- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Man Quotes
Short lines on character, patience and what it means to be a man.
This is a smaller, general collection of quotes touching on manhood, character and patience. One well-known line uses golf as an example, a test of temperament disguised as a leisure game, to make a wider point about what reveals a man's spirit. For steadier, values-driven lines, see our Good quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is ironic you could make an animated film about a dog that's a universal character, but God forbid it be a human being who is not a man.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never want to set a belief that a woman has to direct a woman's film, meaning she can't direct a man's film. If only films can be directed by people who are exactly the same as that, it's only gonna limit all of the women more.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dad was the first man I fell in love with. He was a very funny man. He grew up in the East End of London and was very dynamic, and I understood why my mother fell in love with him.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father, for his part, was not a man to begrudge anyone a divergent opinion; he'd have been fine if I had written some articles disagreeing with his policies, or even given interviews, as long as I was respectful and civil.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom once lost track of me at the zoo and when she found me I was lecturing a man about the difference between dromedary and Bactrian camels. I was about 3 1/2.
- Busy
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're so busy broadcasting our latest cultural disdain that we scantly notice anything we enjoy. 'Oh man, this Rebecca Black kid is terrible! Let's laugh at her!' has become more culturally relevant than, 'I really love this new Bilal record.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to be Mr. Romantic Leading Man. I don't want to be the Dance Dude. I don't want to be the Action Guy. If I had to do any one of those all my life, it'd drive me crazy.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Publicity's a cancer. It eats out a man - till there's nothing but a shell left.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
How strange a thing like that happens to a man. He dabbles in something and does not realise that it is his life.
- Dangerous
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the country places of Ireland, writing is held in certain awe: a writer was a dangerous man from whom they instinctively recoiled.
- Quality
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- Nov 07, 2020