Leo Tolstoy

It’s much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.

If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.

I sit on a man’s back choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that i am sorry for him and wish to lighten his load by all means possible….except by getting off his back.

And you know, there’s less charm in life when you think about death–but it’s more peaceful.

Every lie is a poison; there are no harmless lies. Only the truth is safe. Only the truth gives me consolation – it is the one unbreakable diamond.

Everything intelligent is so boring.

I am a black American male from Chicago, who had my rehearsal dinner at Versailles and then got married in Florence with a view of the entire city.

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

Michelle’s like Beyoncé in that song ‘Let me upgrade ya!’ She upgraded me.

They that Marry for Money cannot have the true Satisfaction of Marriage; the requisite Means being wanting.

By taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first, by showing that she made him so happy as a married man, that he wishes to be so a second time.

It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclination.

Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can’t sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can’t sleep with the window open.

Obviously I couldn’t have done anything that I’ve done without Michelle… not only has she been a great first lady, she is just my rock. I count on her in so many ways every single day.

It was a very meaningful ceremony and marriage means a lot to me.

Call no man unhappy until he is married.

This is my first marriage. Beforehand, I was living in sin.

If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you’ll never end up with a nag.

[on Michelle] A dedicated mom, a good friend, and someone who’s not afraid to poke a little fun at herself from time to time