Sydney J. Harris Quotes

It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.

Half a psychiatrist's patients see him because they are married - the other half because they're not.

I deal with unhappy marriages a lot. I've never been married, I'm single.

The only time a wife listens to her husband is when he's asleep.

My first wife kept calling me Sal, and I finally said to her, 'Why do you think I changed my name, honey? I really didn't like the old name.'

The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.

As a producer, I am dying to explore psychology and urban dilemmas - say, fatigue - in a marriage.

Not everyone wants to know everything their partner did. Maybe it's enough to say, "Things aren't going well in our marriage. I've made mistakes. I don't think you've been a good partner to me. How do we go forward together?" I think there's a different answer for every couple. But I think intimacy is asking that question.

The most confronting thing you can do is talk about your feelings and open yourself up.

When you're in a marriage, you can't leave just because you're arguing all the time. But it does stuff to you that you don't realise at first. It damages you, and you start thinking the worst of people.

I've got a real problem when I know something is wrong or I feel something is wrong, I'm going to speak about it. I get it from my mother.

There are a lot of reasons why marriages don't continue.

Trust me; I have not exactly been the best husband material.

We need to teach our children empathy and care and love and communication and social responsibility in preparation for adulthood.

Communication, that keeps everything cool. Not holding anything back, you got to tell each other what's on your mind, that's really it. Otherwise when one gets mad at one, it can burst and you just let it out and it can just come out wrong.

I told my children, 'I don't like children.'

I never believed in the institution of marriage, because ever since I was young, I had only seen marriages fall apart, or remain stuck in a rut.

Honestly speaking, after seeing my parents' marriage, I have lost all faith in marriage.

Awkward conversations are painful, but they're way easier than divorce, resentment, and heartbreak.

I believe that it's important to not just shy away from confrontation.

Everybody's so scared to be honest with one another. If you didn't like the way I handled myself in practice, one of the players, come up to me. Somebody say something - anybody. I'm not gonna take it as offense; it's not personal.

I like men who straightforwardly express their emotions.

My family is really supportive. We fight, and we talk, and we lie, and we tell the truth - not usually in that order - and I really enjoy growing with them and fostering that dynamic.

I want people to not be embarrassed going through breakups and divorces, to know what to do before they get involved in a relationship.

For any relationship to survive, one needs excellent communication.