Culture Quote by Sheena Iyengar

Sometimes I think too much fuss is made about marriage. Century after century of carnal embracement and we're still no nearer to understanding one…

— Anonymous

“Like it or not, today we are all pioneers, picking our way through uncharted and unstable territory. The old rules are no longer reliable…

— Stephanie Coontz

Each marriage bears the footprints of economic and cultural trends which originate far outside marriage.

— Arlie Russell Hochschild

We now live in a culture of the temporary, in which more and more people are simply giving up on marriage as a public…

— Pope Francis

Many alternatives to traditional marriage have emerged. People feel free to shop around, experimenting with several living arrangements in succession. And when people do…

— Stephanie Coontz

We alter and customize the thing every century, every generation, every day - both in the courts and in our own homes. And marriage…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship.

— Susan Faludi

Marriage is the basic building block of civilization. We are redefining it at our own peril.

— Hank Hanegraaff

Marriage emerged some forty-five hundred years ago and evolved into a widespread and accepted institution that bonded families, maintained order, and created wealth. Unlike…

— Robi Ludwig

Modern marriage is first and foremost a romantic and private union, but the tax laws and inheritance laws and religious implications that still surround…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Every marriage is a mystery to me, even the one I'm in. So I'm no expert on it.

— Hillary Clinton

Economically as well as emotionally, modern marriage has become like an affluent gated community. It has become harder for low-income Americans to enter and…

— Stephanie Coontz