Steve Carell Quotes

Sometimes people can be guilty of not working at relationships and if it's not working, oof, that's it.

It's one thing to have a relationship, to lay your hands on it, and another to make it continue and last. That's something I haven't talked about much in my comic strips, and it's certainly something I'm interested in.

I think when a couple stays together, it's because of compromises they've both made.

As a rule, all relationships go through their ups and downs. It's really about how much you want it.

If a relationship is going wrong, if a marriage is going wrong, the answer cannot simply be to say, 'You can't afford to break up because you are going to lose the house.' The answer has to be only one thing, which is 'I love you.'

Friends confront each other sometimes, and sometimes the friendship lasts, and sometimes it doesn't.

Have a great, great marriage. Have a great time together. You know something? You'll disagree sometimes, and you'll find out how stupid it is, and then you'll be OK. You will.

I can imagine it's hard to make a relationship last. I wouldn't know.

I've seen my parents' long and successful marriage. I have never seen them argue or fight with each other, and the reason behind that is, I think, is that they always communicated with each other.

There are ups and downs in every relationship. But that does not mean that couples should separate or get down to inhuman behaviour.

If and when they have a disagreement or argument, and if they can't resolve it, happy couples default to trusting and forgiving rather than distrusting and begrudging.

Partners fall in and out of love, but they still need each other.

'Stay' is all about how to stay in a relationship past the newness and love stronger.

I don't know what kept us together. Initially, both of us were hotheaded, so we would end up fighting a lot. But there was a lot of love and respect, too, I guess. I believe that's the key to a successful marriage.

Relationships, like cars, should undergo regular services to make sure they are still roadworthy.

A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation.

Nobody, man or woman, has ever wrecked a good marriage.

In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.

I think a big part of marriage is not going anywhere on those days you feel you really want to. It's like in the Barrier Islands. If you want to stay together, don't leave. I think just culturally - in the media, in movies, in books - we're trained to divorce when that first blush of sexual longing starts to fade. That's just where marriage starts.

I think even in a good marriage, especially if you stay together long enough, there are going to be events that happen.

The secret to a long marriage is to stay gone.

Timing is everything with relationships.

Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable.

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.

In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.