Subject: Marriage (Page 21)

Only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy; one is to let her think she is having her own way, and the other is to let her have it.

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

(1942 – 1999) American actress

Thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife unless she's a beauty.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Remarriage is an excellent test of just how amicable your divorce was.

(1954 – 2000) humorist, writer & radio commentator

You may marry the man of your dreams, ladies, but fourteen years later you're married to a couch that burps.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

Oh, we were doomed from the start. I’m an Earth sign. She’s a Water sign. Together, we made mud.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I'm not upset about my divorce; I'm only upset I'm not a widow.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Engagement: A period in which a girl is placed in solitaire confinement.

To the question: Do married people live longer?

Fields responded: No, it just seems longer.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

A husband is like a fire, he goes out when unattended.

(1899 – 1995) humorist

A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

She had been married so often she bought a drip-dry wedding dress.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings… and lawyers.

(1940 – 2005) comedian & movie actor

My psychiatrist said my wife and I should have sex every night; now, we'll never see each other!

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

One night I figured – let my wife make the first move… she went to Florida.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Getting married is like buying a new horse, or going into a strange saloon.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Marriage: A process of finding out what sort of guy your wife would have preferred.

Last week I planned my husband’s funeral; he hasn’t died yet, it’s just what I do when he annoys me.

comedian & actress

Marriage is supposed to be permanent; it’s like a tattoo that yells at you.

American comedian & actor