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Love Quotes - Page 100

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.

I'm No Angel (motion picture) (1933). Nigel Rees, in his Quote ... Unquote Newsletter, has found this joke appearing earlier in the cartoon "Pop" in 1921: "woman: 'You say what you like, Pop! Marriage is a jolly good institution!' POP: 'Yes! But who wants to live in an institution?"

All you need is love.

John Lennon (2002). “The Songs of John Lennon: The Beatles Years”, p.214, Berklee Press

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1998). “You are the World: Authentic Report of Talks and Discussions in American Universities”, p.49, Krishnamurti Foundation Trust Ltd.

Marriage succeeds only as lifetime commitment with no escape clauses.

James C. Dobson (1997). “Solid Answers: America's Foremost Family Counselor Responds to Tough Questions Facing Today's Families”, Tyndale House Pub

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

"The New Dictionary of Thoughts: A Cyclopedia of Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, both Ancient and Modern". Book compiled by Tryon Edwards et al., 1960.

People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.

Gary Chapman, Ross Campbell (2010). “The 5 Love Languages/The 5 Love Languages Men's Edition/The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers/The 5 Love Lan”, p.182, Moody Publishers

Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.

Traditional sign-off for "The Writer's Almanac" radio show, 1993 - 2017.