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When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl - and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to - which you cant deny is the penalty of marriage.

— Queen Victoria marriage

To speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.

— Oscar Wilde marriage

"If we can elect an African American as president, we can support gay marriage! Defeat prop 8! We will not give up!"

— Madonna marriage

It seems clear to me that marriage ought to be constituted by children, and relations not involving children ought to be ignored by the law and treated as indifferent by public opinion. It is only through children that relations cease to be a purely private matter.

— Bertrand Russell marriage

But our home's been nothing but a playpen. I've been your doll-wife here, just as at home I was Papa's doll-child. And in turn the children have been my dolls. I thought it fun when you played with me, just as they thought it fun when I played with them. That's been our marriage, Torvald.

— Henrik Ibsen marriage

Thrift, thrift, Horatio! The funeral bak'd meats Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables.

— Hamlet marriage

Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?

— Ralph Waldo Emerson marriage

The most important thing about marriage is that the man must not let the woman feel downtrodden simply because she is a woman and he is a man.

— Saddam Hussein marriage

I am a little to the right of ... Why is the Attila comparison used? Fifth-century Hunnish depredations on the Roman Empire were the work of an overpowerful executive pursuing a policy of economic redistribution in an atmosphere of permissive social mores. I am a little to the right of Rush Limbaugh. I'm so conservative that I approve of San Francisco City Hall marriages, adoption by same-sex couples, and New Hampshire's recently ordained Episcopal bishop. Gays want to get married, have children, and go to church. Next they'll be advocating school vouchers, boycotting HBO, and voting Republican.

— P. J. O'Rourke marriage

Adultery, Emma was discovering, could be as banal as marriage.

— Gustave Flaubert marriage

Though marriage makes man and wife one flesh, it leaves 'em still two fools.

— William Congreve marriage

What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not we are told expressly: that they neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

— Jonathan Swift marriage

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

— Jane Austen marriage

Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage…

— Twelfth Night marriage

The same King [Greek Empire] placed holiness in abstinence from marriage.in his Ecclesiastical history tells us, thatwrote a tract against those who fell away to theof the , which was then newly risen, and had introduced pernicious errors; and that , the disciple of , was the author thereof; and thatin his first book against heresies teaches this... But although the followers of Tatian were at first condemned as heretics by the name of Encratites, or Continentes; their principles could not be yet quite exploded: forrefined upon them, and made only second marriages unlawful; he also introduced frequent fastings, and annual, fasting days, the keeping of , and feeding upon dried meats. The Apostolici, about the middle of the third century, condemned marriage, and were a branch of the disciples of Tatian. The Hierocit

— Isaac Newton marriage

Why do Republicans hate gay marriage so much? They certainly don't hate gay prostitutes.

— Margaret Cho marriage

This news [of the government's refusal to allow same-sex marriages] has sent shock waves through the gay community of the Northwest Territories. We go to him now.

— Homosexuality marriage

Seldom, or perhaps never, does a marriage develop into an individual relationship smoothly and without crises; there is no coming to consciousness without pain.

— Carl Jung marriage

There are pretenses which are very sincere, and marriage is their school.

— Miguel de Unamuno marriage

Let all thy joys be as the month of May And all thy days be as a marriage day: Let sorrow, sickness, and a troubled mind Be stranger to thee.

— Francis Quarles marriage

These are thy bridal flowers I am now wreathing; This is thy marriage hymn I am now breathing.

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon marriage

Man's new sense of pity began to interfere with the ruthless workings of nature. The only method compatible with our notions of civilization and the race is to prevent the breeding of the unfit by sterilization and the deliberate guidance of the mating instinct. The trend of opinion among eugenists is that we must make marriage more difficult. Certainly no one who is not a desirable parent should be permitted to produce progeny. A century from now it will no more occur to a normal person to mate with a person eugenically unfit than to marry a habitual criminal.

— Nikola Tesla marriage

Another ingredient in a happy marriage: Budget the luxuries first!

— Robert Heinlein marriage

We must not suppose any corporeal conjunction or marriage in the case — all which are merely the sportive fables of Poetry; but must hold the father and the producer of that Being as something most divine and super-eminent. Of such a nature is He who is above all things, around whom, and by reason of whom, all things do subsist. Butcalls him by his father's name, "Hyperion," in order to show that he is independent, and not subjected to any constraint.

— Julian (emperor) marriage

[Footnote] The first of Caesar's three marriages — to Cornelia, a very rich girl — resulted tragically. Sylla, Caesar's enemy, confiscated her dowry soon after the wedding.

