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"It takes a great man to be a good listener."

"It takes a great man to be a good listener."

Calvin Coolidge, American President

38

"False opinions are like false money, struck first of all by guilty men and thereafter circulated by honest people who perpetuate the crime without knowing what they are doing."

"False opinions are like false money, struck first of all by guilty men and thereafter circulated by honest people who perpetuate the crime without knowing what they are doing."

Joseph De Maistre, French Diplomat

Man, Men, Money, People, Crime

38

"I loved Spider-Man, Spider-Man was the man."

"I loved Spider-Man, Spider-Man was the man."

Kel Mitchell, American Actor

38

"I don't want to talk in terms of miracles. I think this is a very serious situation. But I do want to talk in terms of Bush becoming a man of the hour, and I think this is way to do it."

"I don't want to talk in terms of miracles. I think this is a very serious situation. But I do want to talk in terms of Bush becoming a man of the hour, and I think this is way to do it."

F. Murray Abraham, American Actor

Man, Miracles, Talk, Want

38

"Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us."

"Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us."

Barbara Deming, American Author

Man, Men, Action

38

"By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich."

"By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich."

Democritus, Greek Philosopher

38

"Men are hung up on breasts. They're looking at the titty dinner. It's pathetic."

"Men are hung up on breasts. They're looking at the titty dinner. It's pathetic."

Betty Dodson, American Educator

38

"Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger."

"Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger."

Richard Bach, American Novelist

Man, Men, Beliefs

38

"Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up."

"Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up."

John C. Maxwell, American Clergyman

38

"Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House."

"Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House."

Irwin Shaw, American Novelist

38

"Such and so various are the tastes of men."

"Such and so various are the tastes of men."

Mark Akenside, English Poet

38

"Men are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent."

"Men are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent."

Horace Walpole, English Author

Man, Men, Credit, World

38

"Respect a man, he will do it the more."

"Respect a man, he will do it the more."

James Howell, British Writer

Man, Respect, Will

38

"The whole world is a man's birthplace."

"The whole world is a man's birthplace."

Caecilius Statius, Roman Poet

38

"Jackson was not a religious man when he came to Lexington."

"Jackson was not a religious man when he came to Lexington."

Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier

38

"Nobody is surprised that women writers accurately represent male characters over and over again, no doubt because everybody knows that women understand men much better than vice-versa."

"Nobody is surprised that women writers accurately represent male characters over and over again, no doubt because everybody knows that women understand men much better than vice-versa."

Peter Straub, American Writer

Man, Men, Women, Doubt, Vice

38

"It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny."

"It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny."

James F. Cooper, American Novelist

Man, Men, Law, Opinion, Public

38

"So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two people can be half an hour together, but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other."

"So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two people can be half an hour together, but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Man, Men, People, Superiority, Being

38

"One man's wage increase is another man's price increase."

"One man's wage increase is another man's price increase."

Harold Wilson, English Statesman

38

"Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes."

"Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

Man, Men, Arguments, Nothing, Wishes

38

"It is easier often to forgive than to be forgiven; yet it is fatal to be willing to be forgiven by God and to be reluctant to be forgiven by men."

"It is easier often to forgive than to be forgiven; yet it is fatal to be willing to be forgiven by God and to be reluctant to be forgiven by men."

Charles Williams, English Editor

38

"The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision."

"The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

Man, Men, Vision, Blind, Feeling

38

"If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened."

"If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened."

George S. Patton, American Soldier

Man, Men, Quality, Fear, Bravery

38

"There's something that happens in that delivery room, when a woman becomes ten times more a woman, and a guy becomes six times less a man. You feel really dopey and useless and like a spectator. I did, anyway."

"There's something that happens in that delivery room, when a woman becomes ten times more a woman, and a guy becomes six times less a man. You feel really dopey and useless and like a spectator. I did, anyway."

Paul Reiser, American Comedian

38

"Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be."

"Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Man, Men, May, Song

38

"There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of them."

"There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of them."

Carl Sandburg, American Poet

38

"All men think that all men are mortal but themselves."

"All men think that all men are mortal but themselves."

Edward Young, English Poet

38

"Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way?"

"Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way?"

