Quotes tagged ‘wives’

“Dr. Alan Grant: You got any kids? Dr. Ian Malcolm: Me? Oh, hell yeah, three. I love kids. Anything at all can and does happen. Same with wives, for that matter. Dr. Alan Grant: You're married? Dr. Ian Malcolm: Occasionally. Yeah, I'm always on the lookout for a future ex-Mrs. Malcolm.”

— Michael Crichton, David Koepp, Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jeff Goldblum, imdb.com

“In other words, it’s about how much some women try their best to forgive the men who let them down — and make no mistake, they let them down terribly — and manage to love those men anyway. It never meant the rest of us had to do the same.”

— Tracy Moore, melmagazine.com

“What I'm interested in are real parts. Not secretaries telling powerful men their wives are on line two.”

— Emma Rathbone, Carly Mensch, Liz Flahive, Ruth Wilder, Alison Brie, imdb.com

“We chose this job for a reason, that’s who we are. We’re not meant to go home to happy wives and husbands with kids. It doesn’t work that way for us.”

— Christina M. Kim, Edgar Reade, Rob Brown, imdb.com

“If still they do not submit, Mr. Cromwell, then I promise the utter destruction of them, their wives and their children. Do you understand me? I will destroy them all.”

— Michael Hirst, Henry VIII of England, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, imdb.com

“Now I know why people play golf! It's not 'cause they like this game! It's just to get away from their wives! That's why they play!”

— A.J. Russell, Herbert Finn, Ralph Kramden, Jackie Gleason, imdb.com

“Along the way you pick up wives and kids and you are responsible for them. You don’t discard them. There is no such thing as ex-wives, only additional wives.”

— Willie Nelson, telegraph.co.uk

“What do wives and hurricanes have in common? On arrival, they’re wet and wild. When they leave, they take the house and car with them.”

— Unknown, tcat.tc

“Me: *finishes cleaning* Wife: You missed a spot. Me: Where? Wife: *motions to the entire house*”

— James Breakwell, twitter.com

“We’re totally equals. I mean, when we rent a car, I won’t let her drive. And that’s not sexism. I just don’t wanna die.”

— Jim Gaffigan, amazon.com

“My wife is amazing. Even in the most stressful moments, I will catch her looking at me with an expression that could only be described as regret. But she’s Catholic, so there’s no quitting the team.”

— Jim Gaffigan, amazon.com

“People want to believe they know other people. Parents want to believe they know their kids. Wives want to believe they know their husbands.”

— Gillian Flynn, amazon.com

“I can’t do this, I can’t just be a wife. I don’t understand how anyone does it—there is literally nothing to do but wait. Wait for a man to come home and love you. Either that or look around for something to distract you.”

— Paula Hawkins, amazon.com

“You don't ever want to be the wife who keeps her husband from playing poker - you don't ever want to be the shrew with the curlers and the rolling pin. So you swallow your disappointment and say okay.”

— Gillian Flynn, amazon.com