There are four stages in a marriage. First there's the affair, then the marriage, then children and finally the fourth stage, without which you cannot know a woman, the divorce. Norman Mailer on marriage
Gay marriage is the last bastion of, to me... as a legal, ceremonial, sentimental and religious side, it's one of the last steps. Retaining your job being one of the earlier steps, like, not getting kicked out of your job because you're gay. Gus Van Sant on marriage
Well, my wife and I were married in a toilet - it was a marriage of convenience! Tommy Cooper on marriage
I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other. Clive Owen on marriage
I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage. Stephen Harper on marriage
Of all actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all actions of our life tis most meddled with by other people. John Selden on marriage
Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius. Warren Beatty on marriage
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man. Henrik Ibsen on marriage
Marriage is a risk I think it's a great and glorious risk, as long as you embark on the adventure in the same spirit. Cate Blanchett on marriage
Most of these alternative arrangements, so-called, arise out of the ruins of marriages, not as an improvement of old fashioned marriage. Christopher Lasch on marriage
Marriage is gonna be your stability through everything. Miranda Lambert on marriage
Marriage is a big deal, but who's to say I'm not going to pull a Vegas and get married to see what it's like for a minute? Lindsay Lohan on marriage
Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage. Henry Adams on marriage
Marriage is not simply a romantic union between two people it's also a political and economic contract of the highest order. Elizabeth Gilbert on marriage
As somebody who, in my second marriage, insisted on a prenuptial agreement, I can also testify that sometimes it is an act of love to chart the exit strategy before you enter the union, in order to make sure that not only you, but your partner as well, knows that there will be no World War III should hearts and minds, for any sad reason, change. Elizabeth Gilbert on marriage
I think it's unfortunate that there exists only one path in America to complete social legitimacy, and that is marriage. I think, for instance, that it would be far easier for Americans to elect a black president or a female president than an unmarried president. Elizabeth Gilbert on marriage
Men go into marriage with virtually no expectations whatsoever. Ten years later, the men are delightfully surprised to find out that it's actually kind of nice, and the women have sort of had to take a nose dive from what they thought it was going to be. Elizabeth Gilbert on marriage
I was a bartender for a long time, so I know how to make drinks, but I'm more likely to offer them than to have them. I think this is one of the reasons why I get to live longer than my great-grandmother did, and why I get to produce more writing than she did, and why my marriage isn't in dire straits. Elizabeth Gilbert on marriage
I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't. Diane Abbott on marriage
Take this marriage thing seriously - it has to last all the way to the divorce. Roseanne Barr on marriage