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"The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think."

"The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think."

Malcolm De Chazal, French Writer

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"No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free."

"No man who knows aught, can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free."

John Milton, English Poet

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"The free man cannot be long an ignorant man."

"The free man cannot be long an ignorant man."

William McKinley, American President

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"When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon."

"When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

Man, Men, Liberty, Privilege, Shadow

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"Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion."

"Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion."

Robertson Davies, Canadian Novelist

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"Call no man happy till he is dead."

"Call no man happy till he is dead."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles."

"As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles."

Simone Weil, French Philosopher

Man, Men, Fear, Blame, Punishment

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"I told them how excited I would be to go into space and how thrilled I was when Alan Shepard made his historic flight, and when John Kennedy announced on the news that the men had landed safely on the moon, and how jealous I was of those men."

"I told them how excited I would be to go into space and how thrilled I was when Alan Shepard made his historic flight, and when John Kennedy announced on the news that the men had landed safely on the moon, and how jealous I was of those men."

Christa McAuliffe, American Astronaut

Man, Men, Moon, News, Space

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"I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse."

"I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse."

Mary Wesley, British Novelist

Man, Men, Girls

40

"In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man."

"In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man."

John Philpot Curran, Irish Public Servant

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"The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme, a bogy man will do."

"The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme, a bogy man will do."

Aneurin Bevan, Welsh Politician

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"He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of."

"He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of."

Mae West, American Actress

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"One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him."

"One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him."

Booker T. Washington, American Educator

40

"But now that the guerrilla fighting is over, the Spaniards are again men without a country or families or homes or work, though everyone appreciates very much what they did."

"But now that the guerrilla fighting is over, the Spaniards are again men without a country or families or homes or work, though everyone appreciates very much what they did."

Martha Gellhorn, American Journalist

Man, Men, Work, Country, Fighting

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"The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it."

"The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it."

Joshua Reynolds, English Artist

Man, Nation, Taste

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"Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man."

"Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man."

Erica Jong, American Novelist

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"I remember that Scott Jacoby was a nice young man."

"I remember that Scott Jacoby was a nice young man."

Kim Hunter, American Actress

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"A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions."

"A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions."

James Russell Lowell, American Poet

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"As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America."

"As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America."

Joe Baca, American Politician

Man, Men, Women, America, Military

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"A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog."

"A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog."

Irving Babbitt, American Critic

Man, Needs, Self

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"Onassis was a man who loved to walk, to walk and talk, and he was the kind of man who doesn't go to sleep at night-he talks and talks."

"Onassis was a man who loved to walk, to walk and talk, and he was the kind of man who doesn't go to sleep at night-he talks and talks."

Pierre Salinger, American Public Servant

Man, Night, Sleep, Talk

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"Not only is it harder to be a man, it is also harder to become one."

"Not only is it harder to be a man, it is also harder to become one."

Arianna Huffington, American Journalist

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"Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried men and whites."

"Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried men and whites."

Diane Watson, American Politician

Man, Men, Women, Income, Retirement

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"War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall be ready to suffer every persecution that their abstention will bring them. It is the only way to abolish war."

"War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall be ready to suffer every persecution that their abstention will bring them. It is the only way to abolish war."

Anatole France, French Novelist

Man, Men, War, Persecution, Violence

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"The men who made the war were profuse in their praises of the man who kicked the P.M. out of his office and now degrades by his disloyal, dishonest and lying presence the greatest office in the State."

"The men who made the war were profuse in their praises of the man who kicked the P.M. out of his office and now degrades by his disloyal, dishonest and lying presence the greatest office in the State."

John Burns, English Activist

Man, Men, War, Lying

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"The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men."

"The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men."

Henry Ellis, British Psychologist

Man, Men, Civilization, Machines, Present

39

"A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student."

"A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student."

Henny Youngman, American Comedian

Man, Poor, Self

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"The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture."

"The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Man, Partnership, Poor

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"The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved."

"The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved."

Edward R. Murrow, American Journalist

Man, Men, Affection, Country, Order

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"The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball."

"The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball."

Branch Rickey, American Athlete

39

"A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman has to do is put you on hold."

"A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman has to do is put you on hold."

Marlo Thomas, American Actress

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"I was a stunt man for 35 years."

"I was a stunt man for 35 years."

Richard Farnsworth, American Actor

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"If we can send a man to the moon, then why don't we send a woman?"

"If we can send a man to the moon, then why don't we send a woman?"

Kylie Bax, New Zealander Model

Man, Moon, Woman

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"Men are like the earth and we are the moon; we turn always one side to them, and they think there is no other, because they don't see it - but there is."

"Men are like the earth and we are the moon; we turn always one side to them, and they think there is no other, because they don't see it - but there is."

Olive Schreiner, South African Writer

Man, Men, Earth, Moon, Southafrican

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"England is the paradise of women, the purgatory of men, and the hell of horses."

"England is the paradise of women, the purgatory of men, and the hell of horses."

John Florio, English Writer

Man, Men, Women, Englparadise, Hell

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"Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners of the society they live in."

"Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners of the society they live in."

Mary Wollstonecraft, British Writer

Man, Men, Society, Women, Manners

39

"The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another."

"The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another."

George Bancroft, American Historian

Man, Men, Class, Rights, Measure

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"The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not."

"The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not."

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, French Novelist

Man, Men, Rights, Woman

39

"Only as an individual can man become a philosopher."

"Only as an individual can man become a philosopher."

Karl Jaspers, German Psychologist

39

"Since the generality of persons act from impulse, much more than from principle, men are neither so good nor so bad as we are apt to think them."

"Since the generality of persons act from impulse, much more than from principle, men are neither so good nor so bad as we are apt to think them."

Augustus Hare, English Writer

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"We're just getting better at our trade, man. We know what we're doing, and the reason why is that we've spent 30 years doing it. There's nothing that can replace that."

"We're just getting better at our trade, man. We know what we're doing, and the reason why is that we've spent 30 years doing it. There's nothing that can replace that."

Alan Vega, American Musician

Man, Nothing, Reason, Trade

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"I'm a perfectionist. I need to be needed. I need to do things for a man. But I don't need to do them as much, these days."

"I'm a perfectionist. I need to be needed. I need to do things for a man. But I don't need to do them as much, these days."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

39

"I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste."

"I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste."

Guru Nanak, Indian Philosopher

39

"You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little potbelly and a bald spot."

"You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little potbelly and a bald spot."

Elayne Boosler, American Comedian

Man, Walking, Woman

39

"Men and women were declared equal one morning and everybody could divorce each other by postcard."

"Men and women were declared equal one morning and everybody could divorce each other by postcard."

Kate Millett, American Activist

Man, Men, Women, Divorce

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"Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower."

"Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower."

Charles M. Schwab, American Businessman

Man, Personality

39

"Once at the White House I was asked to conduct the Drum and Bugle Corp. The man just handed me the baton and I finished the song. It was great. I got to keep the baton."

"Once at the White House I was asked to conduct the Drum and Bugle Corp. The man just handed me the baton and I finished the song. It was great. I got to keep the baton."

Dom DeLuise, American Actor

39

"Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine."

"Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine."

George Dennison Prentice, American Editor

Man, Men, Smoking, Swine

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"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them."

"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them."

Joseph Heller, American Novelist

Man, Men, Mediocrity

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"To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell."

"To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell."

Marquis de Sade, French Novelist

Man, Men, God, Hell

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