Kerry Stokes Quotes

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.

I think every relationship is going to go through a few rough patches. Those are what make it stronger, I think.

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.

All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble.

A relationship is work, and it changes. And you go with the changes. It's more good times than bad times, but it's not always good. You have to overcome those issues and move on.

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.

I always feel stupid giving advice since I've been married, what, a year? I can say this: Be in it for the long haul and just know there are going to be rough patches. No two people are the same, there are going to be areas where you just don't click.

The conception of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross word suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

I know I'm guilty of and I think a lot of people are guilty of sort of getting starry-eyed with love and sort of looking over the bad things and keep going and you don't really prepare for how much work marriage really is.

Learning to not be selfish is what has changed in me the most since being married.

My marriage? Up to now everything's okay. But it's a real marriage - imperfect and very difficult. It's all about people evolving somewhat simultaneously through their lives. I think we've emotionally evolved.

Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic - you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner.

I think you're very lucky to find somebody you can coexist with without straying or going mad or being angry. That's whether you're Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton, Robbie Williams and Ayda Field, or Tim and June from down the road.

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

I mean... in life... what relationship is easy?

In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.

You will often be in despair. You will sometimes think it's the worst decision in your life. That's fine. That's not a sign your marriage has gone wrong. It's a sign that it's normal; it's on track. And many of the hopes that took you into the marriage will have to die in order for the marriage to continue.

My wife has taught me about unconditional love. When there's a conflict, there's never a thought that we won't work it out.

Marriage is hard.

Marriage is not all rainbows and butterflies; you have to give in to your partner's whims every now and then, and that's a two-way street.

If the bond between a husband and his wife is strong, then I think they complete each other, and the relationship also survives longer.

In a marriage, we have to accommodate each other's views.

The secret to a happy marriage is patience and honesty. I really mean that. You have to be patient, you have to be open, and you also have to be available for criticism, too.

I have a very intense marriage.