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He was going on about baptism. A birth and a death and a marriage, he said. A touch of water and these children are given the whole of life. — Marilynne Robinson

The beautiful thing about marriage is the right it gives me to monogamy. One man intent on dictating my whereabouts is enough, wouldn't you think? — Courtney Milan

You can tell how well a marriage is working by counting the bite marks on each partner's tongue. — Rabih Alameddine

Shame on you. Don't tell me you've been married for an hour and you've already got eyes for another woman. — Mordecai Richler

Our lives should be more than just focusing on our marriage but on focusing our marriage toward what God's mission is for us as a couple. — Francis Chan

I don't know what it takes to make marriage work, but I'm going to keep trying until I get it right. I haven't given up on love or marriage. — Stephanie Mills

Whoever came up with ice fishing must have had the worst marriage on the planet. — Jeff Cesario

The secret to a long marriage in the film industry? Marry someone wonderful, as I did. And always have her come along on location. — Christopher Lee

When both you and your spouse actively focus on developing godly character qualities, the foundation of your marriage will be twice as strong. — Elizabeth George

Hope is putting Faith "on the line" and expecting results!
(from Mission Possible - Spiritual Covering) — Deborah L. McCarragher

The moment we decide to throw more energy into fighting for our mate than with him, the crack of a fist on the enemy's jaw splits the ears of angels. — Beth Moore

There is a liberal fascism that is dedicated to going after believing Christians who follow the biblical teaching on marriage. — Ted Cruz

I realize that of all people, I am no expert on parenting or marriage. — Mika Brzezinski

Marriage is like a well-built porch. If one of the two posts leans too much, the porch collapses. So each must be strong enough to stand on its own. — Deb Caletti

As you turn into a daddy, soon now, you'll find that, on marrying, a man and woman start actually living. — Ernest Vincent Wright

Your positive impact on the generations to come will be directly related to the ministry you have in that little place called home. — Jim George

I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law. — Michele Bachmann

To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous. — Elizabeth Gilbert

In other words, it's one of those books you thrust on your partner with an incredulous cry of This is me! — Nick Hornby

Marriage is designed to pull dysfunction to the surface of our lives, set it on fire and help us grow. — Tyler Ward

The only really sound marriages are those based on mutual respect. — Billy Graham

Don't just live your life, set it on fire! — Ginger Sullivan

At Cisco, I made every decision based on what was good for the company, and that pretty much ruined my marriage and my health. — Sandra Lerner

And she realized, standing there, that in all her practical plans for marriage, she'd never thought about the simple pleasure of being loved. — Jude Watson

On the path to love, impossibilities are resolved by turning non-love into love. — Deepak Chopra

Lady Middleton resigned herself ... Contenting herself with merely giving her husband a gentle reprimand on the subject, five or six times every day. — Jane Austen

Women seem to be all right on bargains till it comes to picking out a husband. — Kin Hubbard

I know one thing about men," Bunny says with finality, leaving the room to check on A. "They never die when you want them to. — Suzanne Finnamore

Make it your goal to create a marriage that feels like the safest place on earth. — Gary Smalley

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. — Amy Grant

People today expect too much from marriage. Getting married is really like taking on a big new job. — Rosamunde Pilcher

Children are God's or nature's practical joke on couples - that which is produced by passion then proceeds to nearly kill it. — Dennis Prager

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it. — Josh Billings

She who dwells with me whom I have loved with such communion, that no place on earth can ever be solitude to me. — William Blake

A good friend just told me that the key to a successful marriage was to argue naked! I'm gonna do that from now on, when that rarely happens. — LeAnn Rimes

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. — George Clooney

Trust is the bedrock of intimacy; it is the ability to rely on someone because you believe that he or she has your best interest at heart. — Chana Levitan

[On husband Gavin Rossdale:] We're a perfect couple. He cooks, and I eat. — Gwen Stefani

Give a man a finger, he'll put a wedding ring on it! — Ljupka Cvetanova

Marriage was a truly alien concept. There probably weren't enough editions of Cosmopolitan on the planet for me to ever understand it. — Matt Haig

She says affection is all very well being imagined, like a romantic fancy, but marriage should be based on practical purposes in order to last longer. — Aya Ling

Just like Barack Obama, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and now I am a reluctant groom. — Edmund White

Fidelity is a living, breathing entity. On wobbly footing, it can wander, becoming something different entirely. — Kay Goodstadt

Congratulations on your marriage--may it be long and fun and frisky--and may you always look at one another the way you do today. — Emma Chase

I read them (articles TR wrote on his honeymoon) all over to Edith and her corrections and help were most valuable to me. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

Men like to flirt with, and sometimes even date a wild child, but those women aren't usually first on their lists for marriage or motherhood. — Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Obama's endorsement of gay marriage is hardly as consequential as Johnson's legislative success on civil rights. — Robert Dallek

And no bathroom on earth will make up for marrying a bearded man you hate. — Dodie Smith

In marriage the great thing was love, and that with love one would always be happy, for happiness rests only on oneself. — Leo Tolstoy

O, girls! set your affections on cats, poodles, parrots or lap-dogs; but let matrimony alone. It's the hardest way on earth to getting a living. — Fanny Fern

