Red Skelton Quotes

In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.

I don't know what it takes to make marriage work, but I'm going to keep trying until I get it right. I haven't given up on love or marriage.

If love means never having to say you're sorry, then marriage means always having to say everything twice.

I've been through a marriage, and I'm still very fond of my ex-husband; but if I've learned anything, it's that relationships are about compromise.

We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is that marriage requires a lot of compromise.

You have to do the work in your marriage, but it has to be laid on a strong foundation of love.

I had an arranged marriage, and learnt you have to persevere and remember we are all human and all have faults. Obviously my husband Abdal has more faults than I do!

I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out.

You have to fight for your marriage, do whatever it takes. The commitment has to be there. And if you don't have a sense of humor, I don't know how anybody makes it.

A girl's got to be fun. It's the one bit of advice I always give to friends of mine who are thinking of getting married.

Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

If you look at Jack Benny, George Burns, or Don Rickles, they've all had long, successful marriages. So, I think there's something about laughter and the durability of a marriage.

Marriage is hard work, period.

The secret to a long marriage is to stay gone.

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

One of the things you learn when you get married is how you need to always work on continuing to make it better.

Marriage always demands the greatest understanding of the art of insincerity possible between two human beings.

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.

The best you can sometimes do is learn to take a breath, count to ten and simply accept that try as you might, no, your husband will never, ever learn not to drop a wet towel on the bed. That acceptance too counts as resolving a fight.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say, 'She's my best friend.' That's not a given, it's a process.