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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
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm certainly not the first person to be in a relationship with a younger man, but somehow I was plucked out as a bit of a poster girl.
- Something
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've heard many women say that they were afraid to come out or they were too ashamed to talk about it because they thought it was something they had done to promote the man to sexually harass them - and that is not the case.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
- Nov 07, 2020
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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- Nov 07, 2020
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
- Nov 07, 2020
They say behind every great man is a great woman, but I think it works the other way round as well.
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've seen comparisons between myself and Bobby Moore. It's nice to be told there are similarities, but nobody will come close to him - what a player, what a man!
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The dirty little secret is that the pool man, who's making $30,000 a year, is subsidizing the million-dollar mortgage for the family whose pool he cleans. No wonder people want to get rid of tax breaks for corporate jets.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our society constantly promotes role models for masculinity, from superheroes to politicians, where the concept of being a 'man' is based in their ability to be tough, dominant - and even violent when required.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now I am married to a man who is a partner and friend. We come from similar backgrounds and share values and interests. It is a continual source of pleasure to talk to him.
- Good Leader
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- Nov 07, 2020