“Here's the thing: the unit of reverence in Europe is the family, which is why a child born today of unmarried parents in Sweden has a better chance of growing up in a house with both of his parents than a child born to a married couple in America. Here we revere the couple, there they revere the family.” ChildrenTodayAmericaHouseParentBornChanceGrowing UpGrowingCoupleMarriedEuropeReverenceUnitsSwedenUnmarriedMarried Couples Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“I think marriage is all about timing. Getting married is insanity; I mean, it's a risk - who knows if you're going to be together forever? But you both say, 'We're going to take this chance, in the same spirit.” IfsThinkingKnowsMeanTogetherSpiritChanceForeverRiskMarriedInsanityTimingGetting MarriedTogether Forever Author:Cate Blanchett
“What makes a date so dreadful is the weight of expectation attached to it. There is every chance that you may meet your soulmate, get married, have children and be buried side by side. There is an equal chance that the person you meet will look as if they've already been buried for some time.” IfsLooksMayChildrenPersonsSidesChanceEqualMarriedExpectationsWeightYour SoulBuriedSoulmateYour Soulmate Book:Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges Source: Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges
“The person who practices advanced meditation is usually not married, some are. They usually don't have children, some do. But chances are they will not marry or have children because it demands to much time.” ChildrenPersonsActionChancePracticeMeditationDemandMarriedChances AreRight Action Author:Frederick Lenz
“Carry your Bible and live by it. There's a better chance that you will stay married if that much is true for either one of you - male or female.” IfsChanceMarriedFemaleMalesLive By Author:Phil Robertson
“I had a marriage that I came to in the same way everybody else comes to a marriage. We all take chances when we get married.” WayChanceMarriedTake A Chance Author:Alec Baldwin