No one, however powerful and successful, can function as an adult if his parents are not satisfied with him.

Bad marriages don't cause infidelity; infidelity causes bad marriages.

The secret to having a good marriage is to understand that marriage must be total, it must be permanent, and it must be equal.

Love is not something people feel, but something people try to express no matter how they feel.

The more things we can laugh about, the more alive we become: The more things we can laugh about together, the more connected we become.

Fidelity is the single most important element in solidly enduring marriages.

Marriage, like a submarine, is only safe if you get all the way inside.

Fathering makes a man, whatever his standing in the eyes of the world, feel strong and good and important, just as he makes his child feel loved and valued.

Marriage isn't supposed to make you happy - it's supposed to make you married.

Fathering is the most masculine thing a man can do.

Parents can make us distrust ourselves. To them, we seem always to be works-in-progress.

All my friends seem to be smart arses. Don't ask me why. Like many things, it is what it is.

For we are all walking each other to our deaths, and the journey between footsteps makes up our lives.

Faith reminds us that change is always possible.

Suddenly, I found I was married to a millionaire.

Things don't change because people change their minds. They change because they retire or die.

It took me a very long time to realize that inherently the materials have this beautiful quality without me having to impose meaning onto them.

Technology provides means for expression and interchange and so on, so yes it should be free and open, but there are a lot of constraints on how its used.

Any relationship I ever have will have to be hidden, or else it will be destroyed before it even starts.

When two people meet, as long as there is any form of rapport maintained, the person with the most certainty will eventually influence ther other person.