Subject: Marriage » Husbands (Page 5)

Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands… but English women only hope to find in their butlers.

(1874 – 1965) English dramatist & novelist

Husbands are awkward things to deal with; even keeping them in hot water will not make them tender.

My husband said he needed more space… so I locked him outside.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

My wife and I took out life insurance policies on each other – so now it’s just a waiting game.

(1962 – ) American stand-up comedian & game show host

These days the meaning of a faithful husband is one whose alimony checks arrive on time.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Husbands are awkward things to deal with; even keeping them in hot water will not make them tender.

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Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

A husband is what is left of the lover after the nerve is extracted.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

Every American woman has two souls to call her own, the other being her husband's.

(1877 – 1947) British diarist & critic

You take a normal guy, give him a wife, give them time, and you've got AN IDIOT!

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

I’m still friends with all my ex’s, apart from my husbands.

(1946 – ) American recording artist, actress, director & record producer

All the unhappy marriages come from husbands having brains; what good are brains to a man? … they only unsettle him.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

Husbands should be like Kleenex: soft, strong, and disposable.

(1942 – 1999) American actress

I should have suspected my husband was lazy; on our wedding day, his mother told me: "I'm not losing a son; I'm gaining a couch."

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

There is a vast difference between the savage and the civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after breakfast.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband, while a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

Husband: A person who is the boss of his house and has his wife’s permission to say so.

His finest hour lasted a minute and a half.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

I've been asked to say a couple of words about my husband; how about short and cheap?

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be married too.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

Before marriage, a man will go home and lie awake all night thinking about something you said; after marriage, he'll go to sleep before you finish saying it.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist