J. B. Priestley Quotes

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

I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good - which is the family.

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.

Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it.

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner.

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship.

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.

You can be committed to somebody because of ego: 'I said I was going to be with this joker for the rest of my life, so I'm just going to do it.' Or you can be committed because you have a deeply rooted connection.

You have to work for everything. Marriage should not be any different.

Marriage isn't a carnival ride.

Love is an obsessive delusion that is cured by marriage.

It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.

My grandparents got married at a very young age, and a lot of what I think about marriage is based on their relationship. I watched them over the years and saw how they dealt with everything together, as a team.

Marriage is hard.

Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.

A miracle... my biggest accomplishment is my marriage so far. Because it's hard, everyone knows it's hard.

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

Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.

Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.

The best part of being married is, everything we face in life, we face as a team. I don't do a thing - professionally or personally - without discussing it with my wife.

Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle.

Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.

I love my wife. She had money when I didn't.

Marriage is a mistake every man should make.

I think that marriage is an amazing institution and should be preserved, and you can have great marriages, and you must because sharing your life with someone is like the greatest thing. And I loved being able to set a good example for that on television.