In many ways, the crumbling of the institution of marriage is the real 'war on women.' Marriage is the civilizing influence for men and for families. — Tim Huelskamp

If I ever mary, it will be on a suddn impulse - as aman shoots himself — H.L. Mencken

Before building any relationship, think on how your partner could be the best companion to you in achieving your life's earnest goals — Rajasaraswathii

Is there stop 'n' go counseling for couples on the run? — Becky Freeman

Conviction says, 'My behavior was wrong.' Satan, on the other hand, floods our hearts with shame. Shame says, 'There is something wrong with me. — Dale Forehand

The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded on the talent for friendship. — Friedrich Nietzsche

She decided it was perhaps a little like marriage itself: a good idea that, like all ideas, lived awkwardly on earth. -Terrific Mother — Lorrie Moore

Indeed, infatuation thrives on image (while love thrives on knowledge). — Chana Levitan

Getting a divorce is always horrible because you feel you've failed. Everyone hates to give up on a marriage. You think your family's broken up. — Jerry Hall

If we (Lauren and Jim) ever get married, we're just going to put helmets on, run into each other from a hundred yards, and smash together like rams — Jim Carrey

In my experience, women underestimate the effect that their happiness has on the men in their lives. — Shawn T. Smith

She put on her lace collar. She put on her new hat and he never noticed; and he was happy without her. — Virginia Woolf

On a potential husband, All I ask is someone with a little imagination, but they are hard to find. — Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night! — Neil Patrick Harris

There are two basic restrictions on marriage in the Bible: Number one, she should marry a man. Number two, he should be a Christian. — John Piper

In marriage, God rarely starts with the issues on the table. He starts with the ones in our hearts — Ngina Otiende

I think you forget that I'm still alive. It's like you don't expect me to keep on existing now that I'm not in your life every day. — Rachel Higginson

I try not to dwell too much on a bad marriage. — Michael Douglas

Be the man she can depend on, not the man that constantly lets her down. — Stephan Labossiere

With children no longer the universally accepted reason for marriage, marriages are going to have to exist on their own merits. — Eleanor Holmes Norton

The marriage seemed to flourish on Father's extended absences. " Ragtime — E.L. Doctorow

Finding the one who loves you is like lottery but you don't have to close up the page, just keep on searching and you'll find. — Auliq Ice

All the beaches of the world, could never amount to, nor implore the one grain of sand that I stand on, which is your love. — Anthony Liccione

Only after I faced the unhappiness of my first marriage did I start on the path of personal growth. — Judith Wright

There are two things for a marriage to be good. One is to work hard on it. The other one is to marry above you. And I succeeded at both of those. — Ben Affleck

Marriage was nothing but a lot of dirty dishes and pee sprinkled on your toilet seat. With — Tarryn Fisher

If plural marriage be divine, as the Latter-day Saints say it is, no power on earth can suppress it, unless you crush and destroy the entire people. — George Q. Cannon

They seemed so united that I loved them as one person. Lee wrote of his son and daughter-in-law on his daughter-in-law's death. — Robert E.Lee

Marriage, historically, has been one of the best ways for men to assert, reproduce, and pass on their power, to retain their control. — Rebecca Traister

It isn't that I dislike artists, but I can't stand anyone who puts on those ponderous airs of a man of character. — Osamu Dazai

Anybody's marriage might benefit from an occasional embargo on talk. — Richard Yates

It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass. — Rodney Dangerfield

You can't stop going with an old friend on account of rumors, and on the other hand I had no intention of being rumored into marriage. — F Scott Fitzgerald

A broke man's lover doesn't feel 'loved' on her Birthday, Christmas, and, on Valentine's Day. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Jeremy, Good luck on your first marriage. — David Sedaris

God's great cosmic joke on the human race was requiring that men and women live together in marriage — Mark Twain

Go on down to the local palm reader,
she'll spit out exactly what you feed her
because honey, you already knew
your husband was a cheater. — Casey Renee Kiser

There are often two conversations going on in a marriage. The one that you're having and the one you're not. — Robin Black

Ego, being love's kryptonite; two souls must be on the same page of humility. — T.F. Hodge

Love is the flame that set the heart on fire. — Lailah Gifty Akita

My analysis is that the gays are about 5% of the attack on marriage in this country, and the feminists are about 95%. — Phyllis Schlafly

The greatest secret of life is never give up. Don't give up on yourself, your dreams and your family. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It works much like a marriage, an old marriage. You've got to work on it. — Dick Smothers

Embrace each other with love, smiles and warm hug. — Lailah Gifty Akita

They were stars on this stage, each playing to an audience of two. — F Scott Fitzgerald

As you can see marriage is about putting away selfishness and taking on the concept of teamwork. — Jim George

Some marriages depend on domestic arguments the way the courts depend on litigation. — Mason Cooley

We now live in a culture of the temporary, in which more and more people are simply giving up on marriage as a public commitment. — Pope Francis

I was always on guard and I was always prepared for him to be upset with me. I had lived feeling uneasy and tense for so long. — Brenda Perlin

Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman. — Herbert Spencer