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divorce:

The legal dissolution of a marriage .

Quotes:

(1) Larry (William Powell) to his wife Kay (Myrna Loy) in I Love You Again (1940): ' You know , a divorce can break-up a marriage .'

(2) Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) to her ex-husband C .K. Dexter-Haven (Cary Grant) in The Philadelphia Story (1940): ' I thought it was for life but the nice judge gave me a full pardon .'

(3) Charlie McCarthy (voice of Edgar Bergen) in Look Who's Laughing (1941): ' Love is like champagne , marriage is the headache and divorce is the aspirin tablet .'

(4) Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe) explaining why she is divorcing in The Misfits (1961): ' If I'm going to be alone, I want to be by myself .'

(5) Lena O'connor (Thelma Ritter) to Samantha Blake (Joanne Woodward) in A New Kind of Love (1963): ' One thing a fellah doesn't want from a girl is surprises. Forty percent of all divorce cases start on honeymoon night .'

(6) Oscar Ungar (Walter Matthau) in The Odd Couple (1968): 'Life goes on even for those of us who are divorced, broke and sloppy .'

(7) Felix Madison (Jack Lemmon) and Gwendolyn (Carole Shelley) in The Odd Couple (1968):
-- Felix: ' Divorce is a terrible thing .'
-- Gwendolyn: ' Oh! It can be if you haven't the right sollicitor .'

(8) Miles Monroe (Woody Allen) in Sleeper (1973): ' Ma, I've got-something to tell you. Arlene and I have to get a divorce. She thinks I'm a pervert because I drank our water bed .'

(9) Vernon Hightower (Jeff Bridges) to his ex-wife Nadine (Kim Basinger) in Nadine (1987): ' No! No! I'm not in the 'Vernon darling' business no more .'

(10) Gavin d'Amato (Danny De Vito) in The War of the Roses (1989): ' A civilized divorce is a contradiction in terms .'

(11) Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Harry (Billy Crystal) in When Harry Met Sally (1989):-- Jess: ' Marriages don't break-up on account of infidelity . It's just a symbol that something else is wrong .'-- Harry: ' Really?! Well, that symbol is fucking my wife .'

(12) Doug Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) shooting his wife Lori (Sharon Stone) in Total Recall (1990): ' Consider that a divorce .'

(13) Henny Youngman: ' Divorce if the result of compatibility turning into combatibility .'

(14) Margaret Atwood. Surfacing (1972): ' A divorce is like an amputation . You survive but there's less of you .'


