“There is no quality of the mind, or of the body, that so instantaneously and irresistibly captivates, as wit. An elegant writer has observed that wit may do very well for a mistress, but that he should prefer reason for a wife. He that deserts the latter, and gives himself up entirely to the guidance of the former, will certainly fall into many pitfalls and quagmires, like him who walks by flashes of lightning, rather than the steady beams of the sun.” GivingShouldMindWellsMayReasonBodyFallWalksQualitySunWifeWitFormerDesertGuidanceLatterSteadyFlashLightningElegantMistressBeamPitfallsQuagmire Book:Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan Source: Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan
“Marco Rubio announced he's running for president. Fun fact: Marco Rubio's wife is a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader. In other words, she knows how to generate fake enthusiasm for someone who's not going to win.” KnowsFactsRunningWinningFunPresidentKnow HowWifeEnthusiasmFormerFakeMiamiDolphinsMarcosCheerleaderMiami Dolphins Author:Conan O'Brien
“Former President Bill Clinton is on the program tonight. He says that while his wife runs for president, he would like to stay out of the limelight. Well, he's certainly come to the right place. He'll be fine here.” WellsRunningPresidentWifeFineProgramBillsClintonFormerTonightRight PlaceLimelightPresident Bill Clinton Author:David Letterman
“During an interview, former President George W. Bush discussed his painting hobby and said, 'Never paint your wife or your mother.' Then he added, 'Because it's almost impossible to get the paint out of their hair.'” SaidMotherPresidentWifeImpossiblePaintingHairPaintFormerInterviewsHobbiesPresident George W Bush Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I can tell you I also smoked cigars 10 years before, and the watch, which is a Patek Philippe - it was my former wife who bought it for me as a gift when I completed my military service. What is all of this about anyway? I'm no wealthier than Bibi Netanyahu or Arik Sharon. I don't feel that I'm more hedonistic than Ehud Olmert, or Yitzhak Rabin or Shimon Peres.” FeelsYearsI CanWatchesWifeMilitaryFormerCigarMilitary ServiceSharonHedonistic Author:Ehud Barak
“Lincoln Chafee, former governor of Rhode Island, announced he's running for president. Before he announced he's running, his wife went on Facebook and asked his staff if they remembered his password. Because if a Facebook password is too hard to remember, the launch codes for the nukes should be a piece of cake.” IfsShouldHardRunningRememberPresidentPiecesWifeFormerCodeRememberedIslandsCakeGovernorsStaffPasswordsNukesRhode Island Author:Jimmy Fallon
“She was the first woman who left me. (on his former wife, Rachel Hunter, shortly after their break-up)” FirstsLeftBreakWifeFormerHunters Author:Rod Stewart
“Vanity Fair magazine reports that former President Clinton and Al Gore haven't spoken to each other since George W. Bush's inauguration. Not only that, Bill and his wife, Hillary, haven't spoken since Richard Nixon's inauguration.” PresidentWifeHavensFairsBillsClintonMagazinesFormerVanityReportsAlsGoreInaugurationPresident ClintonVanity Fair Author:Conan O'Brien
“Divorced, not loving their abandoned children as much as they loathe their former wives, directing a combination of need and hostility toward the women who drift in and out of their new lives, they are, as [one character] puts it, "involved in a variety of pharmaceutical experiments.” NeedsChildrenCharacterWifeInvolvedExperimentsFormerVarietyCombinationAbandonedNew LifeDivorcedHostilityLoathePharmaceutical Author:Richard Schickel
“My resistance to communication work is because of 15 years with my former wife where we did all this work, but we never got to the core of anything.” YearsWifeCommunicationCoreResistanceFormer Author:Kenny Loggins