Spanglish is the encounter: perhaps the word is marriage or divorce of English and Spanish, but also of Anglo and Hispanic civilizations – not only in the United States but in the entire continent and, perhaps, also in Spain. – Ilan Stavans
My mother was born in Baltimore, and before her marriage, she was an artist and teacher of art. – J. Robert Oppenheimer
But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage. – Jack Kingston
Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue. We don’t want it to be something the majority is voting on. I don’t think the civil rights of any minority should be in the hands of any majority. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Marriage has been defined by every legislature that has ever sat in the United States from every State, now 50 States, the same way, but now we have unelected judges altering and changing that fundamental institution. – Jeff Sessions
Liberty University is pro-life and believes that marriage between one man and one woman provides the best environment for children. – Jerry Falwell, Jr.
He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows. – Jeremy Taylor
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. – Jane Austen
Marriages, like careers, need constant nurturing… the secret of having it all is loving it all. – Joyce Brothers
I’m knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers. And I thank God that President Bush has stated, we need a Constitutional amendment that states that marriage is between a man and a woman. – Jimmy Swaggart
As I grew up and began identifying myself as a feminist, there were plenty of issues that continued to make me question marriage: the father ‘giving’ the bride away, women taking their husband’s last name, the white dress, the vows promising to ‘obey’ the groom. And that only covers the wedding. – Jessica Valenti
I’ve always thought of, of a relationship with an actor to an audience as a marriage, you know. And a story, you know. And there are ups and downs, and you work through them, and you work with them. – John Travolta
When I think of the moment I knew that my marriage to Josiah would end, there were a few moments before I really, really knew. I probably knew, when I saw my ex-husband and his now wife – then colleague – having tea together in his office, that something was amiss. – Isabel Gillies
Any sex outside of the marriage bond between a man and a woman is violating God’s law. – Jerry Falwell
CARE and our partner organizations have found that one of the most effective ways of stopping child marriage is to tap into a parent’s love for their child. When parents learn about the consequences of child marriage, they’re far less likely to push their children into it. – Helene D. Gayle
Marriage is sacred and protected and has nothing to do with violating our civil rights. – Jack Kingston
Don’t marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can’t live without. – James Dobson
When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you’re sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship. – Joseph Campbell
I don’t know why, but the older I get the more interested I get in my parents’ marriage. And it’s interesting to be married yourself, too, because there is an inevitable comparison. – Jhumpa Lahiri
Gay marriage will be universally accepted in time. But if I may be so bold as to say to gays and lesbians, don’t wait for that time to arrive. Just as my father and his generation did not ‘wait’ for their civil rights, nor should you. The toothpaste ain’t going back in the tube. The tide has turned. – John Ridley
Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage – the union between one man and one woman – has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation’s history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now. – Jim DeMint
Cross-cultural marriage is difficult, especially when one person has to live in another country. But I thought there was a very good chance of it working because people grow together if they have a common passion. – Imran Khan
Well, my view before was a Western view, and I certainly understand marriage equality and civil rights, equal rights for all, but having visited developing nations and some of the poorest nations in the world, I realize how deep it goes and how much work really needs to be done to create equality for all. – Jason Mraz
There’s something about marriage that is not as intensely romantic or interesting as a couple’s first meeting. – John Sandford
Older couples bring obligations such as support payments and debt as well as decades of financial experience to a marriage. – Jean Chatzky
We will see a breakdown of the family and family values if we decide to approve same-sex marriage, and if we decide to establish homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle with all the benefits that go with equating it with the heterosexual lifestyle. – Jerry Falwell
