Getting hurt Quote by Vicki Courtney

“A man has two primary drives in early adulthood: one toward power, success, and accomplishment; the other toward love, companionship, and sex.”

— Neil Strauss

Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, and now it is a problem to be overcome.

— Garrison Keillor

“The old 'qualities' of masculinity - a narrow focus on life, domestic incompetence signalling a mind on higher things, emotional reserve and acts of…

— Rosalind Coward

“In my career and life I have watched many men fail. They didn’t fail because they weren’t passionate. They didn’t fail because they didn’t…

— Darrin Patrick

A man can only grow to a certain point when alone; to grow further you need some "irrational shocks", like a wife and children;…

— Varg Vikernes

“Adolescent boys don’t understand that becoming a man, at its core, means stepping up and accepting responsibility.”

— PhD Clayton J. Lessor LPC

Trouble teaches men how much there is in manhood.

— Henry Ward Beecher

“Strength is not limited to physical masculinity, determined achievers reveal the most strength.”

— Wayne Chirisa

In any given moment, a man's growth is optimized if he leans just beyond his edge, his capacity, his fear. He should not be…

— David Deida

Sometimes we must be hurt in order to grow, fail in order to know, lose in order to gain. Sometimes we have to be…

— Anonymous

Men grow by having responsibility laid upon them.

— Woodrow Wilson

Becoming stronger from losing, yielding even though it is unfair, running away even though it is shameful, overcoming a weak self confidence over time,…

— Anonymous