Men
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Can you imagine a world without men? No crime and lots of happy fat women.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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!
The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.
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.
Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.
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.
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
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.
Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.
Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are.
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.
Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws.
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.
Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
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