Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.
Interpretation
Marriage is an active commitment rather than a static state.
This quote emphasizes that marriage is not merely a title or status; it is a continuous action that requires effort and dedication. It reflects the idea that love should be actively expressed and nurtured each day through actions and decisions that strengthen the partnership.
In practice
During a wedding speech, one could echo this sentiment to emphasize the work involved in marriage.
You can't ask for what you want unless you know what it is. A lot of people don't know what they want or they want much less than they deserve. First you have figure out what you want. Second, you have to decide that you deserve it. Third, you have to believe you can get it. And, fourth, you have to have the guts to ask for it
If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.
I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone who works here. This has been my family and shared endeavor for the past 27 years, and I am forever grateful and proud of all that we have accomplished.
There were many times when I had to emotionally come to terms with the fact that maybe I wasn't ever going to get married. And I started getting comfortable with that.
LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities.
The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to be kind to.
Forgiveness is the grace by which you enable the other person to get up and get up with dignity, to begin anew.
It is shaming sometimes how the body will not, or cannot, lie about emotions. Who, for decorum’s sake, has ever slowed his heart, or muted a blush?
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