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Alimony – the ransom that the happy pay to the devil.
H. L. MenckenWhy do Jewish divorces cost so much? They’re worth it.
Henny YoungmanObviously, you go through a lot of emotional turmoil in a divorce.
David ByrneMy fans saw me get engaged, saw me make that woman my wife, me having kids, me divorcing, me talking about divorce before the divorce, me talking about my kids‘ reaction to that divorce.
Kevin HartI’ve never had a divorce, but I’ve seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to write for the people that can’t write about it. I take on their sorrow, so I’m able to kind of express it, or their joy.
Dolly PartonYou don’t sign up for a divorce when you get married. It’s very painful. But it’s taught me a great deal about myself.
Dwayne JohnsonEven with my divorce and with everything, I don’t need money.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerIn my divorce, I stood up and said to my ex-wife, ‚Hey, I messed up. This had nothing to do with you. I didn’t understand what marriage was. I cheated. I was wrong. We couldn’t fix it; it got worse. I stepped away because I didn’t want it to get any worse. You’re the mother of my kids – I don’t want to hate you.‘
Kevin HartIs everything funny? For me, yes. There’s a positive to every negative. Even my divorce? For me, yes. If you go back and look at it, why it happened or how it happened, there’s something in there that’ll make you laugh.
Kevin HartThe details surrounding both my marriage and subsequent filing for divorce are private, and I had hoped to keep them that way for the sake of my family.
EminemMy parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious – like, I don’t remember them ever being together.
J. ColeAlimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.
Groucho MarxThere will be gay couples; it will exist. It is not very nice that people who are married – who divorce in three seconds – don’t want protection for the others. The legal system should protect everyone, not just the few people who think they are above everybody else because they are married.
Karl LagerfeldA divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there’s less of you.
Margaret AtwoodI had a really good childhood up until I was nine, then a classic case of divorce really affected me.
Kurt CobainMy mother was a very wonderful woman. When she and my dad divorced, she moved to California and worked two jobs in the cannery at night and as a waitress during the day. But she saved enough money to establish a restaurant.
Dolores HuertaFriendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.
VoltaireDivorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
VoltaireWhat good am I? I can’t have kids. I can’t cook. I’ve been divorced three times. Who would want me?
Marilyn MonroeThere was a point where I really felt I had ‚penniless divorcee lone parent‘ tattooed on my head.
J. K. RowlingI’m so wrapped up in my work that it’s often impossible to consider other things in my life. My marriage ended in divorce because of this, my relationship with Holly has suffered by this.
Jim Carrey