— Will Cuppy marriage

Seeing marriages every day makes one rarely perceive the greatness in marriage, especially since everything is done to belittle it.

— Sёren Kierkegaard marriage

Even hooligans marry, though they know that marriage is for a little while. It is alimony that is for ever.

— Quentin Crisp marriage

I'm saving myself for marriage. Or at least consent.

— Sex marriage

So she prays for a prankster and lust in the marriage bed And he waits till she can give And he waits and he waits.

— Tori Amos marriage

They tried to say that being gay is a sin, and I said that adultery is a sin. Adultery is responsible for breaking up more marriages, but do we put that in the Constitution? It’s absurd.

— Al Sharpton marriage

There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.

— Clint Eastwood marriage

I think marriage is all about timing. Getting married is insanity; I mean, it's a risk – who knows if you're going to be together forever? But you both say, 'We're going to take this chance, in the same spirit.

— Cate Blanchett marriage

What I am seeing right now is a man who is so dominated by his mother that he is willing to throw away his marriage in order to protect her from the trauma of growing up and acting like an adult.

— Orson Scott Card marriage

I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't.

— Diane Abbott marriage

I have close family members as well as lots of close friends who are gay. Many of them strongly support gay marriage.

— Tony Abbott marriage

My mother and father had a terrible marriage. They celebrated their wedding anniversary one year with their friends. Why did they celebrate? Maybe because they had lasted so many years without killing each other.

— Marina Abramovic marriage

Every year, millions of people from Iran and Iraq travel to each other's countries, and we also have marriages between Iraqis and Iranians. Many Iranians were born in Iraq, and many Iraqis were born in Iran. This is a kind of special, cordial amicable ties.

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marriage

I myself got married at a very young age. It has always intrigued me because marriage is very synthetic in an otherwise natural world.

— Imtiaz Ali marriage

In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.

— Tim Allen marriage

There are some people in show business who are proud of the number of marriages they've had.

— Gerry Anderson marriage

In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.

— Robert Anderson marriage

The principle of plural marriage was revealed to the Mormons amid much secrecy. Dark clouds hovered over the church in the early 1840s, after rumors spread that its founder, Joseph Smith, had taken up the practice of polygamy. While denying the charge in public, by 1843 Smith had shared a revelation with his closest disciples.

— Scott Anderson marriage

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.

— Antisthenes marriage

Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that a husband and wife, concentrating on their children, fail to notice each other's faults.

— Richard Armour marriage

I think every person deserves two marriages, because you may not get the first one right. You really never knew. That's why divorce is so big. We all want it to last, but that's not always the reality of it.

— Tichina Arnold marriage

Neither of us entered marriage thinking it wouldn't be a strain. Life has strains in it, and he's the person I want to strain with.

— Patricia Arquette marriage

Friendships and marriage are far more potent than financial conflicts.

— Michael Arrington marriage

People ask what the secret of a happy marriage is. If there is one, it's 'don't talk about it.'

— Jane Asher marriage

I do not believe that defending traditional marriage between one man and one woman excludes anybody or usurps anybody's civil rights and denies anybody their civil rights.

— Alan Autry marriage

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr. marriage

I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all.

— Lauren Bacall marriage

In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in the other who may erupt again. We are not ridiculous to ourselves. We are ageless. That is the luxury of the wedding ring.

— Enid Bagnold marriage

I was a happy person before marriage. I'm definitely happier after marriage.

— Vidya Balan marriage

One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul.

— Honore de Balzac marriage

I got married at 22 and remained in an abusive marriage for 10 years. I made up my mind that that was never going to happen to me again. I made a brave step to walk out in a society when you didn't walk out of an abusive marriage. It was mental and physical abuse.

— Joyce Banda marriage

My marriage had been impulsive. That marriage should have been short-lived instead of the 23 years it spanned.

— Joseph Barbera marriage

I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.

— Paul Begala marriage

I am not married yet, but I think ultimately in a good marriage it is the relationship which is the most important thing. It is not a matter of who is right and who is wrong; it is a one plus one equals more than two.

— Lawrence Bender marriage

To us marriage is first, everything else is second.

— Julie Benz marriage

A band is like a marriage - you don't know why it works, but when it does, everything feels right.

— Nuno Bettencourt marriage

Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.

— Ambrose Bierce marriage

No Congress ever has seen fit to amend the Constitution to address any issue related to marriage. No Constitutional Amendment was needed to ban polygamy or bigamy, nor was a Constitutional Amendment needed to set a uniform age of majority to ban child marriages.

— Judy Biggert marriage

If you leave your wife and you don't ever contact her again, that says something about how you felt about the marriage.

