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Quotes About Partnership

Of course he bothers me. He's my husband.
~ Gish Jen
Marriage is more. Don't settle for less.
~ Glenn T. Stanton
The right woman is the one you can live with, not the one in your head.
~ Gloria Naylor
The surest way to be alone is to get married.
~ Gloria Steinem
Close your eyes and pretend you are living with a woman—how would you divide the housework?
~ Gloria Steinem
I also thought suddenly of the wisdom of my speaking partner, the late generous, outrageous, matchless Flo Kennedy. She found value in conflict, no matter what. "The purpose of ass-kicking is not that your ass gets kicked at the right time or for the right reason," she often explained. "It's to keep your ass sensitive. " Remembering her words made me laugh out loud.
~ Gloria Steinem
Marriage was man and wife, side by side as they were now, sharing life's adventures and battling its challenges...together.  It was an alliance forged of the finest steel, tempered in the fires of adversity, and thus blessed by unrivaled strength.
~ Glynnis Campbell
Before, she'd envisioned their marriage as a battle waged between the two of them, where one triumphed and one surrendered, a contest for control and power. But marriage, she now knew, was not war at all.  Marriage was man and wife, side by side as they were now, sharing life's adventures and battling its challenges...together.  It was an alliance forged of the finest steel, tempered in the fires of adversity, and thus blessed by unrivaled strength.
~ Glynnis Campbell
No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.
~ Godfrey Winn
Getting married doesn't mean you're done – it just means you've advanced to graduate-level studies. That's because everytime you think you've mastered the material, he'll change a bit. And so will you. As two people grow and evolve, the real work of marriage is finding a way to relate to nurture each other in the process. (on 8 things no one tells you about marriage)
~ Good Housekeeping
Marriage in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have.
~ Gordon B. Hinckley
I am satisfied that a happy marriage is not so much a matter of romance as it is an anxious concern for the comfort and well-being of one's companion. -Gordon B. Hinckley
~ Gordon B. Hinckley
I pronounce us man and something-or-other. We're married, big boy.
~ Gordon Merrick
Death is not warden of life, not thief, nor enemy — but Life's most equal partner.
~ Terri Guillemets
impossible . . . and . . . and I so loved our partnership, and was proud of it.  Don't you see?—I can't go on being your partner if you make
~ Jack London
I love to think of the success of Berande," he said; "but that is secondary.  It is subordinate to the dearest wish, which is that some day you will share Berande with me in a completer way than that of mere business partnership.  It is for you, some day, when you are ready, to be my wife.
~ Jack London
We are alike, Joscelin and I, in that what we do, we do very well.
~ Jacqueline Carey
I wondered if, by the time we'd been together as long as Phèdre and Joscelin, I'd be able to predict her reactions. I wasn't sure I would. I wasn't sure I wanted to, either.
~ Jacqueline Carey
couples. Their duties done, they had eyes only for each other, locking glances and smiling deeply; two realms, two rulers, united in love and a shared dream. It
~ Jacqueline Carey
work in tandem—and that means we pedal in different directions, most
~ Jacqueline Winspear
There was an evil in the world which God was powerless to combat without the help of men; a mystical partnership was being offered, stunning in concept and in its power to elicit the best in life.
~ James A. Michener
One day it struck me with full force that a husband is worth having, and it was worth making every effort to win a good one. So when Laurence appeared I set out to win him with an abandon I never knew I had. You can do the same.
~ James A. Michener
The general rule in the case where a TEM can choose to take a project is simply to avoid toxic projects. Teams that are unwilling to be equal partners in quality should be left on their own to do their own testing. Teams unwilling to commit to writing small tests and getting good unit-level coverage should be left to dig their graves in peace.
~ James A. Whittaker
The absolute best, surefire way to make a good living is to help someone else make a good living.
~ James Altucher