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Marriage Quotes

"Let me first state that I believe that marriage is a sacred union between one man and one woman."

"Let me first state that I believe that marriage is a sacred union between one man and one woman."

Judy Biggert, American Politician

Marriage, First, Man, State

5

"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

5

"Marriage has just never interested me."

"Marriage has just never interested me."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

5

"When the wedding march sounds the resolute approach, the clock no longer ticks, it tolls the hour. The figures in the aisle are no longer individuals, they symbolize the human race."

"When the wedding march sounds the resolute approach, the clock no longer ticks, it tolls the hour. The figures in the aisle are no longer individuals, they symbolize the human race."

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American Writer

Marriage, Wedding, March, Race

5

"Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become."

"Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become."

Coretta Scott King, American Activist

Marriage, People, Trying

5

"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

5

"I've always believed the two best anti-poverty programs are work and marriage."

"I've always believed the two best anti-poverty programs are work and marriage."

James Talent, American Politician

5

"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

5

"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

5

"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

5

"We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can't have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the only solution to this problem."

"We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can't have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the only solution to this problem."

Ernest Istook, American Politician

Marriage, Protection, Solution

5

"That is why I fought against abortion and that is why if I were still in the Senate I would be doing everything I could to defend the sanctity of marriage."

"That is why I fought against abortion and that is why if I were still in the Senate I would be doing everything I could to defend the sanctity of marriage."

Jesse Helms, American Politician

Marriage, Abortion, Senate

5

"I'd like to see marriage count again among African-Americans and not just in the society in general."

"I'd like to see marriage count again among African-Americans and not just in the society in general."

Leah Ward Sears, American Judge

Marriage, Society, African

5

"I had a lousy marriage and I drank too much."

"I had a lousy marriage and I drank too much."

Pat Travers, Canadian Musician

5

"When David Arquette and I got engaged we started therapy together. I'd heard that the first year of marriage is the hardest, so we decided to work through all that stuff early."

"When David Arquette and I got engaged we started therapy together. I'd heard that the first year of marriage is the hardest, so we decided to work through all that stuff early."

Courteney Cox, American Actress

Marriage, Work, First, Therapy

5

"Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about."

"Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about."

Katharine Hepburn, American Actress

Marriage, People, Arguments

5

"A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after."

"A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

Marriage, Sex, Job, Woman

5

"We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship."

"We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship."

Daniel Drew, American Businessman

5

"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

5

"Saw a wedding in the church. It was strange to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition."

"Saw a wedding in the church. It was strange to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition."

Samuel Pepys, English Writer

Marriage, Wedding, People, Church, Delight

5

"A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it."

"A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Marriage, Control, Journey, Wrong

5

"Now I'm a wife and a mother of two. It's a really different role. I always referred to No Doubt as a marriage, because that's what it's like to be together for so long and go through what we've been through. I can't really have that relationship with them anymore."

"Now I'm a wife and a mother of two. It's a really different role. I always referred to No Doubt as a marriage, because that's what it's like to be together for so long and go through what we've been through. I can't really have that relationship with them anymore."

Gwen Stefani, American Musician

Marriage, Mother, Wife, Doubt

5

"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

5

"I'm most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don't have that, you really don't have very much."

"I'm most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don't have that, you really don't have very much."

Bob Newhart, American Comedian

Marriage, Kids, Longevity

5

"The critical period in matrimony is breakfast-time."

"The critical period in matrimony is breakfast-time."

Alan Patrick Herbert, British Novelist

Marriage, Matrimony

5

"Have you ever heard of a good marriage growing in front of the cameras?"

"Have you ever heard of a good marriage growing in front of the cameras?"

Brigitte Bardot, French Actress

5

"I'm the only man in the world with a marriage licence made out to whom it may concern."

"I'm the only man in the world with a marriage licence made out to whom it may concern."

Mickey Rooney, American Actor

Marriage, Concern, Man, May

5

"Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it."

"Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it."

