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Wife Quotes

"The only thing I feel passionate about is my wife."

Donald Sutherland, Canadian Actor

"We had the boy's name picked out, but we didn't have a girl's. When he turned out to be a boy, we were so relieved. Literally, in the middle of contracting and pushing, and with my wife being drugged - out and half - lucid, we were still coming up with names."

Paul Reiser, American Comedian

Wife, Being, Contracting, Name

"It's better when you have your wife with you, more fun."

Evan Dando, American Musician

"Never be unfaithful to a lover, except with your wife."

P. J. O'Rourke, American Comedian

"Caesar's wife should be above suspicion."

John Langhorne, English Poet

Wife, Suspicion

"So I decided to form a production company with my wife and our partner Diane."

Ray Liotta, American Actor

Wife, Company, Production

"A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together."

James H. Boren, American Public Servant

Wife, HusbDress, Will

"Talking to my wife, we stare at each other, saying, 'How is this happening? Why is this happening? Why now?' It's nothing I ever aspired to."

Steve Carell, American Actor

Wife, Nothing, Now, Saying

"I discovered my wife in bed with another man, and I was crushed. So I said, 'Get off me, you two!'"

Emo Philips, American Comedian

"Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other."

Anton Chekhov, Russian Dramatist

Wife, Literature, Medicine, Night

"Memorizing dialogue has always come easy and quickly to me. My wife Eileen is also very helpful. She gives me choices, and asks me questions, and runs my lines with me."

Bill Mumy, American Actor

Wife, Choices, Questions

"I don't feel ashamed of my wife's political background, and I don't think she should either. I feel that the people who administered the North of Ireland for the last 20 years should be ashamed. There you are."

Stephen Rea, Irish Actor

Wife, People, Ireland, Years

"If a composer has a nice wife and some nice children, how can he let the children starve on his dissonances?"

Charles Ives, American Composer

"I'm very close with Bob and his lovely, fabulous wife Catherine, too."

Sally Kellerman, American Actress

"I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

Wife, English, Now

"My wife read Narc as well and was really into it."

Ray Liotta, American Actor

"There was a whole display set up of all the X-Men paraphernalia. My wife couldn't resist telling this 5-year-old boy that I was Wolverine. The little kid looked up at me and he was staring at me."

Hugh Jackman, Australian Actor

"I'm not saying my wife's a bad cook, but she uses a smoke alarm as a timer."

Bob Monkhouse, English Comedian

"If I win, I'll take my wife and buy her a whole new wardrobe. If she's happy then I'll be happy."

Chris Daughtry, American Musician

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