Betty Smith Quotes

When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved.

I am an outspoken girl.

I haven't worn make-up since my wedding, and my husband loves me a lot.

...even though you said yes to the wrong man, I hope that won't cause you to say no to the right one.

If to chaffer and higgle are bad in trade, they are much worse in Love. It demands directness as of an arrow.

I want the young people to pay attention because, see, back when I first met Barack, we started dating, he had everything going for him. All right, ladies, listen to this. This is what I want you to be looking for. Yes, he was handsome-still is. I think so. He was charming, talented, and oh-so smart, truly. But that is not why I married him. Now, see, I want the fellas to pay attention to this. You all listening? What truly made me fall in love with Barack Obama was his character. You hear me? It was his character. It was his decency, his honesty, his compassion and conviction.

People who get married because they're in love make a ridiculous mistake. It makes much more sense to marry your best friend. You like your best friend more than anyone you're ever going to be in love with. You dont choose your best friend because they have a cute nose.

Do you really expect me to fall apart every time another woman throws herself at you? Because, if that's so, I'll be a nervous wreck before the honeymoon's over. Although, if they do it in front of me..." He went still. "Did you just propose to me?" She bristled. "Do you have a problem with that?" The scoreboard lit up, and he gave the world a high five. "God, I love you.

I never felt comfortable about my looks until I married Reed Vreeland. I believe in love at first sight because that's what it was. I knew the moment our eyes met that we would marry.

Do not marry the enemy of your excitement.

Love advice is like life advice, so there are so many elements of that. I think humor, patience, admiration are really important love elements. Love and respect. You have to respect the person that you're going to love, and you have to be confident in yourself and love yourself.

My mom used to tell me that whatever you do, marry someone who loves you more than you love him.

Do your kids a favor: Love your spouse.

I love to love. However, you won't see anybody walking the red carpet with me until I'm married.

That question in marriage is mutual submission, really - the next verse goes on: "husbands love your wife as Christ loves the Church."

Reformed rakes make the best husbands,"Violet said. "Rubbish and you know it." -Anthony to Violet

Ask for 100% of what you want 100% of the time.

Our ability to fall in love requires enough comfort with our masculinity to join it with someone's femininity and feel enhanced. .. . If our mother made us feel secure and proud in our masculinity, then we want to find that again in our wife. If we are really comfortable with our mother, we can even marry a woman who is a friend rather than an adversary, and form a true partnership.

That's what happens when you keep a secret from someone you love: you start to hate them for allowing you to prove your own willingness to deceive them.

In finding love, I think it's important to be patient. In being in a relationship, I think it's important to be honest, to communicate, to respect and trust, and to strive to give more than you take. As for heartbreak. . .there's no easy way out, but it's important to remember that even though everything feels awful now, it will get better, you will meet someone else, and in the meantime, you can continue to grow and learn and live life surrounded by people that love you.

I hate Valentine's Day. I think every day should be a day of romance. Then, on Valentine's Day, you should get to tell whoever you hate that you cannot stand them. There would be one day of hating, and 364 days of love.

You must not contrast too strongly the hours of courtship with the years of possession.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

The bottom line in love is not whether someone loves you, but whether someone chooses you.

I will always speak my mind.