Jonathan Carroll, American Author

Man, Men, Time, Women, Complaining

38

"A good idea plus capable men cannot fail; it is better than money in the bank."

"A good idea plus capable men cannot fail; it is better than money in the bank."

John Berry, British Soldier

Man, Men, Money, Idea

38

"One man is not enough."

"One man is not enough."

Heather Locklear, American Actress

38

"Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!"

"Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!"

Robert Browning, English Poet

38

"I'm a very comfortable and happy-go-lucky old man. I never wanted to be great, because I'd just get worried."

"I'm a very comfortable and happy-go-lucky old man. I never wanted to be great, because I'd just get worried."

Tom T. Hall, American Musician

38

"It is the poor man who'll ever count his flock."

"It is the poor man who'll ever count his flock."

Ovid, Roman Poet

38

"I think every man who is not a religious moron likes when a woman is comfortable with watching a porn movie."

"I think every man who is not a religious moron likes when a woman is comfortable with watching a porn movie."

Izabella Scorupco, Polish Actress

Man, Religious, Woman

38

"I'm a Southern girl. I like when they open the door and pull out a chair. I'm really into a man's man."

"I'm a Southern girl. I like when they open the door and pull out a chair. I'm really into a man's man."

Brooke Burns, American Actress

38

"Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses."

"Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses."

Georges Bernanos, French Author

Man, Men, Civilization, May

38

"It is a great privilege for any man to become a member of the Senate."

"It is a great privilege for any man to become a member of the Senate."

Lionel K. Murphy, Australian Politician

Man, Privilege, Senate

38

"Men who are scandalized at the lack of freedom in Russia do not ask themselves how real is liberty among the poor, the weak, and the ignorant in capitalist society."

"Men who are scandalized at the lack of freedom in Russia do not ask themselves how real is liberty among the poor, the weak, and the ignorant in capitalist society."

Emily Greene Balch, American Educator

Man, Men, Society, Freedom, Liberty

38

"Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable."

"Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable."

Mortimer Adler, American Philosopher

Man, Men, Pleasure, Value

38

"Many men of science and poets have in their own manner, by various ways and means, and aided by others, sought unceasingly to create a more tolerable world for everyone."

"Many men of science and poets have in their own manner, by various ways and means, and aided by others, sought unceasingly to create a more tolerable world for everyone."

Eyvind Johnson, Swedish Author

Man, Men, Science, Poets, World

38

"The same stimulus that animates men to action, will have a proportionate effect on juvenile minds."

"The same stimulus that animates men to action, will have a proportionate effect on juvenile minds."

Joseph Lancaster, English Educator

Man, Men, Action, Effect, Will

38

"In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act."

"In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act."

Jacques Ellul, French Philosopher

Man, Men, Women, Thought, Act

38

"The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man."

"The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man."

Leigh Hunt, English Poet

38

"As one of nine men, DiMaggio is the best player that ever lived."

"As one of nine men, DiMaggio is the best player that ever lived."

Connie Mack, American Businessman

38

"The men whose manhood you have broken will loathe you, and will always be brooding and scheming to strike a fresh blow."

"The men whose manhood you have broken will loathe you, and will always be brooding and scheming to strike a fresh blow."

James Larkin, Irish Activist

38

"Some men know that a light touch of the tongue, running from a woman's toes to her ears, lingering in the softest way possible in various places in between, given often enough and sincerely enough, would add immeasurably to world peace."

"Some men know that a light touch of the tongue, running from a woman's toes to her ears, lingering in the softest way possible in various places in between, given often enough and sincerely enough, would add immeasurably to world peace."

Marianne Williamson, American Author

Man, Men, Peace, Light, Running

38

"Russia is the only place where men and women can be free."

"Russia is the only place where men and women can be free."

James Larkin, Irish Activist

Man, Men, Women, Russia

38

"Steve has the most unbelievable range for a man that I've ever heard."

"Steve has the most unbelievable range for a man that I've ever heard."

Eydie Gorme, American Musician

38

"The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon."

"The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon."

William Feather, American Author

38

"As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost."

"As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost."

Ernest Renan, French Philosopher

Man, Men, Heroism, Reflection, Will

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