#marriage

The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the lending of money or certain kinds of haircuts are forbidden by God, or that slavery and the subjugation of women are authorized by the Lord. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#authority #authorized #certain #certain kinds #could

Never ever discount the idea of marriage. Sure, someone might tell you that marriage is just a piece of paper. Well, so is money, and what's more life-affirming than cold, hard cash? ↗

— Dennis Miller

#cold #discount #ever #hard #idea

I did commit to myself that I would not jump back into being the workaholic that I can be before I gave myself an honest opportunity to create the marriage of my dreams and to create the beginning of the family of my dreams, and that took a hot second. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#before #beginning #being #commit #create

No candidate can win a presidential race advocating gay marriage and opposing the military action in Iraq. ↗

— Dick Morris

#advocating #candidate #gay #gay marriage #iraq

Public-opinion polls show that Americans split about evenly on civil unions. But when the words "gay marriage" are presented, they break 3-to-1 against it. ↗

— Dick Morris

#against #break #civil #evenly #gay

He had never thought the question over clearly, but vaguely imagined that his wife had long suspected him of being unfaithful to her and was looking the other way. It even seemed to him that she, a worn-out, aged, no longer beautiful woman, not remarkable for anything, simple, merely a kind mother of a family, ought in all fairness to be indulgent. It turned out to be quite the opposite. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#marriage #age

More than 1.1 million taxpayers in Pennsylvania will enjoy a lower tax rate, more than 1.4 million married couples will benefit from the reduction in the marriage penalty, and more than 1.1 million parents will have the advantage of an increased child tax credit. ↗

— Tim Murphy

#benefit #child #couples #credit #enjoy

Instead, I think over the years we have cut the strength of marriage and relationships by the law and weakened the institution. We have tried to deal with relationships with no-fault divorce, with child custody, with so many other avenues; and it has not helped. ↗

— Timothy Murphy

#child #custody #cut #deal #divorce

Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them. ↗

— Ogden Nash

#alliance #birthdays #forgets #never #other

To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up. ↗

— Ogden Nash

#admit #cup #keep #love #loving