<!--You need to include following plugin for pauseOnHover. If browser supports CSS3 animation than we don't need this plugin but its better as a fallback for older browsers-->
<srcipt src="https://rawgithub.com/tobia/Pause/master/jquery.pause.js"></script>
Click the links for action:
<div class="marquee">jQuery marquee is the best marquee plugin in the world</div>

<br/>
<a class='p' href='#'>Pause</a> | <a class='r' href='#'>Resume</a>

.marquee {
  width: 300px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  background: #ccc;
}

var $mq = $('.marquee').marquee();

//Pause
$('.p').click(function(){
  $mq.marquee('pause');
});

//Resume
$('.r').click(function(){
  $mq.marquee('resume');
});