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Men Quotes by Robert Harris
- The natural impulse of men is to follow and whoever has the strongest sense of purpose will always dominate.
- Politics? Boring? Politics is history on the wing! What other sphere of human activity calls forth all that is most noble in men's souls, and…
- It is perseverance, and not genius that takes a man to the top. Rome is full of unrecognized geniuses. Only perseverance enables you to move…
- That young man seeks opportunities to test his principles as readily as a drunk picks fights in a bar.
- Does a name stick because it suits a man or does the man, unconsciously, evolve into his name?
- Cicero most reminds me of Harold Wilson. Both men knew how to keep the show on the road.
- You can always spot a fool, for he is a man who will tell you he knows who is going to win an election.
- Power brings a man many luxuries, but a clean pair of hands is seldom among them.
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