You know American citizens I don't think ever thought that the right to the pursuit of happiness did not include the right to marry the person you love. But for a whole number of Americans gay Americans that happens to be true.

I think people really marry far too much it is such a lottery after all and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.

Women who marry early are often overly enamored of the kind of man who looks great in wedding pictures and passes the maid of honor his telephone number.

Everybody wants you to do good things but in a small town you pretty much graduate and get married. Mostly you marry have children and go to their football games.

President Bush once said that marriage is a sacred institution and should be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. If this is the case - and most Americans would agree with him on this - then I have to ask: Why is the government at all involved in marrying people?

Government shouldn't tell you whom to marry.

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.

Marrying for love may be a bit risky but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.

The way taxes are you might as well marry for love.

I'm going to marry a Jewish woman because I like the idea of getting up Sunday morning and going to the deli.