Simon Cowell Quotes

As someone who comes from a family of lifers (along with my wife), I just want to say, flat out... Marriage is a really good deal.

There's a big difference between falling in love with someone and falling in love with someone and getting married. Usually, after you get married, you fall in love with the person even more.

If I get in a relationship, it's always for the long-term; if not, I don't see the point.

I think anyone can fall in love, if you're open and you're willing, but the real test is sustaining it after all the excitement has worn off.

I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income.

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there.

Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage.

The odds are definitely better on getting the right job than getting a good partner for life. Someone who will grow with you. Someone to develop memories with. Someone who was there in the beginning. Someone who will be there at the end.

Part of being married is knowing when your husband needs your support.

You shouldn't marry unless the both of you are on the same page on a lot of things. Life is going to deal you blows, and you have to be together. Your values and priorities have to be on the same page; otherwise, it won't work.

You don't stay married for 33 years and not compromise.

I am not against hasty marriages where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income.

I want to marry Arline because I love her - which means I want to take care of her. That is all there is to it. I want to take care of her. I am anxious for the responsibilities and uncertainties of taking care of the girl I love.

I want someone who will love me for the person I am and not because of my status. It has to be someone who understands the pressure of playing for India. It will be very difficult to be with a person who has her own career because someone has to make sacrifices for the family and house.

I'd rather marry my husband in the stage where I know what I'm getting into and what it's going to be like for our life together.

Anybody who's been married to a man for forty odd years knows he's all talk.

I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.

Marriages don't last. When I meet a guy, the first question I ask myself is: is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?

I know some people who are like, 'I love fitness,' and I feel like if you have to say that, you're still in the romance stage. I'm in the stage where I've been married to it for 60 years, and I don't think I'll ever get a divorce.

I've been married for 22 years. That's the only person I want.

Romance is about investing in the future - with older people, there is less time for happy ever after.

A lasting relationship isn't about marriage. It's about compatibility and communication. And you both need to want it to work.

I recommend people don't get in high-profile marriages. There are a lot of people in the world. You don't have to marry someone with their own team of publicists, managers, agents, and lawyers.

There's always a time in a relationship when you can pull back. Three years ago when I realized I was falling for a guy with a complicated medical history, I decided not to exit. Believe me, I made the right decision.

If you fall for someone and decide to get into a relationship, you need to accept each other with whatever traits they possess. Also, if you get married, never think that you will be able to change that person.