But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage. Jack Kingston
Marriage encourages the men and women who together create life to unite in a bond for the protection of children. Jack Kingston
Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society. Jack Kingston
So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment. Jack Kingston
When I talk about the importance of the institution of marriage, I think of the commitment and the significance of standing in front of those closest to you and promising fidelity to your partner 'til death do you part.' Mark Udall
I support allowing gay couples to marry because of - not in spite of - my values. And many of those values are the same ones deeply held by those who do not believe in gay marriage. Mark Udall
Marriage is a team effort. Both of us share that philosophy. Nick Lachey
Sooner or later they are going to live in a New York City where gay marriage is not only legal, but it's common and they don't even notice. Anthony Weiner
I've exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years. For the most part, these communications took place before my marriage, though some have sadly took place after. To be clear, I have never met any of these women or had physical relationships at any time. Anthony Weiner
There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man and woman was regarded as in itself mysterious and holy. Charles Eastman
If I felt, in the event of a royal wedding, inspired to write about people coming together in marriage or civil partnership, I would just be grateful to have an idea for the poem. And if I didn't, I'd ignore it. Carol Ann Duffy
But I wanted marriage for myself. I was not calculating about it. I wish I was more calculating. Linda McCartney
I wasn't looking for another marriage. I had been married before. He is a nice man - a geologist, an Ernest Hemingway type. But Paul and I married because of convention. Linda McCartney
If it's not working before you get married, marriage isn't going to fix it. Courtney Thorne Smith
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
I think the Mother is gradually revealing itself to me and taking over. But it is not the Mother alone. It is the Mother and the Father, the male and the female, sort of gradually having their marriage. Bede Griffiths
When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites instead it fragments. Maggie Gallagher