- Peace
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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
- Path
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- Nov 07, 2020
Drama made me happy. Being on stage made me feel alive. But I did what a lot of people do, and that's follow this path of leaving school and going to university. It was only at university that I realised the only thing that would make me a satisfied man was to do what I loved.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The man who became a big influence in my life was Dean Martin. He started my career in Las Vegas. When I came to Las Vegas, he put his name on the marquee: 'Dean Martin presents Engelbert Humperdinck.' And I'm the only one he ever did that for.
- Medical
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- Nov 07, 2020
When a man goes through six years training to be a doctor he will never be the same. He knows too much.
- He Or She
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a man or woman has something redone it is because he or she can no longer live with that part of their body, it is no longer bearable. Either they get help and find the strength to fight or they proceed with the act.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
Never reveal your insecurities to a man, because nine times out of 10 they have no idea they even exist.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look at my father. He is one of my heroes. He is such an incredible, classy man. He was such a great father and such a great husband in so many ways, and we lived through some pretty tough times losing my mom. When I see all that he did, I think, 'Wow, that's a really wonderful man.'
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
The whole argument with the anti-suffragists, or even the critical suffragist man, is this: that you can govern human beings without their consent.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found 'The Face Of Another' by Kobo Abe disappointing despite the excellent, gothic premise: a man who's terrible facial scarring leads him to create a perfect mask.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tried to help a shirtless man who was being arrested in Starbucks. He obviously wasn't right in the head, but the police thought I was trying to make things worse.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
So one day, in a fit of trying to do something different, I just dyed my hair dark brown and got my first role a week later, after which I thought: 'People are closed-minded, man! Like a different hair colour changes everything!'
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have had lots of friends who've been affected by Aids and a very good friend of mine, Oscar Moore, died of Aids and I was with him in his last year quite a bit. And of course he was a man living in a very rich culture with a wealthy family who was able to afford health care.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think women look for that quality in a man of being a good dad whether they're immediately wanting to be a parent or not.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020