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Wife Quotes

"We got off the Clash of the Titans tour and I said that my wife and I were working on having a baby and sure enough we found out that she was pregnant. So I told them nine months in advance that I wasn't going to tour in September so I could witness the birth of my first son."

"We got off the Clash of the Titans tour and I said that my wife and I were working on having a baby and sure enough we found out that she was pregnant. So I told them nine months in advance that I wasn't going to tour in September so I could witness the birth of my first son."

Dave Lombardo, Cuban Musician

Wife, Son, Baby, First

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"Caesar's wife should be above suspicion."

"Caesar's wife should be above suspicion."

John Langhorne, English Poet

Wife, Suspicion

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"No wife can endure a gambling husband; unless he is a steady winner."

"No wife can endure a gambling husband; unless he is a steady winner."

Thomas R. Dewar, American Distiller

Wife, Husband, Gambling

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"I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times."

"I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times."

Elizabeth Taylor, English Actress

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"There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate his wife."

"There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate his wife."

Clare Boothe Luce, American Dramatist

Wife, Man, Nothing, Woman

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"Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye."

"Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

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"I'd much rather be famous for being a fabulous bitch than being, She does that nice wife really well."

"I'd much rather be famous for being a fabulous bitch than being, She does that nice wife really well."

Christine Baranski, American Actress

Wife, Being, Famous

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"Next door, there's an old man who lived to his nineties and one day passed away in his sleep. And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days and passed away. I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong."

"Next door, there's an old man who lived to his nineties and one day passed away in his sleep. And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days and passed away. I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong."

Ben Folds, American Musician

Wife, Day, Man, Old

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"Take my wife... Please!"

"Take my wife... Please!"

Henny Youngman, American Comedian

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"I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me."

"I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

Wife, English, Now

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"The show can go on without me, and probably will, but I want to come back to act in Chicago. My wife and I just bought a condo downtown, and I want to do theater."

"The show can go on without me, and probably will, but I want to come back to act in Chicago. My wife and I just bought a condo downtown, and I want to do theater."

William Petersen, American Actor

Wife, Act, Chicago, Theater

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"In Hawaii, we go to this wonderful place, all families. My wife and I go directly from breakfast to a beach chair where we read all day. My daughter goes from water to pool to running around with friends she meets, some of whom are regulars there."

"In Hawaii, we go to this wonderful place, all families. My wife and I go directly from breakfast to a beach chair where we read all day. My daughter goes from water to pool to running around with friends she meets, some of whom are regulars there."

Stephen Collins, American Actor

Wife, Daughter, Beach, Day

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"When you have a godly husband, a godly wife, children who respect their parents and who are loved by their parents, who provide for those children their physical and spiritual and material needs, lovingly, you have the idea unit."

"When you have a godly husband, a godly wife, children who respect their parents and who are loved by their parents, who provide for those children their physical and spiritual and material needs, lovingly, you have the idea unit."

Jerry Falwell, American Clergyman

Wife, HusbIdea, Children, Needs

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"Oh, my God! My wife and I, boy, we got down that night. On a personal note!"

"Oh, my God! My wife and I, boy, we got down that night. On a personal note!"

Derek Luke, American Actor

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"My wife was too beautiful for words, but not for arguments."

"My wife was too beautiful for words, but not for arguments."

John Barrymore, American Actor

Wife, Arguments, Words

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"I'm very close with Bob and his lovely, fabulous wife Catherine, too."

"I'm very close with Bob and his lovely, fabulous wife Catherine, too."

Sally Kellerman, American Actress

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"Now, it's true I married my wife for her looks... but not the ones she's been givin' me lately."

"Now, it's true I married my wife for her looks... but not the ones she's been givin' me lately."

Jeff Foxworthy, American Comedian

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"Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife."

"Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife."

Groucho Marx, American Comedian

Wife, Successful, Man, Woman

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"When I raced with Mercedes, I thought I'd learn German. But my wife didn't want to live in Germany."

"When I raced with Mercedes, I thought I'd learn German. But my wife didn't want to live in Germany."

Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian Celebrity

Wife, Thought, Germany, Want

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"I'm still working, I've got two arms, two legs, two gorgeous kids, a lovely wife. Fifteen years ago, I was homeless. So when you think about it, I'm lucky."

"I'm still working, I've got two arms, two legs, two gorgeous kids, a lovely wife. Fifteen years ago, I was homeless. So when you think about it, I'm lucky."

Ian Hart, English Actor

Wife, Kids, Years

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"I had been in a film, playing a young British aristocrat. My wife told me that she was invited to a dinner and she invited me to dinner and the hostess had seen me and said, 'You cannot bring him.' but I think that I've done enough to shatter the image."

"I had been in a film, playing a young British aristocrat. My wife told me that she was invited to a dinner and she invited me to dinner and the hostess had seen me and said, 'You cannot bring him.' but I think that I've done enough to shatter the image."

Michael York, British Actor

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"So I decided to form a production company with my wife and our partner Diane."

"So I decided to form a production company with my wife and our partner Diane."

Ray Liotta, American Actor

Wife, Company, Production

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"A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together."

"A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together."

James H. Boren, American Public Servant

Wife, HusbDress, Will

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"A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing."

"A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing."

Joey Adams, American Comedian

Wife, Nothing, Questions

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"I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive."

"I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive."

Barry Mann, American Musician

Wife, Beginning, Careers

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"As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything."

"As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything."

Boris Kodjoe, Austrian Actor

Wife, Daughter, Talk

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"I met my wife in Washington, D.C. I was a senior in college. WW II was about to descend upon us. Jobs were starting to open up after a prolonged depression."