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Quotes Containing divorce:
Henny Youngman: ''Divorce if the result of compatibility turning into combatibility.''
Peachum (Fritz Rasp), the king of beggars, to his daughter Polly (Carola Meher) who secretly married Mack the Knife (Rudolph Forster) in The Threepenny Penny Opera (1931): - Peachum: 'You'll get a divorce!' - Polly: 'But I love him! How can I get a divorce?' - Peachum: 'I'll tan your behind!' - Polly: 'It won't do any good. Love is greater that a tanned behind .'
Larry (William Powell) to his wife Kay (Myrna Loy) in I Love You Again (1940): ''You know , a divorce can break-up a marriage .''
Larry (William Powell) to his wife Kay (Myrna Loy) in I Love You Again (1940): 'You know , a divorce can break-up a marriage .'
Charlie McCarthy (voice of Edgar Bergen) in Look Who''s Laughing (1941): ''Love is like champagne , marriage is the headache and divorce is the aspirin tablet.''
Doug Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) shooting his wife Lori (Sharon Stone) in Total Recall (1990): ''Consider that a divorce .''
Gavin d''Amato (Danny De Vito) in The War of the Roses (1989): ''A civilized divorce is a contradiction in terms .''
Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe) explaining to her husband the reason for her divorce in The Misfits (1961):''If I''m going to be alone, I want to be by myself.''
Charlie McCarthy (voice of Edgar Bergen) in Look Who's Laughing (1941): 'Love is like champagne , marriage is the headache and divorce is the aspirin tablet.'
Divorce lawyer Gavin D'Amato (Danny DeVito) in War of the Roses (1989): 'If love is blind , marriage is like having a stroke .'
Divorce lawyer Gavin D''Amato (Danny DeVito) in War of the Roses (1989): ''If love is blind , marriage is like having a stroke .''
Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) to her husband George (Richard Burton) in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966): 'I swear, if you existed, I'd divorce you.'
Divorce lawyer Gavin D''Amato (Danny DeVito) in War of the Roses (1989): ''If love is blind , marriage is like having a stroke .''
Lena O''connor (Thelma Ritter) to Samantha ''Sam'' Blake (Joanne Woodward) in A New Kind of Love (1963): ''One thing a fellah doesn''t want from a girl is surprises. Forty percent of all divorce cases start on honeymoon night.''
: ''It''s either me or your balls , Roger. You can''t have both.'' Peggy Schuyler (Madolyn Smith) to Roger Cobb (Steve Martin) in All of Me (1984). Roger is representing her father, his boss, in a divorce case : - Peggy:''Roger, you go to court tomorrow, we''re through!'' - Roger:''If I don''t, your father will have my balls .'' - Peggy:''Then it''s either me or your balls . You can''t have both!''
Miles Monroe (Woody Allen) in Sleeper (1973): ''Ma, I''ve got-something to tell you. Arlene and I have to get a divorce . She thinks I''m a pervert because I drank our water bed .''
Felix Madison (Jack Lemmon) and Gwendolyn (Carole Shelley) in The Odd Couple (1968): - Felix: ''Divorce is a terrible thing .'' - Gwendolyn: ''Oh! It can be if you haven''t the right sollicitor.''
Margaret Atwood. Surfacing (1972): ''A divorce is like an amputation . You survive but there''s less of you.''
Lena O''connor (Thelma Ritter) to Samantha Blake (Joanne Woodward) in A New Kind of Love (1963): ''One thing a fellah doesn''t want from a girl is surprises. Forty percent of all divorce cases start on honeymoon night.''
Phyllis Nefler (Shelley Long) and her husband Freddie (Craig T. Nelson) who is filing for divorce in Troop Beverly Hills (1989): - Phyllis : 'Did it ever occur to you that marriage is a partnership?' - Freedie: 'Yeah, that's right. I earn the money and my partner spends it .'
Lena (Thelma Ritter) to Sam/Samantha (Joanne Woodward) in A New Kind of Love (1963): ''One thing a fellah doesn''t want from a girl is surprises. Forty percent of all divorce cases start on honeymoon night.''
Jerry Warrimer (Cary Grant) just before falling prey to such suspicions himself in The Awful Truth (1937: ''That''s the trouble with most marriages today. People are always imagining things. The road to Reno is paved with suspicions. The first thing you know they all end up in a divorce court.''
Jerry Warrimer (Cary Grant) just before falling prey to such suspicions himself in The Awful Truth (1937): ''That''s the trouble with most marriages today. People are always imagining things. The road to Reno is paved with suspicions. The first thing you know they all end up in a divorce court.''
The Countess De Lave (Mary Boland) and Miriam Aarons (Paulette Goddard) toasting Reno as a divorce capitol in The Women (1939): - Countess De Lave: ''Reno... American cradle of liberty!'' - Miriam Aarons: ''Reno... beautiful emblem of the Great Divide.''
Miles Monroe (Woody Allen) in Sleeper (1973): ''Ma, I''ve got-something to tell you. Arlene and I have to get a divorce . She thinks I''m a pervert because I drank our water bed .''
Lena (Thelma Ritter) to Samantha (Joanne Woodward) in A New Kind of Love (1963): ''One thing a fellah doesn''t want from a girl is surprises. 40% of all divorce cases start on honeymoon night.''
Lena (Thelma Ritter) to Samantha (Joanne Woodward) in A New Kind of Love (1963): ''One thing a fellah doesn''t want from a girl is surprises. 40% of all divorce cases start on honeymoon night.''


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