I mean, for all of his faults

“I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton is still married to a girl he met in the library 25 years ago at school. Can we say that about many of our other leaders today in America, including on the right wing?”

— Paul Begala

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Category: marriage
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My parents had an arranged marriage, as

“My parents had an arranged marriage, as did so many other people when I was growing up. My father came and had a life in the United States one way and my mother had a different one, and I was very aware of those things. I continue to wonder about it, and I will continue to write about it.”

— Jhumpa Lahiri

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Category: marriage
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Instead, I think over the years we

“Instead, I think over the years we have cut the strength of marriage and relationships by the law and weakened the institution. We have tried to deal with relationships with no-fault divorce, with child custody, with so many other avenues; and it has not helped.”

— Timothy Murphy

Author: Timothy Murphy
Category: marriage
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So I really did stop and change

“So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really try to put that principle into play as the center of everything – my friendships, my marriage, my career, my family, my way of being in the world. And that changed everything for me.”

— Kathy Mattea

Author: Kathy Mattea
Category: marriage
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I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act

“I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.”

— Barack Obama

Author: Barack Obama
Category: marriage
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