"Well, you know, the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience." ― George Will Topic(s): Marriage More From George Will "Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it – short-term pain for long-term gain." "World War II was the last government program that really worked." "Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions." More In Marriage "The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily – that’s the tragedy."― Olivia Wilde "The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the lending of money or certain kinds of haircuts are forbidden by God, or that slavery and the subjugation of women are authorized by the Lord."― Jon Meacham "Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance."― Michel de Montaigne