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Quotes About Commitment

A light wife doth make a heavy husband.
~ William Shakespeare
What we love about love is the fever, which marriage puts to bed and cures.
~ Mignon McLaughlin
Any mature, spiritually sensitive view of marriage must be built on the foundation of mature love rather than romanticism. But this immediately casts us into a countercultural pursuit.
~ Gary L. Thomas
A marriage is like a long trip in a tiny row boat: if one passenger starts to rock the boat, the other has to steady it, otherwise, they will go to the bottom together.
~ David Reuben
It is he who has broken the bond of marriage - not I. I only break its bondage.
~ Oscar Wilde
Love is a fever which marriage puts to bed and cures.
~ Richard J. Needham
Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.
~ Mae West
In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me.
~ Caroline Kennedy
We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want a family so we'll have to start thinking about that.
~ Prince William
Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there.
~ Paul Getty
There will be other forms in addition to our classic marriage. One is already looming on the horizon: polyamory, or having more than one intimate partner.
~ Volkmar Sigusch
Of course I believe in marriage. Commitment to one other person in life is glorious.
~ Kate Winslet
The great thing about marriage is the idea of really getting to know someone. And really getting to know a woman is a life long task.
~ Robin Williams
So heavy is the chain of wedlock that it needs two to carry it, and sometimes three.
~ Alexandre Dumas
I will get married soon. It is in the pipeline. I believe in the institution of marriage.
~ Sushmita Sen
Marriage is grand. Divorce is about twenty grand.
~ Jay Leno
It was only long after the ceremony that we learned why we got married in the first place.
~ Lois Wyse
Like good wine, marriage gets better with age - once you learn to keep a cork in it.
~ Gene Perret
For me working on the marriage and not making the easy choice of cheating was something that I could not do.
~ Al Goldstein
When marriage is what it ought to be, it is indeed the very happiest condition of existence.
~ Fanny Kemble
Marriage, friends, is a lifelong feast; love is no light lunch.
~ Garrison Keillor
I don't see any reason for marriage when there is divorce.
~ Catherine Deneuve
You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say she's my best friend. That's not a given, it's a process.
~ Viggo Mortensen
Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.
~ Esther Williams