Subject: Marriage » Husbands

His finest hour lasted a minute and a half.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the old boys mumble in their sleep.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

I know not which lives more unnatural lives, obeying husbands, or commanding wives.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

Every mother generally hopes that her daughter will snag a better husband than she managed to do… but she's certain that her boy will never get as great a wife as his father did.

My mother buried three husbands, and two of them were just napping.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

A husband is what is left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend; a successful woman is one who can find such a man.

(1921 – 1995) American actress

FREE TO GOOD HOME – Beautiful 6 mo. old male kitten — orange & caramel tabby, playful, friendly very affectionate, ideal for family w/ kids. OR Handsome 32 yr. old husband – personable, funny, good job, but doesn't like cats. Says he goes or cat goes. Call Jennifer 265-…. — come see both and decide which you'd like.

The gifts you buy your wife are never as appropriate as the gifts your neighbor buys his wife.

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

I’m still friends with all my ex’s, apart from my husbands.

(1946 – ) American recording artist, actress, director & record producer

When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife.

A husband is like a fire, he goes out when unattended.

(1899 – 1995) humorist

You take a normal guy, give him a wife, give them time, and you've got AN IDIOT!

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

The only thing worse than a husband who never notices what you cook or what you wear is a husband who always notices what you cook and what you wear.

A husband is a guy who tells you when you've got on too much lipstick and helps you with your girdle when your hips stick.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

They have come up with a perfect understanding; he won't try to run her life, and he won't try to run his, either.

Every American woman has two souls to call her own, the other being her husband's.

(1877 – 1947) British diarist & critic

Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer