Billy Strayhorn Quotes

I've loved it, but I have a wife and two children.

Marriage is like a bank account. You put it in, you take it out, you lose interest.

Staying focused is hard work and staying married is even harder.

I don't know, 53 years with the same human being? I can't be around myself for more than three or four hours before I want to kill everybody.

I don't care how handsome or fabulous or funny the groom is, or how sweet and accommodating the bride, or vice versa. Marriage is hard.

Work and children I could have. But the husband was just too much.

Marriage ain't easy, but it's great most of the time.

I tell every young woman who asks me, be very careful about your choice of spouse. If you don't have a supportive spouse, it will be difficult to take on so many things.

I don't think I would get married again; I don't know if I'm a very good candidate because of all the touring I do.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

People today expect too much from marriage. Getting married is really like taking on a big new job.

Marriage is a difficult project. When seven years have passed and all your body's cells have been replaced, you're meant to experience that seven-year itch.

Marriage can be work, it can be difficult, it can be hard, but I think working through those times makes you stronger as a couple and as a unit.

It is so important that you don't stay with someone just for the children and for the wrong reasons.

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It's harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next.

I just don't know a couple that's been married more than three years that doesn't annoy the heck out of each other every 15 minutes.

Even though I'm not with their mother, it's important for my kids to see adults in a committed and happy relationship. They need to see a strong relationship. You don't have to settle.

Marriage, even the best marriages are tough.

I was an adventurer, and I got married a few times. I kept trying to find a relationship as good as my parents'.

I don’t have to live with the American People, but I do have to live with Lou (his wife).

Marrying Jared was the best decision I've ever made. You realize in life, not that many things matter that much, but your choice of a spouse is everything. We're truly partners - he supports my work and my ambitions. I know that he's always got my back, and I've got his.

It's never as easy to keep your own spouse happy as it is to make someone else's spouse happy.

I have a wife who's a great mom.

Married life is awesome.