Julie Burchill Quotes

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.

I guess you kind of got to realize that once you in a marriage, whatever it is, you gotta deal with it. Not necessarily that you got to accept it, but you have to deal with it and try your best to make it work for you, for the both of you.

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.

You don't always necessarily see eye to eye with the people that you are getting married into you, so you really have to learn to open your mind, open your heart and be super compassionate about other people's points of view, faith and opinions.

A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.

My wife never throws anything at me that I can't handle.

There's quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.

All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.

I think that sense of humor is important in marriage. A sense of humor gets people through marriage.

The real important things are kindness and a sense of humor. I've been fortunate to have dated and could have easily married women who have those qualities, and time and circumstances didn't work out. Timing plays a big part.

Husbands, be patient with your wives; and wives, be patient with your husbands. Don't expect perfection. Find agreeable ways to work out the differences that arise.

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.

I think the key to marriage is find your best friend.

I know that in my own personal life, the people who I have dated who are funny can get away with a lot more than the people who aren't.

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.

I've never been married, but I'm imagining what it's like: Sometimes Jack snores, and I get to poke him.

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

I've never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn't over yet.

The ability to compromise and having the ability to laugh at ourselves is huge and works well for me.

In both marriage and war you must cut up the things people say like a cake and eat only what you can stomach.

We have found that marriage should be made up of two forgivers. We need to learn to say, "I was wrong, I'm sorry." And we also need to say, "That's all right, I love you."

A successful marriage is made up of two good forgivers.

Maybe the greatest favour a spouse can tender is to overlook what you can't.

Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient.

My wife has a keen sense of humor. The more I humor her, the better.