I used to believe that marriage would diminish me, reduce my options.
That you had to be someone less to live with someone else when, of course, you have to be someone more.
-- Candice Bergen

A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love. -- Pearl S. Buck

* "...the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country, it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. " -- Robert F. Kennedy

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love.
Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel.
Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership.
-- Ann Landers

A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together.
It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.
-- Dave Meurer

Love is often the fruit of marriage.
-- Moliere

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse. -- Dr. Benjamin Spock

In the 1960s we were fighting to be recognized as equals in the marketplace, in marriage, in education and on the playing field. It was a very exciting, rebellious time. -- Marlo Thomas

That is what marriage really means:
helping one another to reach the full status of being persons,
responsible and autonomous beings who do not run away from life.
-- Paul Tournier