It was never my intention to marry anybody. Economics are basically the only reason to get married, but I'm very glad I did it.
Interpretation
Marriage can be driven by practical reasons like economics, yet personal fulfillment can arise from it.
In this quote, Helen Mirren reflects on her unexpected journey into marriage, noting that while her initial view of marriage was rooted in practicality and economic considerations, she ultimately appreciates the significance and joy it brought to her life. This suggests that even arrangements based on logical reasons can lead to meaningful and fulfilling relationships.
In practice
During a wedding toast, one might mention the practicalities of marriage alongside its joys.
There is that awful moment when you realize that you're falling in love. That should be the most joyful moment, and actually it's not. It's always a moment that's full of fear because you know, as night follows day, the joy is going to rapidly be followed by some pain or other. All the angst of a relationship.
People often ask me whether I prefer theater or film, and the answer is that I prefer the one I'm not doing: The grass is always greener.
I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.'
I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses.
I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production.
I am in a fabulously lucky position in that I get to wear beautiful, beautiful gowns for functions, which I can then give back. That way, they're not sitting in my wardrobe with me looking at them and feeling guilty. I love that, and I think when people have a fabulous function to go to, I'd recommend renting.
She wanted to leave, she wanted to lie alone face down on her bed and savor the vile piquancy of the moment, and go back down the lines of branching consequences to the point before the destruction began. She needed to contemplate with eyes closed the full richness of what she had lost, what she had given away, and to anticipate the new regime.
Have you any other objection than your belief of my indifference?" - Elizabeth Bennet
Perhaps this is the most important thing for me to take back from beach-living: simply the memory that each cycle of the tide is valid; each cycle of the wave is valid; each cycle of a relationship is valid.
Many families remain for years in the same place, though both husband and wife are sick of it, simply because there is neither complete division nor agreement between them.
Difficulty empathising translates into a whole set of hurdles. You might be last person to get the point of a joke, which can leave you feeling like an outsider. You might end up saying something that another person finds hurtful or offensive, when that was the last thing you intended.
I have learned to imagine an invisible sign around each person's neck that says 'Make me feel important.
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