Marriage should be viewed as an institution ordained by God and should be out of the control of the state. Tony Campolo
President Bush once said that marriage is a sacred institution and should be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. If this is the case - and most Americans would agree with him on this - then I have to ask: Why is the government at all involved in marrying people? Tony Campolo
If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state? Tony Campolo
You know what's funny? I don't ever feel the need to escape. I have a strong marriage. I like my life. You hear about these guys having midlife crises - I don't see that happening to me. Harry Connick, Jr.
Unfenced by law, the unmarried lover can quit a bad relationship at any time. But you - the legally married person who wants to escape doomed love - may soon discover that a significant portion of your marriage contract belongs to the State, and that it sometimes takes a very long while for the State to grant you your leave. Elizabeth Gilbert
The submission of her body without love or desire is degrading to the woman's finer sensibility, all the marriage certificates on earth to the contrary notwithstanding. Margaret Sanger
Right now, I'm not really thinking about marriage. Adam Lambert
There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldn't feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself. Dionne Warwick
I thought the divorce statistics would never apply to me. I was beyond heartbroken when they did. But I got up and got on with it. I also kept my belief in marriage. Jennifer Garner
Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now. Jim DeMint
Marriage, at this point in my life? I'm not interested in it. Yet. Maybe later when I'm 35 or 40. Amanda Seyfried
I have a lot of skepticism about marriage and monogamy. Rashida Jones
Marriage feels like an industry with catering and really expensive bands. Rashida Jones
Spending only what the country can afford, rewarding savings, encouraging independence, supporting marriage: people know that these things are common sense. William Hague
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself. Francois Rabelais
A marriage doesn't have to be perfect, but you can be perfect for each other. Jessica Simpson
I believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. That's my view, and that'll be the view of our state because I wouldn't sign a bill that - like the one that was in New York. Chris Christie
It's nice to know you have support. Last night I got a marriage proposal. I just laughed. Carrie Underwood