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Marriage

I guess because the shows were activist in their own way – the marriage of my public activism and my career activism, you know – people understand me very well. They also understand theres a very strong bipartisan part in all of this. – Norman Lear

I honestly believe you can never tell if a relationship is going to last. In my own marriage, which is going on 14 years, I dont think of it as Im going to be with this person forever. Instead, I think of more like, Ill probably be with this person for the next six weeks. Then Ill re-evaluate. – Michael Ian Black

I dont know why, but the older I get the more interested I get in my parents marriage. And its interesting to be married yourself, too, because there is an inevitable comparison. – Jhumpa Lahiri

There is a big misconception about arranged marriage. Yes, it can mean that you meet someone and then have to marry them, but this was my mother saying, Im going to introduce you to so-and-so – If you dont like them, fair enough. – Archie Panjabi

Marriage is an institution and thats where a couple finish up. – Les Dawson

I think that, as with marriage, you just know when its time to have kids. – Ashley Judd

If we change the definition of marriage to be more inclusive, then it is logical to argue that we should broaden the definition so that wont exclude anyone. – 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

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 didnt, Id ignore it. – Carol Ann Duffy

I wasnt 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 its not working before you get married, marriage isnt going to fix it. – Courtney Thorne Smith

I was a Christian. I didnt 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

Since Ive been in the U.S. Ive lost the back of my heart, 15 ft. of intestine and my marriage – and God, I miss my intestine. – Nigel Lythgoe

Marriage isnt a carnival ride. – Aisha Tyler

Each marriage has to be judged separately, and we never know whats going on in another persons marriage. – Mary Wesley

We cant destroy the inequities between men and women until we destroy marriage. – Robin Morgan

Do not miss your childrens childhood. Do not be away 200 nights a year as I was. Do not put strains on your marriage or family. – Joe Scarborough

Its only fair that stable gay relationships of long standing should have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. I know the image of gay marriage is to some people horrific and ludicrous. – Ian Mckellen

Its nice to be able to work Id love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. Its hard being a parent and being in a good marriage, and it all takes a lot of work, but if youre not there you cant do any of it. – Joan Cusack

We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You cant have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the only solution to this problem. – Ernest Istook