I don't do marriage. I think it's incredibly naff. And I don't like vulgar displays of ostentation. Jenny Eclair on marriage
The biggest problem in my life is trying to be the kind of man that I want to be, the father that I want to be, and how to process the failure of my marriage. Ethan Hawke on marriage
The secret of a good marriage is forgiving your partner for marrying you in the first place. Sacha Guitry on marriage
Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay. Esther Williams on marriage
I had a very wise person tell me that he thinks marriage, when you're younger, you keep thinking you can fix things. That's what people do. And you can't really fix anything. It shouldn't be a massive difficult thing every day. Life's difficult enough. Albert Brooks on marriage
Same-sex marriage would eliminate entirely in law the basic idea of a mother and a father for every child. It would create a society which deliberately chooses to deprive a child of either a mother or a father. Keith O'Brien on marriage
Marriage is too interesting an experiment to be tried only once. Eva Gabor on marriage
I've often thought if I didn't make my marriage work, I would have failed at my one true shot at happiness. Bethenny Frankel on marriage
You have to work for everything. Marriage should not be any different. Bethenny Frankel on marriage
Marriage is something that needs to be worked on every day. I don't know if I'm the one to give marital advice since I've only been married for a little over a year, but marriage is certainly easier if you are open, trusting and loving. Emily Blunt on marriage
Any sex outside of the marriage bond between a man and a woman is violating God's law. Jerry Falwell on marriage
I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage. Bob Newhart on marriage
I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missionary - prior to marriage. Kate Adie on marriage
Well, you know, the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience. George Will on marriage
Seeing unhappiness in the marriage of friends, I was content to have chosen music and laughter as a substitute for a husband. Elsa Maxwell on marriage
How do you explain the bond between man and wife? Well, for one thing, it's private. What people do in their own marriage is their own business. Robin Gibb on marriage
My first marriage was totally unsuitable and shouldn't have happened. It was a whirlwind, rebound thing. I was 23 or 24 - a baby. Carol Vorderman on marriage
Above all, we must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people. Joseph Ratzinger on marriage
I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got divorced in 1979. But the media never wants to let me forget. Bianca Jagger on marriage
My marriage had been impulsive. That marriage should have been short-lived instead of the 23 years it spanned. Joseph Barbera on marriage