesbians."

"Like me, the great majority of Americans wish both to preserve the traditional definition of marriage and to oppose bias and intolerance directed towards gays and lesbians."

Mitt Romney, American Politician

Marriage, Americans, Intolerance, Majority

14

"Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel."

"Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

14

"The best thing about lying in bed late is that you learn to distinguish between first things and trivia, for whatever presses on you has to prove its importance before it makes you move."

"The best thing about lying in bed late is that you learn to distinguish between first things and trivia, for whatever presses on you has to prove its importance before it makes you move."

Max Lerner, American Journalist

Marriage, Bed, First, Importance, Lying

14

"My own personal, moral, spiritual, religious, etc. beliefs don't oppose same-gender marriage."

"My own personal, moral, spiritual, religious, etc. beliefs don't oppose same-gender marriage."

Ed Case, American Politician

Marriage, Beliefs, Religious, Spiritual

14

"Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it becomes us to be grateful."

"Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it becomes us to be grateful."

Phyllis McGinley, American Author

Marriage, Idea, Acceptance, Man

14

"Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers."

"Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers."

Richard Pryor, American Actor

Marriage, Feelings, Lawyers

14

"After a few years of marriage a man can look right at a woman without seeing her and a woman can see right through a man without looking at him."

"After a few years of marriage a man can look right at a woman without seeing her and a woman can see right through a man without looking at him."

Helen Rowland, American Writer

Marriage, Man, Right, Woman

14

"More than 1.1 million taxpayers in Pennsylvania will enjoy a lower tax rate, more than 1.4 million married couples will benefit from the reduction in the marriage penalty, and more than 1.1 million parents will have the advantage of an increased child tax credit."

"More than 1.1 million taxpayers in Pennsylvania will enjoy a lower tax rate, more than 1.4 million married couples will benefit from the reduction in the marriage penalty, and more than 1.1 million parents will have the advantage of an increased child tax credit."

Tim Murphy, Canadian Politician

Marriage, Credit, Tax, Parents

14

"There may be good, but there are no pleasant marriages."

"There may be good, but there are no pleasant marriages."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

14

"Just don't go to a place where everything is too expensive... it'll put your husband in a bad mood."

"Just don't go to a place where everything is too expensive... it'll put your husband in a bad mood."

Diane von Furstenberg, Belgian Designer

Marriage, Husband

14

"As you gave the ring to one another and have now received it a 2nd time from the hand of the pastor, so love comes from you, but marriage from above, from God. As high as God is above man, so high are the sanctity, the rights, and the promise of love. It is not your love tht sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love."

"As you gave the ring to one another and have now received it a 2nd time from the hand of the pastor, so love comes from you, but marriage from above, from God. As high as God is above man, so high are the sanctity, the rights, and the promise of love. It is not your love tht sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love."

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German Theologian

Marriage, Love, Faith, God

14

"It's very trying on a marriage when you're doing a one hour show, week after week after week. You don't have enough time for people that maybe you should have top priority."

"It's very trying on a marriage when you're doing a one hour show, week after week after week. You don't have enough time for people that maybe you should have top priority."

Gavin MacLeod, American Actor

Marriage, Time, People, Trying

13

"Pink Floyd is like a marriage that's on a permanent trial separation."

"Pink Floyd is like a marriage that's on a permanent trial separation."

Rick Wright, British Musician

Marriage, Separation

13

"Adultery - which is the only grounds for divorce in New York - is not grounds for divorce in California. As a matter of fact, adultery in Southern California is grounds for marriage."

"Adultery - which is the only grounds for divorce in New York - is not grounds for divorce in California. As a matter of fact, adultery in Southern California is grounds for marriage."

Allan Sherman, American Musician

Marriage, Adultery, Divorce, Fact

13

"I think that two people who decide to live together in a marriage situation, they have an obligation to make the marriage work for them."

"I think that two people who decide to live together in a marriage situation, they have an obligation to make the marriage work for them."

Helen Reddy, Australian Actress

Marriage, Work, People, Obligation

13

"Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them."

"Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them."

Ogden Nash, American Poet

Marriage, People, Alliance

13

"Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman."

"Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman."

Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher

Marriage, Ceremony, Lady, Gentleman

13

"We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is that marriage requires a lot of compromise."

"We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is that marriage requires a lot of compromise."

Raquel Welch, American Actress

Marriage, Love, Dream, Childhood

13

"I think marriage and athletes is a bad combination."

"I think marriage and athletes is a bad combination."

Dennis Rodman, American Athlete

Marriage, Athletes

13

"I guess because the shows were activist in their own way - the marriage of my public activism and my career activism, you know - people understand me very well. They also understand there's a very strong bipartisan part in all of this."

"I guess because the shows were activist in their own way - the marriage of my public activism and my career activism, you know - people understand me very well. They also understand there's a very strong bipartisan part in all of this."

Norman Lear, American Producer

Marriage, People, Activism, Career

13

"Marriage may be the closest thing to Heaven or Hell any of us will know on this earth."

"Marriage may be the closest thing to Heaven or Hell any of us will know on this earth."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

Marriage, Earth, Heaven, Hell

13

"I oppose a constitutional amendment against gay marriage."

"I oppose a constitutional amendment against gay marriage."

Ed Case, American Politician

13

"It was a perfect marriage. She didn't want to and he couldn't."

"It was a perfect marriage. She didn't want to and he couldn't."

Spike Milligan, Irish Comedian

13

"My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment."

"My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment."

Nadia Comaneci, Romanian Athlete

Marriage, Husband

13

"Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?"

"Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?"

Groucho Marx, American Comedian

13

"I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social - or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman."

"I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social - or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman."

Mitt Romney, American Politician

Marriage, Time, People, Man

13

"The secret to a happy marriage is to tell your spouse everything, but the essentials."

"The secret to a happy marriage is to tell your spouse everything, but the essentials."

Cynthia Nelms, American Author

13

"Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway."

"Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway."

Joey Adams, American Comedian

13

"I'm always told that what I say is controversial. Why is it controversial? Because I speak from a tradition that has now fallen out of favor with the dominant media in this country. And so when I say things like marriage should be between one man and one woman, I'm called a bigot."

"I'm always told that what I say is controversial. Why is it controversial? Because I speak from a tradition that has now fallen out of favor with the dominant media in this country. And so when I say things like marriage should be between one man and one woman, I'm called a bigot."

Rick Santorum, American Politician

Marriage, Country, Man, Media

13

"When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place."

"When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place."

Helen Gahagan, American Actress

Marriage, Earth, Nothing

13

"I ran to my marriage, I was happily ready to take on marriage."

"I ran to my marriage, I was happily ready to take on marriage."

Mark Ruffalo, American Actor

13

"Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank."

"Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank."

Jean de la Bruyere, French Philosopher

Marriage, Man, Rank

13

"In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way."

"In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way."

Iris Murdoch, Irish Author

Marriage, Giving

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