You know for many elected officials they all started in the same place. You know marriage is between a man and a woman but they understand that they are moving inevitably catching up to the American public.

Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships.

Isn't that the ultimate homeland security standing up and defending marriage?

I believe I went through a divorce. My relationship with Ellen is no less significant as a marriage than my relationship to Coley.

I am hoping this is my year to have children. I understand that I am possibly more European in my views of marriage. I am not going to say I'm not going to get married but it's not my priority.

Who of us is mature enough for offspring before the offspring themselves arrive? The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons but thanks for asking.

My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like.

My first marriage was very traditional in the church and then we left the church and went to the reception hall. So this time I'd like to go fairy tale all the way.

Marriage laws the police armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence.

It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage but some people manage to be both.

If someone talks about union fidelity a monogamous relationship love blessing I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing you see I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage.

I still believe in marriage.

Since 1970 relationships can be more volatile jobs more ephemeral geographical mobility more intensified stability of marriage weaker.

I'm a heathen when it comes to marriage.

My older sister was at the cusp of new wave and I had older brothers from my father's first marriage who were rock 'n' roll guys so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture.

Marriage of attraction is a gamble anyway so you might as well marry into a family that is similar to your own and make that much less of an adjustment. But the 'love marriage' as it is called is equally common in India now. But it would be interesting to do a comparison of what would work better. Marriage is hard work and it is a gamble.

I suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child and the physical challenge of maintaining an overnight shift at CBS a marriage and two in diapers made the symptoms worse and everyone in the house paid the price.

I realize that of all people I am no expert on parenting or marriage.

You can't wake up one day and say 'I'm for gay marriage ' and wake up the next day and say 'I'm against it.' Wake up one day and say 'I'm pro-choice ' and the next day wake up and say 'I'm pro-life.' There's no credibility there.

I'm not a marriage expert quite clearly.

I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily.

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.