Men Quotes · Page 524

There are some men who in a fifty-fifty proposition insist on getting the hyphen too.

— Laurence J. Peter

If we would destroy the Christian religion, we must first of all destroy man's belief in the Bible.

— Voltaire

If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

— Confucius

In the design of fission reactors man was not an innovator but an unwitting imitator of nature.

— George Cowan

Eratosthenes, the mapmaker who was the first man to accurately measure the size of the Earth, was a librarian.

— Ken Jennings

Impatient men are generous ones. Or haven't you learned that by now?

— Megan Chance

Men are, in fact, either sustained by organization or they sustain organization.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.

— Oscar Wilde

The highest prize in a world of men is the most beautiful woman available on your arm and living there in her…

— Norman Mailer

Men live their lives trapped in an eternal present, between the mists of memory and the sea of shadow that is all…

— Anonymous

To be a great composer requires immense experience... One acquires this by listening not only to other men's work, but above all…

— Frederic Chopin

A major announcement. Events are moving fast in my campaign, and yes, it's true that this morning I've dismissed my entire team…

— John McCain

A man wants his virility regarded. A woman wants her femininity appreciated, however indirect and subtle the indications of regard and appreciation.…

— Anonymous

The divine injunction to be perfect, even as He is perfect, was not given man to mock him. The possibility of our…

— Orison Swett Marden

Cats of all kinds weave in and out of the text; Burroughs has clearly taken to them in a big way in…

— Angela Carter

All other creatures look down toward the earth, but man was given a face so that might turn his eyes toward the…

— Ovid

Senator Douglas holds, we know, that a man may rightfully be wiser today than he was yesterday - that he may rightfully…

— Abraham Lincoln

War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free…

— Charles de Gaulle

If you're raised in a household where questions are encouraged, you're the minority. It's sad. One of the things that has resonated…

— Lizzy Caplan

As the patriots of seventy-six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and…

— Abraham Lincoln

What then, is correctness of speech but the maintenance of the practice of others, as established by the authority of ancient speakers?…

— Anonymous

And don’t worry.” Bob, Carter’s best man and colleague, held up a notebook computer. “I’ve got it handled on this end. And…

— Nora Roberts

Arab civilizations had been of an abstract nature, moral and intellectual rather than applied; and their lack of public spirit made their…

— T. E. Lawrence

I eventually realized that direct experience is the most valuable experience I can have. Western man is so surrounded by ideas, so…

— Michael Crichton

Some men are like ballads, that are in everyone's mouth a little while.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It's Godlike to love man - even in his sin - merely because he's man.

— Dorothy Day

One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man . .

— Maxim Gorky

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

— Confucius

No man is responsible for his father. That was entirely his mother's affair.

— Margaret Turnbull

Love as a relation between men and women was ruined by the desire to make sure of the legitimacy of children.

— Bertrand Russell

Being the face of the franchise, everyone is watching you. You have to be able to lead other men. It's a lot…

— Dwayne Haskins

In everything but brains and brawn, women are vastly superior to men. A different race.

— Edward Abbey

I think every woman is entitled to a middle husband she can forget.

— Adela Rogers St. Johns

I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie.

— Bill Paxton

When one married a man, it was clear to me, one married also the sink and the stove.

— Phyllis Bentley

I have always noticed in politics how often men are ruined by having too good a memory.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

I wrote an entire movie [Man up] about how important I think voices are, so it was funny.

— Lake Bell

I'd like to keep our kids in their schools. I'd like to keep our young men and women in jobs.

— Andrew Forrest

There is a natural opposition among men to anything they have not thought of themselves.

— Barnes Wallis

Good god what men can do to their brains when their cocks are hard.

— Philippa Gregory