Love Quotes

"When asked his secret of love, being married fifty-four years to the same person, he said, ‘Ruth and I are happily incompatible.’"

- Billy Graham

"Why is it that people get married? Because we need a witness to our lives. There’s a billion people on the planet. What does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you’re promising to care about everything… The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things, All of it… all the time, every day. You’re saying ‘Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go unwitnessed – because I will be your witness.’"

- Shall We Dance, 2004

"Leaves in the fall Winds that have ceased Rain that cries no more Snow on a mountain Dew covered grass Water in a vase An orchid in full bloom Morning rays of sunlight Painted colors of a sunset A butterfly in her cocoon A swan in the lake Two lovers dancing in the night A million stars without form A little boy resting A little girl praying The eye of the storm Wherever you are Wherever you will be My still point in a turning world"

- Fawn Weaver, Still

"Love is seeking to act for the other person’s highest good."

- Jerry Cook

"Common courtesy plays a big role in happy marriages. People who are permanently married are polite to one another. They don’t want to hurt one another’s feelings, and they don’t try to make the other one feel humiliated. People who are married for life are extremely kind to one another."

- Frank Pittman

"Committing to staying calm is the first key to committing to staying married."

- Hal Runkel

"Commitment has kind eyes. He wears sturdy shoes. Everything is vivid when he is around. It is wonderful to sit and have lunch in his gardens around harvest time. You can taste in the vegetables that the soil has been cared for."

- J. Ruth Gendler

"Commitment is making a choice to give up other choices."

- Scott Stanley

"I think a man and a woman should choose each other for life, for the simple reason that a long life with all its accidents is barely enough time for a man and a woman to understand each other and. . . to understand – is to love."

- William Butler Yeats

"The grass looks greener . . . but it’s Astroturf."

- From the report, “Does Divorce Make People Happy?”

"For you see, each day I love you more. Today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow."

- Rosemonde Gerard

"The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through eternity."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It’s focused attention."

- Rick Warren

"They say, ‘It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.’ I say, ‘It is better to love and when you get discouraged, love some more, and never lose your love at all."

- Fawn Weaver

"A happy man married the girl he loves; a happier man loves the girl he marries."

- Susan Douglas

"There is no such thing as a perfect man or a perfect marriage. But the one I have is perfect for me."

- Fawn Weaver

"A great spouse loves you exactly the way you are. An extraordinary spouse helps you grow; inspires you to be, do and give your very best."

- Fawn Weaver

"You don’t love someone because they’re perfect. You love them in spite of the fact they’re not."

- Jodi Picoult

"In the enriching of marriage, the big things are the little things. There must be constant appreciation for each other and thoughtful demonstration of gratitude. A couple must encourage and help each other grow. Marriage is a joint quest for the good, the beautiful, and the divine"

- James E. Faust

"My husband is one of my greatest blessings from God. His love is a gift that I open every day."

- Darlene Schacht

"We adore more than we irritate, that’s why we’ve lasted so long."

- Cathy Thorne

"We have the greatest pre-nuptial agreement in the world. It’s called love."

- Gene Perret

"Marriage succeeds only as lifetime commitment with no escape clauses."

- Dr. James Dobson

"Love is a promise; love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear."

- John Lennon

"True story… Once upon a time there lived a wife with the most incredible husband ever… The End."

- Darlene Schacht

"My philosophy: If it doesn’t add love, trust & value to your life, it doesn’t belong in your life."

- Lisa Manyon

"Choose your love, then love your choice."

- Unknown

"If you want to know where your heart is, look to where your mind goes when it wonders."

- Unknown

"It’s always nice to have someone in your life who can make you smile even when they’re not around."

- Unknown

"When I am with you, the only place I want to be is closer."

- Unknown