Quotes about men
men people care
Someone told me recently, "You're like Oprah, man. People will tell you anything." I'll ask questions and I don't care. If you don't want to tell me, that's fine, but it's not going to be aggressive. I'm open, too. And no judgments. It's a combination of being willing to ask the questions, and being very open myself.
men america uniforms
Our men and women in uniform deserve the best intelligence possible to help them protect America. Chris Cannon
men thinking white-man
I think it's hilarious when middle-aged white men try to take themselves seriously. It makes me laugh. Chris Bauer
men self inward
A man's attire is only an outward projection of his inward self... Chris Brown
men expectations people
Great leaders do not see people for who they are, but who than can become. Further, the great leader compels those that follow them to become that man or woman of the future, likely exceeding the expectations of both. Chris Alexander
men good-man want
I want to be a good creature for reasons beyond sharing a life with a good man. Chris Adrian
men i-can can-do
Anything a man can do, I can fix. Chris Abani
men juicy mouths
[Would] a sensible man spit out the juicy morsel that good fortune put in his mouth? Chinua Achebe
men arms harvest
When a man is at peace with his gods and ancestors, his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm.
men library old-man
When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.
men favors may
A man to whom you do a favor will not understand if you say nothing, make no noise, just walk away. You may cause more trouble by refusing a bribe than by accepting it.
men yesterday get-up
A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
men thought-provoking doe
What a man does not know is greater than he.
men land empty
When a new saying gets to the land of empty men, they lose their heads over it.
men hands should
A man who lived on the banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with spittle.
men tortoises trouble
You do not know me,’ said Tortoise. ‘I am a changed man. I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others makes trouble for himself.
men missing mark
Men have learned to shoot without missing their mark and I have learned to fly without perching on a twig.
men okonkwo people
At the most one could say that his chi or ... personal god was good. But the Ibo people have a proverb that when a man says yes his chi says yes also. Okonkwo said yes very strongly; so his chi agreed.
men bags every-man
Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
men lizards pay
The man that brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit.
men thought-provoking down-and
The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation.
men lips doe
A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
men mad naked
When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
men okonkwo doe
Beware Okonkwo!" she warned. "Beware of exchanging words with Agbala. Does a man speak when a god speaks? Beware!
men trouble
A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
men beaten
There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him.
men thought-provoking brave
It is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, but sometimes it is better to be a coward. We often stand in the compound of a coward to point at the ruins where a brave man used to live.
men greatness way
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
men stories doe
It is only the story...that saves our progeny from blundering like blind beggars into the spikes of the cactus fence.The story is our escort;without it,we are blind.Does the blind man own his escort?No,neither do we the story;rather,it is the story that owns us.
men land battle
When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places, and set up their administrations, the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt.
men people greater
No man however great is greater than his people
men thinking thought-provoking
In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.
men bills want
No man has ever paid a single bill in my life - I didn't want it. China Machado