Quotes from Jim Bob Duggar

Expectations ruin relationships.

One of our goals is to encourage other families and parents that their marriage can be strong even if they have kids.

If you can get along in a big family day in and day out, you can get along with anyone.

There are so many benefits to getting in shape and losing 10 percent of your body fat. It just makes you feel better.

It's a lot easier helping a candidate than being one yourself.

The closer a husband and wife get to God, the closer they get to each other. The farther away they get from God, the farther they get from each other.

We have a weekly date, even if it is just to take a walk in the park. We will go out to lunch or dinner and talk together about the kids, upcoming events, what we have coming up.

I was taught from an early age that we need to praise the Lord when things are going good, and praise the Lord even when things are not going well.

I think Romney is just as liberal or almost just as liberal as President Obama. He's trying to act like a conservative, but I don't think it's in his heart.

We have set up our home to be designed for taking care of children.

We love our children to experience different cultures, and we had media opportunities over in Japan and China and so we took our whole family over there.

It's time for conservatives to demand courageous leadership that puts Arkansas families, jobs, and our constitutional liberties first.

As a matter of fact, forgiveness is not something you feel like doing, it's really a choice.

When people wrong us, you say, God, I choose to forgive this person. And sometimes people come back and ask for forgiveness and sometimes people don't.

We went to a conference to learn how to get out of debt and we did it and it is really freeing.

Yeah, I think it's a full-time job just taking care of the children while they're young.

That's key in a relationship, the husband needs to cherish his wife and always treat his wife like a queen.

Our family loves Girl Scout cookies and I don't think allowing a boy in the Girl Scouts is a good thing.

Governor Huckabee has the communication skills of Ronald Reagan and a common sense business approach to government.

America needs Governor Huckabee for president!

We are devoted to doing our part and making a difference for our children and grandchildren.

We shop a lot at garage sales, thrift stores.

It is easy to think of the things that are bothering you more often than the things that are wonderful. It's important to remember those things about your spouse and think about those things. A great rule of thumb is to say 10 nice things to every one critical thing.

When I was growing up I was on a really tight budget. There was a lot I couldn't do. My mom encouraged my sister and I to pray about things and trust the Lord. It's important for parents to do that.