“Fear accomplishes much in love. The husband of the Middle Ages was loved by his wife for his very severity. The bride of William the Conqueror, having been beaten by him, recognized him by this token for her lord and husband” AgeFearLordWifeMiddleHusbandAccomplishBeatenMiddle AgesBridesConquerorTokensSeverityWilliam The Conqueror Author:Jules Michelet
“Until the Second World War, it was unthinkable for a married woman of the working or middle class to disgrace her husband by working after marriage, because her employment indicated that he was a poor provider” WorldWarWomenWorkPoorClassMiddleHusbandMarriedEmploymentWar Of The WorldsMiddle ClassWorld War IDisgraceSecond World WarUnthinkableProvidersMarried Women Author:Sandra Scarr
“I caused my husband's heart attack. In the middle of lovemaking I took the paper bag off my head. He dropped the Polaroid and keeled over and so did the hooker. It would have taken me half an hour to untie myself and call the paramedics, but fortunately the Great Dane could dial.” HeartHoursHalfTakenMiddleHusbandPaperBagsMy HusbandHeart AttackPaper BagsPolaroidsParamedics Author:Joan Rivers
“But when you only speak using generalizations, you run the danger of denying the specific. In recent decades, millions of people have come to us from cultural groups within which women have absolutely no rights. They do not have a voice of their own and they are totally dependent on their fathers, brothers or husbands. That applies to North Africa and that applies to large parts of the Middle East. It isn't always linked to Islam.” PeopleRunningFatherSpeakVoiceMillionsRightsGroupsMiddleDangerBrotherHusbandIslamEastDecadesDependentMiddle EastLinkedGeneralizationNorth Africa Author:Alice Schwarzer
“You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress.” IfsKnowsWayGivingUsedDemocracyRightsProgressMiddleHusbandEqualEastTraditionalMiddle EastEqual RightsDemocracy In The Middle East Author:Shimon Peres
“I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.” MiddleDogHusbandSeatsMy HusbandTruckBenchesRoad Trip Author:Barbra Streisand
“As a newly married person, as much as I would love for my husband to buy into the 'my way or the highway' philosophy, you realize it's all about compromising and finding some sort of middle ground that everyone can live with.” WayPersonsPhilosophyRealizingMiddleHusbandFindingsMarriedCompromiseMy WayMy HusbandHighwaysMiddle Ground Author:Gabrielle Union