Explore Quotes on Marriage

Above all never forget that a marriage is in one way very much like a newspaper. It has to be made fresh every damn day of every damn year.

The idea that you're completing someone else in a marriage to me is death. That to me is a false start and most of us are usually taught that ... you've got to stand on your own. Then you can build something extraordinary.

In my parents I saw a model where they were really always communicating, doing things together. They were really kind of a team. I wanted some of that magic myself.

Marital happiness is far more important than anything else in determining personal well-being.

Part of the impetus for my writing is the pain I've seen my friends experience both in their marriage and in their dreams.

When I'm married I want to be single, and when I'm single I want to be married.

Marriage changes things because there's a lot more at stake. You can't get too toxic because you have to live together. No one can reach for the nuclear button too quickly.

There's a coffin in the back of the church as the wedding is going on ... Look, I'm a romantic. I like marriage...In the movies.

Both of my marriages have taught me the same lesson twice over really harsh: listen to your instincts. Don't be a people pleaser.

And to walk through life in dreams out of love for the hand that guides us.

Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of growths

When you're bored with yourself, marry and be bored with someone else.

I grew up in a very large family in a very small house. I never slept alone until after I was married.

Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.

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

The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.

Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic - you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.