Quote by Iris Murdoch
In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partn

In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way. – Iris Murdoch

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The priesthood is a marriage. People often start by falling in love, and they go on for years without realizing that love must change into some other love which is so unlike it that it can hardly be recognized as love at all. – Iris Murdoch

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The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe. – Iris Murdoch

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Ive always been suspicious of TV, Ive always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage. – Keith Richards

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I didnt know that President Bush would endorse a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. – Mary Cheney

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“I am” is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that “I do” is the longest sentence? – Author Unknown

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After marriage, the other mans wife looks more beautiful. – Navjot Singh Sidhu

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