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"The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised."

"The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised."

Andrew Carnegie, American Businessman

Man, Men, Compromise, Defeat, Principles

37

"A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure; the greater part of the men being six feet high."

"A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure; the greater part of the men being six feet high."

George Catlin, American Artist

Man, Men, Being, Dress, Feet

37

"You're gonna laugh when I tell you this, man, but I'm starting to enjoy Eminem."

"You're gonna laugh when I tell you this, man, but I'm starting to enjoy Eminem."

Alan Vega, American Musician

37

"Men without jobs do not form families."

"Men without jobs do not form families."

Eleanor Holmes Norton, American Politician

37

"I still tour like a man possessed, because I am."

"I still tour like a man possessed, because I am."

Ted Nugent, American Musician

37

"The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men."

"The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men."

James Buchanan, American President

37

"There's always been a man telling me what to do."

"There's always been a man telling me what to do."

Loretta Lynn, American Musician

37

"Only very slowly and late have men come to realize that unless freedom is universal it is only extended privilege."

"Only very slowly and late have men come to realize that unless freedom is universal it is only extended privilege."

John Edward Christopher Hill, English Historian

Man, Men, Freedom, Privilege

37

"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."

"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."

Max Lucado, American Clergyman

37

"May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof."

"May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof."

David McCullough, American Historian

37

"It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great."

"It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great."

Henry Ellis, British Psychologist

37

"Either war is obsolete, or men are."

"Either war is obsolete, or men are."

R. Buckminster Fuller, American Inventor

37

"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved."

"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Man, Men, Strategy, Victory

37

"Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences."

"Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences."

Andre Maurois, French Writer

Man, Men, Women

37

"It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations."

"It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations."

Walter Bagehot, English Author

Man, Men, Weakness

37

"I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men."

"I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men."

Benjamin F. Wade, American Politician

Man, Men, Compromise, May, Senate

37

"Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system, which is made credible or authentic by the power of men to name."

"Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system, which is made credible or authentic by the power of men to name."

Andrea Dworkin, American Critic

Man, Men, Power, Arguments, Name

37

"The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it."

"The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it."

Zane Grey, American Author

37

"I don't know if he was the fourth man or the fifth, but he was certainly in the top 10."

"I don't know if he was the fourth man or the fifth, but he was certainly in the top 10."

Christine Keeler, English Model

37

"There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write."

"There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write."

Henry R. Luce, American Editor

Man, Men, Poetry, Balance

37

"You cannot work with men who won't work with you."

"You cannot work with men who won't work with you."

John Harvey Kellogg, American Businessman

37

"Men know they are sexual exiles. They wander the earth seeking satisfaction, craving and despising, never content. There is nothing in that anguished motion for women to envy."

"Men know they are sexual exiles. They wander the earth seeking satisfaction, craving and despising, never content. There is nothing in that anguished motion for women to envy."

Camille Paglia, American Author

Man, Men, Women, Content, Earth

37

"Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before."

"Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before."

Thomas Clarkson, English Activist

Man, Men, Work, Now, Wages

37

"There is a cliche that men want their women to be ladies in public and hookers behind closed doors. I want my woman to be the sharper image robot so that she can be turned off."

"There is a cliche that men want their women to be ladies in public and hookers behind closed doors. I want my woman to be the sharper image robot so that she can be turned off."

Al Goldstein, American Publisher

Man, Men, Women, Ladies, Public

37

"We undress men and women, we don't dress them any more."

"We undress men and women, we don't dress them any more."

Pierre Cardin, French Designer

Man, Men, Women, Dress

37

"Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married."

"Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married."

C. Northcote Parkinson, British Historian

Man, Men, Politics, Being, Result

37

"Usually I'm the one who does the covers. And I just said, man, it would be nice to see what somebody else could do, outside of this thing. A fresher look. And I never, in a million years, would have come up with this. Believe me!"

"Usually I'm the one who does the covers. And I just said, man, it would be nice to see what somebody else could do, outside of this thing. A fresher look. And I never, in a million years, would have come up with this. Believe me!"

Alan Vega, American Musician

37

"I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more."

"I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more."

