Spouse Quotes - Page 11

• Over the long term, the eclipse rate of great civilizations being overtaken is 100%. So you know how it's going to end. (Laughter) I'm more optimistic about the staying power of what's good in this country. But just because you have a wonderful spouse doesn't mean you should treat her badly. You have the feeling that some of the old virtues [that made this country great] are lessening. But there's so much good and so much strength left that I would not expect this country to suddenly founder.

  Charlie Munger

  Country, Laughter, Optimistic

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• I was most incorrigibly devoted to versifying, and all my spouse's wholesome admonitions had no manner of effect on me; in short, I believe this scribbling itch is an incurable disease.

  Laetitia Pilkington

  Believe, Disease, Admonition

  Laetitia Pilkington (1997). “Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington”, p.56, University of Georgia Press

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• It takes both spouses to say, "My self-centeredness is the main problem in my marriage" to have a great marriage.

  Timothy Keller

  Self, Centeredness, Problem

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• Marriage does not so much bring you into confrontation with your spouse as confront you with yourself.

  Timothy Keller

  Doe, Confrontation

  Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.91, Penguin

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• Actors are always weird about acting with their spouse or their boyfriend or girlfriend, but more because they think audiences will find it boring.

  Rosemarie DeWitt

  Girlfriend, Thinking, Acting

  Source: collider.com

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• With a profession such as investing, people see the 'doing' as the buying and selling. It is difficult to come home from work, and answer your spouse's question, 'what did you do today?' with 'well, I read a lot, and I talked a little.' If you're not buying or selling, you may feel you aren't doing anything.

  Dave Abrams

  Home, People, Investing

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• Our natural reason looks at marriage and turns up its nose and says, Alas! Must I rock the baby? wash its diapers? make its bed? smell its stench? stay at nights with it? take care of it when it cries? heal its rashes and sores? and on top of that care for my spouse, provide labor at my trade, take care of this and take care of that? do this and do that? and endure this and endure that? Why should I make such a prisoner of myself?

  Elisabeth Elliot

  Baby, Night, Smell

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• Punitive measures whether administered by police, teachers, spouses or parents have well known standard effects: (1) escape-education has its own name for that: truancy, (2) counterattack-vandalism on schools and attacks on teachers, (3) apathy-a sullen do-nothing withdrawal. The more violent the punishment, the more serious the by-products.

  B. F. Skinner

  Teacher, School, Punishment

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• Choosing a spouse and a choosing career: the two great decisions for which society refuses to set up institutional guidance.

  Alain de Botton

  Careers, Two, Decision

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• There are still civil rights issues. There are still people who can't be visited by their spouse in the hospital because they're gay. These are humanitarian issues. At the end of the day, all you want is for people to be happy in the pursuit of life, love and liberty.

  Brandi Carlile

  Love Life, Gay, Issues

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• It seems to me that the most delightful walk of life is to be found in a household of moderate means, to live there with an obliging spouse and to be satisfied with little.

  Martin Luther

  Mean, Littles, Life Is

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• It's one of the greatest comforts of working in ministry: the unspoken certitude that your spouse did not marry you for your money.

  Mark Hart

  Comfort, Ministry, Unspoken

  Mark Hart (2013). “Tweet Inspiration: Faith in 140 Characters (or Less)”, p.11, Franciscan Media

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• I was shocked [of Sarah Palin ], because beating up, you know, your girlfriend, your spouse, or acts of violence aren`t one of the core symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

  Jon Soltz

  Girlfriend, Stress, Violence

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses

  Ian Dunbar

  Dog, Training, Negotiation

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• To reduce stress, avoid excitement. Spend more time with your spouse.

  Robert Orben

  Work, Stress, Excitement

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• Thoughtfulness is like a glue that hold a married couple together. Be creative and consistent in finding thoughtful ways to show your spouse that you love them and they are always on your mind.

  Dave Willis

  Love, Relationship, Marriage

  FaceBook post by Dave Willis from Mar 10, 2017

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• If we get into the habit of thinking of ourselves as always owing a debt of love to our spouses, we will be less inclined to take offense when they say or do something that we do not like.

  Myles Munroe

  Relationship, Marriage, Thinking

  Myles Munroe (2005). “The Purpose and Power of Love & Marriage”, p.251, Destiny Image Publishers

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• Our children are extensions of ourselves in ways our parents are not, nor our brothers and sisters, nor our spouses.

  Fred Rogers

  Family, Brother, Children

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• Love is spiritual. It's about self-sacrifice and commitment. And discipline. You cannot have true love without discipline and respect. When you lose the respect of your spouse, you've lost everything.

  Candace Bushnell

  Spiritual, Commitment, Sacrifice

  Candace Bushnell (2010). “The Carrie Diaries”, p.34, Harper Collins

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• Your DVD collection is organized, and so is your walk-in closet. Your car is clean and vacuumed, your frequently dialed numbers are programmed into your cordless phone, your telephone plan is suited to your needs, and your various gizmos interact without conflict. Your spouse is athletic, your kids are bright, your job is rewarding, your promotions are inevitable, everywhere you need to be comes with its own accessible parking. You look great in casual slacks.

  David Brooks

  Jobs, Kids, Phones

  David Brooks (2004). “On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

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• Believe in miracles but don't depend on them. When you hear kind word spoken about a friend, tell him so. Spoil your spouse, not your children. Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language. To help your children turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Inspirational, Motivational, Children

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• Your security is not your job, or your bank account, or your investments, or your spouse or your parents. Your security is your ability to connect with the cosmic power that creates all things.

  Louise Hay

  Jobs, Creativity, Ideas

  Louise L. Hay (1999). “You Can Heal Your Life Gift”, p.184, Hay House, Inc

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• Women want a family life that glitters and is stable. They don't want some lump spouse watching ice hockey in the late hours of his eighteenth beer. They want a family that is so much fun and is so smart that they look forward to Thanksgiving rather than regarding it with a shudder. That's the glitter part. The stable part is, obviously, they don't want to be one bead on a long necklace of wives. They want, just like men, fun, love, fame, money and power. And equal pay for equal work.

  Carolyn See

  Fun, Women, Smart

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• Why do so many marriages fail? Because nobody gets taught how to be married. We're not taught how to pick a mate, or why to pick a mate; we don't know how to manage our emotions once we're in a marriage; we don't know how to resolve marital conflict. Married people have never been taught why they or their spouses feel the way they do and act the way they do. Nobody has ever taught us the fundamentals.

  Phil McGraw

  Marriage, Taught Us, People

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• Liberals tend to understand that a person can be lucky or unlucky in all matters relevant to his success. Conservatives, however, often make a religious fetish of individualism. Many seem to have absolutely no awareness of how fortunate one must be to succeed at anything in life, no matter how hard one works. One must be lucky to be able to work. One must be lucky to be intelligent, physically healthy, and not bankrupted in middle age by the illness of a spouse.

  Sam Harris

  Religious, Intelligent, Healthy

  Sam Harris (2012). “Free Will”, p.61, Simon and Schuster

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