#wife

And of course we are familiar with the English common law rule of thumb that said a man could in fact use a stick no bigger than his thumb to discipline his wife and family. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#common #common law #could #course #discipline

When I hear traditional family values raised, I hear that effort once again to re-establish the man as head and master of his family. Who had the, not only the right, but the obligation to discipline his wife and children to keep them in line? ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#children #discipline #effort #family #family values

I'm very fortunate in that I don't have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don't have to commute, so I have much more time with my family. ↗

— Kazuo Ishiguro

#family #fortunate #home #i #lunch

One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife. ↗

— Charles Ives

#anything #because #certain #done #father

I am so glad my wife tolerates me. And we have three wonderful sons. ↗

— Donald Sutherland

#glad #i #i am #me #sons

I have a wife and a son, but the gay rumors have started. I guess it's a sign that I'm moving up the ladder. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#guess #i #ladder #moving #rumors

If you ask my wife, the biggest fault is my inability around the house. She says the only thing handy about me is that I'm close by. And, I have a terrible memory. I'm bad at saying no. I often double-book. There are a lot of things. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#around #ask #bad #biggest #close

I married him because he told me it was the only way he could protect me. If we were just manager and client, my family could do whatever they wanted to get me back, but if I was his wife, they couldn't. ↗

— LaToya Jackson

#because #client #could #family #get

I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say 'Hi, my name is Sam and I am an addict.' ↗

— Samuel L. Jackson

#am #daughter #day #front #guess

An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband. ↗

— Booth Tarkington

#husband #ideal #who #wife #woman