"I’ve always believed the two best anti-poverty programs are work and marriage." ― Jim Talent Topic(s): Marriage More From Jim Talent "The old welfare system was hurting people by discouraging work and marriage. Welfare reform, and now this legislation, will build on the understanding that work and strong families are the foundation upon which we build our future." "Each of us should take personal responsibility for our diet, and our children’s diet, and the government’s role should be to make certain it provides the best information possible to help people stay healthy." More In Marriage "Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the right and to the left."― Jean Kerr "The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret."― Henny Youngman "I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton is still married to a girl he met in the library 25 years ago at school. Can we say that about many of our other leaders today in America, including on the right wing?"― Paul Begala