— H. G. Bissinger marriage

I honestly believe you can never tell if a relationship is going to last. In my own marriage, which is going on 14 years, I don't think of it as 'I'm going to be with this person forever.' Instead, I think of more like, 'I'll probably be with this person for the next six weeks. Then I'll re-evaluate.'

— Michael Ian Black marriage

Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see.

— Manolo Blahnik marriage

To say I drank my way into marriage isn't much of an exaggeration, and it's none at all to say I drank my way out of it.

— Lawrence Block marriage

Marriages are under strain today in terms of economics. There are social cross-currents. We see failed marriages. But it is not under attack by our gay and lesbian citizens.

— Earl Blumenauer marriage

People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything.

— Emily Blunt marriage

Protecting the institution of marriage safeguards, I believe, the American family.

— John Boehner marriage

Good marriages are made in heaven. Or some such place.

— Robert Bolt marriage

What is fascinating about marriage is why anyone wants to get married.

— Alain de Botton marriage

Does God feel like that same-sex marriage could happen? I don't think anybody who has a connection to God and God's understanding and depth of compassion who's gonna say 'no.'

— Greg Boyle marriage

I think the institution of marriage is a great idea, but for me it's just an idea.

— Lara Flynn Boyle marriage

As marriage and the family institution constitute the foundation and chief cornerstone of civil society, it is of the greatest moment that the marriage-tie should never be dissolved save for the most urgent reason. I cannot assent, however, to the doctrine that it should never be dissolved at all.

— Joseph P. Bradley marriage

In my family, as in all dysfunctional families, instead of parents who act as strong and nurturing role models for their children, you get these needy people who use their children. I was the kid who tried to take on the marriage.

— John Bradshaw marriage

In a happy marriage it is the wife who provides the climate, the husband the landscape.

— Gerald Brenan marriage

Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.

— Jeff Bridges marriage

I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage.

— Corrine Brown marriage

At my core, what I think we need to do is to get the basics right again. We need to rebuild our family structure, stay away from redefining marriage, and stand by marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

— Sam Brownback marriage

I thought marriage was something very quiet and very regular and very bourgeois.

— Carla Bruni marriage

I still believe in marriage.

— Frank Bruno marriage

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

— Mika Brzezinski marriage

When I'm weak, you can be strong; when I'm strong, you can be weak. That's what I believe marriage is.

— Gisele Bundchen marriage

The activists will not stop in trying to impose their extreme views on the rest of us, and they have now plotted out a state-by-state strategy to increase the number of judicial decisions redefining marriage without the voice of the people being heard.

— Jim Bunning marriage

Our marriage is grounded in the word of God. That's really it. God is the core of our marriage, and the foundation and the blueprint for it is how we live, and being open and honest and communicating, but ultimately doing what pleases God, and not in a selfish manner.

— Candace Cameron Bure marriage

There is no reason why marriage should necessarily compel an actress to forego her career.

— Billie Burke marriage

So far, I haven't met anyone, and with an average fifteen-hour workday schedule, I hardly think it's probable... For the sake of my making my point, however, let's stretch our imagination and believe that the damn girl does exist. When would we go through the period of courtship, which is very important to a woman, especially - and to marriage?

— Raymond Burr marriage

There's lots of problem solving in any marriage, but when you have this collective goal that is a human being, it's an inspiring rally point.

— Ty Burrell marriage

I actually have blissfully romantic views of marriage, because that has been my experience of it.

— Jez Butterworth marriage

I say I never wanna get married. I feel trapped with the idea of marriage. How can you really be with somebody forever? I'd get bored! As I get older, I don't settle. I'd rather tell somebody 'This is what I want - take it or leave it.'

— Amanda Bynes marriage

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship.

— Joseph Campbell marriage

I believe in traditional marriage and I believe in the Defense of Marriage Act.

— Herman Cain marriage

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

— Maria Callas marriage

We can practice tolerance while still holding true to cultural values that protect the institution of marriage as a union between only a man and a woman.

— Ken Calvert marriage

Do I support the idea of gay marriage? No, I don't.

— Kirk Cameron marriage

I am a firm believer in marriage. In the future I will be married.

— Elisabetta Canalis marriage

Our black president can't say that he's for gay marriage. That is upsetting to me.

— Mario Cantone marriage

I was a Christian. I didn't want to have sex before marriage, I was a bit uptight and not very self-confident. I was a virgin until I was 26.

— Jimmy Carr marriage

What is marriage but prostitution to one man instead of many?

— Angela Carter marriage

I believe that the dissolution of a marriage comes about by the breaking down of self-esteem.

— Dixie Carter marriage

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