- Men
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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.
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- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to play a range, from victims to strong people, just as long as it's a well-rounded character. And it's not a woman who's just there for the purpose of the man.
- Prison
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a Quaker. And as everyone knows, Quakers, for 300 years, have, on conscientious ground, been against participating in war. I was sentenced to three years in federal prison because I could not religiously and conscientiously accept killing my fellow man.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
A Pike, in the California dialect, is a native of Missouri, Arkansas, Northern Texas, or Southern Illinois. The first emigrants that came over the plains were from Pike County, Missouri; but as the phrase, 'a Pike County man,' was altogether too long for this short life of ours, it was soon abbreviated into 'a Pike.'
- Pride
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- Nov 07, 2020
A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I said 'no' to the 'Born Survivor' producer three times because I've never aspired to be a TV man.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'm on reserve power all the time and I'm digging deep - and that's the magic of it as well, and that's raw and it's great.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.
- Documentary Film
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got five kids, and my oldest is a documentary film maker and camera man, and still photographer.
- Discipline
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was a career military man, so I had that kind of discipline and training.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father - who was a master sergeant and the toughest man I've even known - next to him, Coach Lombardi was a piece of cake.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was the toughest man I've ever known in my life. He intimidated me. he was my Master Sergeant.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cheney was among the best secretaries of defence the country has ever had. He was a very effective White House chief of staff. He did not make many enemies, and he had the ability to persuade people with that soft tone and very reasonable style of his. He's always been exceptionally good as the right-hand man.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.
- Essence
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- Nov 07, 2020