Helen Rowland, American Writer

Marriage, Eating

4

"Marriage is a financial contract; I have enough contracts already."

"Marriage is a financial contract; I have enough contracts already."

Linda Fiorentino, American Actress

Marriage, Financial

4

"Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage."

"Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Marriage, Insanity

4

"A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one."

"A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one."

Queen Victoria, British Royalty

Marriage, Act, Amusement

4

"In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don't know, but they do."

"In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don't know, but they do."

Earl Warren, American Judge

Marriage, Women, Man, Murder

4

"I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage."

"I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage."

Maria Callas, American Musician

4

"I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage."

"I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage."

Corrine Brown, American Politician

Marriage, Gay, Support

4

"While 45 of the 50 States have either a State constitutional amendment or a statute that preserves the current definition of marriage, left-wing activist judges and officials at the local levels have struck down State laws protecting marriage."

"While 45 of the 50 States have either a State constitutional amendment or a statute that preserves the current definition of marriage, left-wing activist judges and officials at the local levels have struck down State laws protecting marriage."

John Boehner, American Politician

Marriage, Judges, Laws, State

4

"I'm a heathen when it comes to marriage."

"I'm a heathen when it comes to marriage."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

4

"But I wanted marriage for myself. I was not calculating about it. I wish I was more calculating."

"But I wanted marriage for myself. I was not calculating about it. I wish I was more calculating."

Linda McCartney, American Photographer

4

"When I got political that blew our marriage out of the water. I was not the same person and I admit that."

"When I got political that blew our marriage out of the water. I was not the same person and I admit that."

Michael Moriarty, American Actor

Marriage, Water

4

"It was not a healthy marriage for long time. It was never about another man, it was about what my and Dennis's relationship could not sustain."

"It was not a healthy marriage for long time. It was never about another man, it was about what my and Dennis's relationship could not sustain."

Meg Ryan, American Actress

Marriage, Time, Man

4

"It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility."

"It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility."

David Duchovny, American Actor

Marriage, Honor, Responsibility

4

"When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl - and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to - which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage."

"When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl - and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to - which you can't deny is the penalty of marriage."

Queen Victoria, British Royalty

Marriage, Wife, State

4

"I suffered, I really suffered, with all three of my husbands. And I tried damn hard with all three, starting each marriage certain that it was going to last until the end of my life. Yet none of them lasted more than a year or two."

"I suffered, I really suffered, with all three of my husbands. And I tried damn hard with all three, starting each marriage certain that it was going to last until the end of my life. Yet none of them lasted more than a year or two."

Ava Gardner, American Actress

Marriage, Life, End, Husbands

4

"Today the House has a chance to give 25 million married couples the best Valentine's Day gift possible, elimination from the most unfair of taxes, the marriage tax penalty."

"Today the House has a chance to give 25 million married couples the best Valentine's Day gift possible, elimination from the most unfair of taxes, the marriage tax penalty."

Jerry Weller, American Politician

Marriage, Chance, Day, Tax

4

"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

4

"There is no reason why marriage should necessarily compel an actress to forego her career."

"There is no reason why marriage should necessarily compel an actress to forego her career."

Billie Burke, American Actress

Marriage, Career, Reason

4

"I tried marriage. I'm 0 for 3 with the marriage thing. So, being a ballplayer - I believe in numbers. I'm not going 0 for 4. I'm not wearing a golden sombrero."

"I tried marriage. I'm 0 for 3 with the marriage thing. So, being a ballplayer - I believe in numbers. I'm not going 0 for 4. I'm not wearing a golden sombrero."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

Marriage, Being, Numbers

4

"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

4

"No marriage can stand up under the strain of incessant association."

"No marriage can stand up under the strain of incessant association."

Johnny Weissmuller, American Actor

4

"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

4

"After marriage, the other man's wife looks more beautiful."

"After marriage, the other man's wife looks more beautiful."

Navjot Singh Sidhu, Indian Entertainer

Marriage, Wife, Man

4

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