Coretta Scott King Quotes

As the husband is, the wife is.

I regard the rights of men and women equal. In Love's fair realm, husband and wife are king and queen, sceptered and crowned alike, and seated on the self-same throne.

I've been close to two or three couples, gay and straight, who have been together for 45 years.

It's lovely being a parent and being in a strong marriage with somebody who is your best friend.

I have a fantastic wife, and not only in terms of external beauty. Her priority and mine is our children. That is our choice.

My husband and I are best of friends first and foremost. We fight like cats and dogs, but never stay mad for long. I was lucky to find him, he is in every way, my soulmate.

I am not arguing that women ought to 'settle.' I am arguing that we can now expect more of a mate than we could when we depended on men for our financial security, social status, and sense of accomplishment.

My parenting heroes are the Obamas! They've been married for so long, and it looks like they're having fun, and their kids are down to earth, well-adjusted, and smart. They seem to have a strong family unit that I would like to emulate in my life.

There's no one more valuable for me to learn from than Tom and his wife, Gisele Bundchen, in a lot of ways. Every time I'm around them, I learn. The way they are with their kids, the way they make time to spend with each other, they are just good people.

Determine that there will never be anything that will come between you that will disrupt your marriage. Make it work. Resolve to make it work.

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

Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain.

Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property.

I don't need to be married to Georgia O'Keeffe or Lillian Hellman, but I like being with a woman I can look up to.

What I tell young couples that are getting married is: you're going to have quarrels, and on some things, you're just going to have to agree to disagree. And when you go to bed at night, kiss each other and tell each other that you love each other. Don't go to bed mad. Life is too short. Keep it simple.

My mom, Emilie, always taught me to think hard about marriage.

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.

If you love somebody, you love them. My parents had a 25-year age gap between them and my mum was the breadwinner, my dad the house husband. I'm a strong believer that a good relationship can work, whatever the situation.

I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possibility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

A busy schedule can be difficult, but I have the best husband on the planet. He supports my endeavors, and we work as a team.

I love my wife and I know she loves me. We're best friends. We're just lucky to have found each other. It takes a lot of work but I just feel very blessed that I found the right person. It's a very fortunate situation and not everyone has that.

Some of the best advice I got from a close friend is marriage is always looked at from the world as 50/50 as to working together to make that 100 percent.

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.