--- title: "22 Told Man Quotes by 21 authors" description: "Browse 22 Told Man quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Told Man sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/226/laurie-halse-anderson-623_men_everybody-told-me-to-be-a-man-nobody-tol_2470401.png" --- > [Everybody told me to be a man. Nobody told me how.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-halse-anderson/everybody-told-me-to-be-a-man-nobody-told-me-how/) [Laurie Halse Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-halse-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/226/laurie-halse-anderson-623_men_everybody-told-me-to-be-a-man-nobody-tol_2470401.png) > [A wise man once told me if you're a man of your word, and you're smart, you don't say much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-wise-man-once-told-me-if-you-re-a-man-of-your-word-and-you-re-smart/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c26/anonymous-1_wisdom_a-wise-man-once-told-me-if-you-re-a-man_2470220.jpg) > [“Makin once told me that a man who's got no fear is missing a friend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lawrence/makin-once-told-me-that-a-man-who-s-got-no-fear-is-missing-a-friend/) [Mark Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lawrence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/mark-lawrence-992_fear_makin-once-told-me-that-a-man-who-s-got_1947454.png) > [Life is not having been told that the man has just waxed the floor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogden-nash/life-is-not-having-been-told-that-the-man-has-just-waxed-the-floor/) [Ogden Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogden-nash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/355/ogden-nash-1286_floor_life-is-not-having-been-told-that-the-ma_1059749.png) > [“My father once told me that it’s not enough for a man to be lucky; that a guy has to know when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mosquera/my-father-once-told-me-that-it-s-not-enough-for-a-man-to-be-lucky/) [Henry Mosquera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mosquera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/henry-mosquera-40121_book_my-father-once-told-me-that-it-s-not-eno_2078919.jpg) > [The three most destructive words that every man receives when he's a boy is when he's told to 'be a man'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-ehrmann/the-three-most-destructive-words-that-every-man-receives-when-he-s-a/) [Joe Ehrmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-ehrmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/184/joe-ehrmann-57420_be-a-man_the-three-most-destructive-words-that-ev_821916.jpg) > [My mama told me to find a man to take care Of me & he does buy me things but he beats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-mama/my-mama-told-me-to-find-a-man-to-take-care-of-me-he-does-buy-me/) [Lil Mama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lil-mama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/lil-mama-24043_quote_my-mama-told-me-to-find-a-man-to-take-ca_999061.jpg) > [“I love Paul O'Neill, but you could not pay me enough to work for him again" one official told me. "the man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duhigg/i-love-paul-o-neill-but-you-could-not-pay-me-enough-to-work-for-him/) [Charles Duhigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duhigg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca9/charles-duhigg-1088_humor_i-love-paul-o-neill-but-you-could-not-pa_82976.png) > [I told him you are a man of my dreams. You saved me from drowning in the streams. I know we're really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-cole/i-told-him-you-are-a-man-of-my-dreams-you-saved-me-from-drowning-in/) [Cheryl Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheryl-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/cheryl-cole-8585_dreams_i-told-him-you-are-a-man-of-my-dreams-yo_2927620.jpg) > [I told her about the man, not my daddy, she said, He was only making you into a real girl. I didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-hopkins/i-told-her-about-the-man-not-my-daddy-she-said-he-was-only-making-you/) [Ellen Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-hopkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/ellen-hopkins-475_believe_i-told-her-about-the-man-not-my-daddy-sh_2829422.png) > [“I loved a man,"she said. "I told you - a man doesn't alter because you find out more about him. He's still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-greene/i-loved-a-man-she-said-i-told-you-a-man-doesn-t-alter-because-you/) [Graham Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/377/graham-greene-441_loved_i-loved-a-man-she-said-i-told-you-a-man_759608.jpg) > [A homeless guy came up to me on the street, said he hadn't eaten in four days. I told him, "Man, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-dangerfield/a-homeless-guy-came-up-to-me-on-the-street-said-he-hadn-t-eaten-in/) [Rodney Dangerfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-dangerfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baf/rodney-dangerfield-755_discipline_a-homeless-guy-came-up-to-me-on-the-stre_2002896.jpg) > [“he told me that a man must be responsible for any seed he sows, for it’s his duty to take care of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/he-told-me-that-a-man-must-be-responsible-for-any-seed-he-sows-for-it/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/diana-gabaldon-185_man-responsible_he-told-me-that-a-man-must-be-responsibl_811122.jpg) > [“He wore his hair in a way that suggested he'd just rolled out of bed after thrashing all night. In an earlier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marshall-thornton/he-wore-his-hair-in-a-way-that-suggested-he-d-just-rolled-out-of-bed/) [Marshall Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marshall-thornton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed0/marshall-thornton-2247_hair_he-wore-his-hair-in-a-way-that-suggested_580459.jpg) > [I grew up not understanding what was true and what was not true. It gave me a sense of unreality. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-simon/i-grew-up-not-understanding-what-was-true-and-what-was-not-true-it/) [Carly Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-simon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/carly-simon-9969_babysitter_i-grew-up-not-understanding-what-was-tru_666648.jpg) > [“And once I got old enough for such a thing to be a possibility, he told me that a man must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/and-once-i-got-old-enough-for-such-a-thing-to-be-a-possibility-he/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/diana-gabaldon-185_consequences-life-le_and-once-i-got-old-enough-for-such-a-thi_2406812.jpg) > [“I know, brother, that you are a straightforward man, and that you pride yourself on it. But put one question to yourself:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milan-kundera/i-know-brother-that-you-are-a-straightforward-man-and-that-you-pride/) [Milan Kundera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milan-kundera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b44/milan-kundera-120_honesty_i-know-brother-that-you-are-a-straightfo_2696612.jpg) > [“I told him that if a man is born in a dry place, then although he may dream of rain, he does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mccall-smith/i-told-him-that-if-a-man-is-born-in-a-dry-place-then-although-he-may/) [Alexander McCall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mccall-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/alexander-mccall-smith-372_rain_i-told-him-that-if-a-man-is-born-in-a-dr_3101607.png) > [“An Omelet a la Feb,” she corrected him. “I can’t say that,” he told her. “Why not?” “I’m a man, Feb. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-ashley/an-omelet-a-la-feb-she-corrected-him-i-can-t-say-that-he-told-her-why/) [Kristen Ashley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-ashley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/kristen-ashley-74_say-shit_an-omelet-a-la-feb-she-corrected-him-i-c_1992390.png) > [When told that man lives in delusion everyone thinks of himself as the exception; hence his delusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-howard/when-told-that-man-lives-in-delusion-everyone-thinks-of-himself-as/) [Vernon Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-howard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b0/vernon-howard-2173_delusion_when-told-that-man-lives-in-delusion-eve_120219.png) > [“Of course she'd told him she would, but if the man hadn't registered her sarcasm, then he wasn't making full use of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-connealy/of-course-she-d-told-him-she-would-but-if-the-man-hadn-t-registered/) [Mary Connealy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-connealy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe2/mary-connealy-24345_quote_of-course-she-d-told-him-she-would-but-i_1292748.jpg) > [But they told me a man should be faithful, and walk when not able, and fight till the end but I'm only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jackson/but-they-told-me-a-man-should-be-faithful-and-walk-when-not-able-and/) [Michael Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/michael-jackson-411_able_but-they-told-me-a-man-should-be-faithfu_1784417.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/told-man/#itemlist", "name": "Told Man Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everybody told me to be a man. 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