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"What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone."

"What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone."

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, British Novelist

Men, Virtue, Energy, Future

41

"Nothing changes more constantly than the past; for the past that influences our lives does not consist of what actually happened, but of what men believe happened."

"Nothing changes more constantly than the past; for the past that influences our lives does not consist of what actually happened, but of what men believe happened."

Gerald W. Johnson, American Historian

Men, Nothing, Past

41

"Through the humbling dispensations of Divine Providence, men are sometimes fitted for his service."

"Through the humbling dispensations of Divine Providence, men are sometimes fitted for his service."

John Woolman, American Clergyman

Men, Providence, Service

41

"All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking."

"All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking."

Charles Henry Parkhurst, American Clergyman

Men, Feelings, Thinking

41

"There are all these scripts where the women, if they're working, are prostitutes and lawyers with an angry streak who'll kill you. It's a reaction to women leaving their men and men being angry about it and saying it on some subconscious level."

"There are all these scripts where the women, if they're working, are prostitutes and lawyers with an angry streak who'll kill you. It's a reaction to women leaving their men and men being angry about it and saying it on some subconscious level."

Parker Posey, American Actress

Men, Women, Being, Lawyers

41

"Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible."

"Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible."

Margaret Mead, American Scientist

Men, Women, Want

41

"There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world."

"There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world."

Elihu Root, American Lawyer

Men, Nature, Peace, Acquaintance

41

"Men are only as loyal as their options."

"Men are only as loyal as their options."

Bill Maher, American Comedian

41

"I don't look as handsome in Men in Black 2 as I did in the first one."

"I don't look as handsome in Men in Black 2 as I did in the first one."

Tony Shalhoub, American Actor

40

"Nations, like men, have their infancy."

"Nations, like men, have their infancy."

Henry Bolingbroke, English Royalty

40

"White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people."

"White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people."

Holly Near, American Musician

Men, People, Journey

40

"There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive."

"There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive."

Johann Kaspar Lavater, German Theologian

40

"Brutal men with unlimited power are the same all over the world."

"Brutal men with unlimited power are the same all over the world."

Mary Chesnut, American Author

Men, Power, World

40

"All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them."

"All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them."

Jean Savarin, French Lawyer

Men, Drinks, Passion

40

"The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words."

"The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words."

Robert South, English Clergyman

Men, Wisdom, Fame, Famous

40

"The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin."

"The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin."

Jay Leno, American Comedian

Men, Court, Religious, Washington

40

"But men are so full of greed today, they'll sell anything for a little piece of money."

"But men are so full of greed today, they'll sell anything for a little piece of money."

Little Richard, American Musician

Men, Money, Greed, Today

40

"I'm all for guys being butch and guys being men. I identify with that and appreciate that. But if I'm going to stab my gay brother in the back who isn't butch and who maybe acts a little bit more effeminate, what good is that?"

"I'm all for guys being butch and guys being men. I identify with that and appreciate that. But if I'm going to stab my gay brother in the back who isn't butch and who maybe acts a little bit more effeminate, what good is that?"

Kyan Douglas, American Celebrity

Men, Brother, Being, Gay

40

"More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent."

"More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent."

Billy Sunday, American Clergyman

Men, Talent, Purpose

40

"At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil."

"At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil."

Hans Kung, Swiss Theologian

Men, Time, Women, Evil

40

"I truly cannot imagine men with men, women with women, doing what they were not physically created to do, without abnormal stress and misbehavior."

"I truly cannot imagine men with men, women with women, doing what they were not physically created to do, without abnormal stress and misbehavior."

Jerry Falwell, American Clergyman

Men, Women, Stress

40

"I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politics, religion, ecology, and relationships between men and women. And that's usually what I focus on."

"I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politics, religion, ecology, and relationships between men and women. And that's usually what I focus on."

Don Henley, American Musician

Men, Politics, Religion, Women

40

"I'm not always in that good with middle-aged heterosexual men."

"I'm not always in that good with middle-aged heterosexual men."

Kathy Griffin, American Comedian

40

"Having marshalled the men in battle order, as shown in the first diagram, you will observe that each party has two ranks of men, on the first of which stand the superior Pieces, and on the next the eight Pawns."

"Having marshalled the men in battle order, as shown in the first diagram, you will observe that each party has two ranks of men, on the first of which stand the superior Pieces, and on the next the eight Pawns."

Howard Staunton, English Celebrity

Men, Battle, First, Order

40

"Just what future the Designer of the universe has provided for the souls of men I do not know, I cannot prove. But I find that the whole order of Nature confirms my confidence that, if it is not like our noblest hopes and dreams, it will transcend them."

"Just what future the Designer of the universe has provided for the souls of men I do not know, I cannot prove. But I find that the whole order of Nature confirms my confidence that, if it is not like our noblest hopes and dreams, it will transcend them."

Henry Norris Russell, American Scientist

Men, Nature, Dreams, Confidence

40

"We Latins make splendid lovers and splendid older men."

"We Latins make splendid lovers and splendid older men."

Cesar Romero, American Actor

40

"Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools."

"Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools."

John Tillotson, British Theologian

Men, Fools, Zeal

40

"Men stop trying after a while and get lazy."

"Men stop trying after a while and get lazy."

Leah Remini, American Actress

40

"Men who consistently leave the toilet seat up secretly want women to get up to go the bathroom in the middle of the night and fall in."

"Men who consistently leave the toilet seat up secretly want women to get up to go the bathroom in the middle of the night and fall in."

Rita Rudner, American Comedian

Men, Women, Night, Want

40

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it."

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it."

Learned Hand, American Judge

Men, Women, Constitution, Court

40

"I wonder why it is, that young men are always cautioned against bad girls. Anyone can handle a bad girl. It's the good girls men should be warned against."

"I wonder why it is, that young men are always cautioned against bad girls. Anyone can handle a bad girl. It's the good girls men should be warned against."

David Niven, English Actor

Men, Girls, Wonder

40

"Dreaming is an act of pure imagination, attesting in all men a creative power, which if it were available in waking, would make every man a Dante or Shakespeare."

"Dreaming is an act of pure imagination, attesting in all men a creative power, which if it were available in waking, would make every man a Dante or Shakespeare."

Frederick Henry Hedge, American Clergyman

Men, Imagination, Power, Act

40

"I was able to do The Saint of Fort Washington, on the relationship between two homeless men."

"I was able to do The Saint of Fort Washington, on the relationship between two homeless men."

Danny Glover, American Actor

Men, Washington

40

"I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men."

"I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men."

Maria Mitchell, American Scientist

Men, Travel, Courage, