Quotes about men
men animal doe
The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not. Democritus
men practice
More men have become great through practice than by nature.
men cities brave
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but are enslaved to women.
men desire deeds
You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also his desires.
men want said
There's so much goop inside of us, man," he said, "and it all just wants to get out. Denis Johnson
men missing ungrateful
Isn't it better to have men being ungrateful than to miss a chance to do good? Denis Diderot
men giving shame
Give, but, if possible, spare the poor man the shame of begging.
men gentleman he-man
He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.
men theatre wicked
The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.
men doe needs
What a hell of an economic system! Some are replete with everything while others, whose stomachs are no less demanding, whose hunger is just as recurrent, have nothing to bite on. The worst of it is the constrained posture need puts you in. The needy man does not walk like the rest; he skips, slithers, twists, crawls.
men animal reason
Instinct guides the animal better than the man. In the animal it is pure, in man it is led astray by his reason and intelligence.
men genius madness
Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.
men literature dignity
Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.
men literature may
There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.
men vegetables roots
This root [the potato], no matter how much you prepare it, is tasteless and floury. It cannot pass for an agreeable food, but it supplies a food sufficiently abundant and sufficiently healthy for men who ask only to sustain themselves. The potato is criticized with reason for being windy, but what matters windiness for the vigorous organisms of peasants and laborers?
men command humans
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
men age genius
Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.
men solitude bad-man
Only the bad man is alone.
men focus independence
Though all humans need both intimacy and independence, women tend to focus on the first and men on the second. It is as if their lifeblood ran in different directions. Deborah Tannen
men decision natural
Many women feel it is natural to consult with their partners at every turn, while many men automatically make more decisions without consulting their partners.
men issues independence
The desire for freedom and independence becomes more of an issue for many men in relationships, whereas interdependence and connection become more of an issue for many women.
men doors connections
The chivalrous man who holds a door open or signals a woman to go ahead of him when he's driving is negotiating both status and connection.
men public-speaking feels
More men feel comfortable doing "public speaking," while more women feel comfortable doing "private" speaking.
men understanding want
Many men honestly do not know what women want, and women honestly do not know why men find what they want so hard to comprehend and deliver.
men quality bonus
I was supposed to be authoritative, but at the same time had to be likeable, a quality that is a bonus, not a requirement, for men in the same position. Dee Dee Myers
men issues community
That's not to say that women's priorities are better than men's. Rather, when women are empowered, when they can speak from the experience of their own lives, they often address different, previously neglected issues. And families and whole communities benefit.
men culture hey
Women have a lot of power in private life. There are many men who would say, 'Hey, women already rule my life.' But with women, more is more. The more there are, the more the world gets used to seeing them. We change the culture. We begin to expand options and lead and manage.
men differences important
Many differences are rooted in biology and reinforced through culture, so it's important to acknowledge that. Because if you say men and women are the same and if male behaviour is the norm, and women are always expected to act like men, we will never be as good at being men as men are.
men unreliable
I am a man of my word… and that word is “unreliable. Demetri Martin
men class differences
Last week I lost my temper in my karate class. Man, I'm not doing that again until I'm a black belt. Because I can tell you there's a difference between taking karate and receiving karate.
men reputation crunch
In a crunch a man's reputation never counts for as much as it ought to. Dean Koontz
men ideas order
One man's idea of perfect order is another man's chaos.
men good-woman odd-thomas
Best thing that can happen to a man is a good woman.