Men
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
Men are like wine — some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.
The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives — the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.
The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.
I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.
The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.
Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
If I have learned anything, it is to keep my wife happy by sending her lavish gifts. Other men can learn from my success and send their wives and girlfriends fresh flowers for birthdays, anniversaries, and of course, Valentine's Day.
The world of men is dreaming, it has gone mad in its sleep, and a snake is strangling it, but it can't wake up.
Such is the nature of men, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves.
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.
Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.
The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.
Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had.
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