- Earth
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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
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Can I be a leading man? I don't believe myself to be; I don't think that I am, but I'm in this place as a performer where I think about how to make things smaller, more subtle.
- Dead
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- Nov 07, 2020
And I have to say, for the record, my favorite line from 'Without A Clue' is after Michael Caine pokes a dead body with a stick and announces to everyone, 'It is my opinion that this man is dead.'
- Good Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started billboard painting in Minneapolis, and I went to General Outdoor Advertising, and I said, 'I could do that.' They said, 'Oh yeah... we can always use a good man around here.'
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of man is tested.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.
- Flower
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- Nov 07, 2020
A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every man feels instinctively that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
- Earth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Man was very fortunate to have invented the book. Without it, the past would completely vanish, and we would be left with nothing, we would be naked on earth.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was an amazing man. No person is perfect, and no father-son relationship is perfect. He wanted me to live my life my way and never think about what he would have done or what he would have wanted to do.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Show me a man who is a good loser and I'll show you a man who is playing golf with his boss.
- Happiness
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- Nov 07, 2020