"I met my wife in Washington, D.C. I was a senior in college. WW II was about to descend upon us. Jobs were starting to open up after a prolonged depression."

Tom Glazer, American Musician

Wife, College, Depression, Jobs

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"My Cleveland years were both scientifically and personally most rewarding. My wife Judy was able to rejoin me in our research and my research group grew rapidly."

"My Cleveland years were both scientifically and personally most rewarding. My wife Judy was able to rejoin me in our research and my research group grew rapidly."

George Andrew Olah, American Scientist

Wife, Research, Years

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"Terry said he had this new kid and his wife didn't want to live in England. He wanted to tour. He hated being in the studio. Terry liked seeing various bars the world over and getting smashed out of his brain. He was a sort of latent Keith Moon."

"Terry said he had this new kid and his wife didn't want to live in England. He wanted to tour. He hated being in the studio. Terry liked seeing various bars the world over and getting smashed out of his brain. He was a sort of latent Keith Moon."

Andy Partridge, British Musician

Wife, Being, England, Moon

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"My wife's jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was."

"My wife's jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was."

Rodney Dangerfield, American Comedian

Wife, Day, Jealousy, May

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"England is my wife, America my mistress. It is very good sometimes to get away from one's wife."

"England is my wife, America my mistress. It is very good sometimes to get away from one's wife."

Cedric Hardwicke, English Actor

Wife, America, England

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"I'm married, I have three children, I never hit my wife."

"I'm married, I have three children, I never hit my wife."

Ja Rule, American Musician

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"A successful woman preacher was once asked what special obstacles have you met as a woman in the ministry? Not one, she answered, except the lack of a minister's wife."

"A successful woman preacher was once asked what special obstacles have you met as a woman in the ministry? Not one, she answered, except the lack of a minister's wife."

Anna Garlin Spencer, American Minister

Wife, Successful, Obstacles, Woman

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"Every man who is high up likes to think that he has done it all himself, and the wife smiles and lets it go at that."

"Every man who is high up likes to think that he has done it all himself, and the wife smiles and lets it go at that."

James M. Barrie, British Playwright

Wife, Man, Smiles

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"Don't eat me. I have a wife and kids. Eat them."

"Don't eat me. I have a wife and kids. Eat them."

Dan Castellaneta, American Actor

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"Do you want to be an artist and a writer, or a wife and a lover? With kids, your focus changes. I don't want to go to PTA meetings."

"Do you want to be an artist and a writer, or a wife and a lover? With kids, your focus changes. I don't want to go to PTA meetings."

Stevie Nicks, American Musician

Wife, Artist, Focus, Kids

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"My wife read Narc as well and was really into it."

"My wife read Narc as well and was really into it."

Ray Liotta, American Actor

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"I board with a poor Scotchman: his wife can talk scarce any English."

"I board with a poor Scotchman: his wife can talk scarce any English."

David Brainerd, American Clergyman

Wife, English, Poor, Talk

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"My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe."

"My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe."

Jimmy Durante, American Comedian

Wife, Now, Speech

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"I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash."

"I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash."

James Brown, American Musician

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"My wife and I, we like to ride where there's not much traffic."

"My wife and I, we like to ride where there's not much traffic."

Evel Knievel, American Entertainer

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"Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private."

"Roman's wife Sharon Tate had been murdered by Charles Manson the year before, but Roman had been through so much leaving the Warsaw ghetto that he was very strong and private."

Francesca Annis, English Actress

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"I wouldn't be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife."

"I wouldn't be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife."

Tony Curtis, American Actor

Wife, Old, Woman

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"My wife was afraid of the dark... then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light."

"My wife was afraid of the dark... then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light."

Rodney Dangerfield, American Comedian

Wife, Light, Now

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"We had to be very careful on our best behaviour when we went to these other countries. And then I made a living, I had a chance to support my wife and my kids. It was a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful program from that point of view."

"We had to be very careful on our best behaviour when we went to these other countries. And then I made a living, I had a chance to support my wife and my kids. It was a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful program from that point of view."

Gavin MacLeod, American Actor

Wife, Chance, Countries, Kids

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"He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool; what is wit in a wife good for, but to make a man a cuckold?"

"He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool; what is wit in a wife good for, but to make a man a cuckold?"

William Wycherley, English Dramatist

Wife, Fool, Man, Wit

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"I used to hang out with Salvador Dali a lot. He was such a nice man. I really liked his wife Gala, too. People say that she was tricky, but she was never difficult with me."

"I used to hang out with Salvador Dali a lot. He was such a nice man. I really liked his wife Gala, too. People say that she was tricky, but she was never difficult with me."

Jerry Hall, American Model

Wife, People, Man

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"Having been to Europe and working and traveling there, the restaurants my wife and I remember were always off the beaten trail restaurants. So I tried to seek a little 'off the beaten trail,' but cool area."

"Having been to Europe and working and traveling there, the restaurants my wife and I remember were always off the beaten trail restaurants. So I tried to seek a little 'off the beaten trail,' but cool area."

Todd English, American Celebrity

Wife, Europe, Restaurants, Traveling

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"I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in the living room. It wasn't an illusion. I saw her out of the corner of my eye. The moment I saw her, she vanished."

"I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in the living room. It wasn't an illusion. I saw her out of the corner of my eye. The moment I saw her, she vanished."

Hugh Leonard, Irish Dramatist

Wife, Day, Eye, Illusion

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"I discovered my wife in bed with another man, and I was crushed. So I said, 'Get off me, you two!'"

"I discovered my wife in bed with another man, and I was crushed. So I said, 'Get off me, you two!'"

Emo Philips, American Comedian

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