Jean Paul, German Author

37

"Man may be considered as having a twofold origin - natural, which is common and the same to all - patronymic, which belongs to the various families of which the whole human race is composed."

"Man may be considered as having a twofold origin - natural, which is common and the same to all - patronymic, which belongs to the various families of which the whole human race is composed."

Adam Clarke, British Theologian

37

"I learned about machinery, I learned how men behaved under pressure, and I learned about Americans."

"I learned about machinery, I learned how men behaved under pressure, and I learned about Americans."

Herman Wouk, American Novelist

Man, Men, Americans, Pressure

37

"A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly."

"A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly."

Mary Wortley, English Royalty

37

"The problem is that for women, the average time is just over 14 minutes... men are left with about 12 minutes during which time they need to think of something to do!"

"The problem is that for women, the average time is just over 14 minutes... men are left with about 12 minutes during which time they need to think of something to do!"

Phil McGraw, American Psychologist

Man, Men, Time, Women

37

"Very few men imprisoned for economic crimes or even crimes of passion against the oppressor feel that they are really guilty."

"Very few men imprisoned for economic crimes or even crimes of passion against the oppressor feel that they are really guilty."

George Jackson, American Activist

Man, Men, Passion

37

"It is best for the wise man not to seem wise."

"It is best for the wise man not to seem wise."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

37

"The world does not owe men a living, but business, if it is to fulfill its ideal, owes men an opportunity to earn a living."

"The world does not owe men a living, but business, if it is to fulfill its ideal, owes men an opportunity to earn a living."

Owen D. Young, American Businessman

Man, Men, Business, Opportunity, Living

37

"Women lie about their age; men lie about their income."

"Women lie about their age; men lie about their income."

William Feather, American Author

Man, Men, Women, Lie, Age

37

"They really do a disservice because these men and women came out of the Depression, they came out of the war."

"They really do a disservice because these men and women came out of the Depression, they came out of the war."

Richard M. Daley, American Politician

Man, Men, War, Women, Depression

37

"In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer."

"In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

37

"I demonstrated the characteristics of experimental fever. It appears after an incubation period which is never less than five days. It follows the same pattern as natural fever in man, but is of shorter duration and less pronounced."

"I demonstrated the characteristics of experimental fever. It appears after an incubation period which is never less than five days. It follows the same pattern as natural fever in man, but is of shorter duration and less pronounced."

Charles Nicole, French Scientist

37

"True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat."

"True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat."

F. H. Bradley, British Philosopher

37

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

37

"Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath."

"Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath."

Lyndon B. Johnson, American President

Man, Night, Right

37

"You have a winner and a loser and that doesn't bother me, I am man enough to accept that."

"You have a winner and a loser and that doesn't bother me, I am man enough to accept that."

Michael Moorer, American Athlete

37

"Mathematics is as old as Man."

"Mathematics is as old as Man."

Stefan Banach, Polish Mathematician

Man, Mathematics, Old

37

"What most men desire is a virgin who is a whore."

"What most men desire is a virgin who is a whore."

Edward Dahlberg, American Novelist

Man, Men, Desire

37

"No one man is superior to the game."

"No one man is superior to the game."

A. Bartlett Giamatti, American Educator

37

"Now we have reason to be grateful once again that Al Gore is not the man in the White House, and never will be."

"Now we have reason to be grateful once again that Al Gore is not the man in the White House, and never will be."

William Bennett, American Politician

Man, Now, Reason, Will

37

"This ship was a league from us, and some of the men would have taken her, and I would not consent to it, and this Moore said I always hindered them making their fortunes. Was that not the reason I struck him? Was there a mutiny on board?"

"This ship was a league from us, and some of the men would have taken her, and I would not consent to it, and this Moore said I always hindered them making their fortunes. Was that not the reason I struck him? Was there a mutiny on board?"

William Kidd, Scottish Explorer

Man, Men, Reason

37

"The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs."

"The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs."

Dave Barry, American Journalist

Man, Men, Truth, African

37

"We are men of action, lies do not become us."

"We are men of action, lies do not become us."

William Goldman, American Novelist

Man, Men, Action, Lies

37

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