Sometimes, how you ingest this idea of masculinity as projected onto you by the world could be the difference of life and… — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
At the heart of the matter of masculine excess is a great longing for the love and approval of a father, a… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
I can only approach it as a woman. Masculinity has been depicted in very black-and-white terms. There never seems to be a… — Collier Schorr Copy Share Image
“When I see a word held hostage to manhood I have to rescue it. Sweet trembling word, locked in a tower, tired… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
The Western notion of masculinity goes back a long way. It doesn’t allow for women, and it’s also racist - it doesn’t… — Larry McMurtry Copy Share Image
Masculinity is, nowadays and generationally, confusing. What is honor, what is protection, what is being a man? It's evolving. But I believe… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Femininity and masculinity are social constructs. Female and male are biological. We don't have to learn to be men or women but… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
As first minister, I want Scotland also to lead on tackling one of the root causes of gender-based abuse - toxic masculinity… — Humza Yousaf Copy Share Image
Marked by a virulent notion of hardness and aggressive masculinity, a culture of violence has become commonplace in a society in which… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Masculinity is what you believe it to be. I think masculinity and femininity is something that's very old-fashioned. There's a whole new… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
Men as well as women, must strive for a balance of experience. Masculinity, defined as requiring the ability to act physically or… — Eva Cox Copy Share Image
The scripture is filled with examples of genuine masculinity; you could mine David's story for probably a year by itself. And we… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
The men who are messing up their lives, their families, and their world in their quest to feel man enough are not… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
With more women in the workplace and in positions of power and leadership, with the legalization of gay marriage and the emerging… — Andy Dunn Copy Share Image
“What I mean is that public speaking and oratory were not merely things that ancient women didn’t do: they were exclusive practices… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
Men can be effective allies by making space and amplifying the voices of women around them. When each of us is an… — Meena Harris Copy Share Image
“Many men are fascinated by the consciously evolving female who makes them feel free inside. But they're too unsure of their own… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
It's undeniable that what we are taught as a culture to believe about disability is at odds with traditional notions of masculinity. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
“God have pity on the smell of gasoline which finds its way like an arm through a car window, more human than… — S. Jane Sloat Copy Share Image
“One of the biggest things that hold men back from being the fathers, husbands, and leaders they are meant to be is… — Josh Hatcher Copy Share Image
Man seeks, in his manhood, not orders, not laws and peremptory dogmas, but counsel from one who is earnest in goodness and… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Masculinity is risky and elusive. It is achieved by a revolt from woman, and it is confirmed only by other men. Manhood… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
I think the truth about male friendship is often left out of the media, and it's that it has a million different… — Cole Sprouse Copy Share Image
Brittle masculinity, in the right setting, becomes political atrocity. Strength brings problems; weakness brings others, but weakness posing as strength is the… — Timothy D. Snyder Copy Share Image
“And in most queer communities, regardless of one's sex or identity, people who are more masculine in gender expression are almost always… — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
A lot of writers, probably because they're sensitive, which makes them want to be writers, have fears about their masculinity, so they… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
Because there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in tendency to destroy masculinity in American men. — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
One of the things I've been interested in my whole career is exploring masculinity and what it means to be a man.… — David Harbour Copy Share Image
while there are 'women writers' there are not, and have never been, 'men writers.' This is an empty category, a class without… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
I think a case could be made that there's sort of a crisis of masculinity in the West. Particularly with white males. — Scott Thompson Copy Share Image
Bisexuality is almost a necessary factor in artistic production; at any rate, the tinge of masculinity within me helped me in my… — Kathe Kollwitz Copy Share Image
So sometimes you have to play your hand and sort of push in a direction. And I think that masculinity is the… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor. — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
People always repeat that beautiful girls have ego problems, I just want to ask what about men ?? Whether they are good… — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
“Dude, I don’t want to talk about Lacey’s prom shoes. And I’ll tell you why: I have this thing that makes me… — John Green Copy Share Image
A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity. — Vin Diesel Copy Share Image
“Many men no longer want to be identified just by their jobs," said Bengt Westerberg, the country's former deputy prime minister.” — Emily Matchar Copy Share Image
“Our whole journey into authentic masculinity centers around those cool-of-the-day talks with God. Simple questions change hassles to adventures; the events of… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
If a guy is intimidated by a woman in leadership, he has real problems with his own concepts of masculinity. That's a… — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
Toxic masculinity hurts men, but there’s a big difference between women dealing with the constant threat of being raped, beaten, and killed… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
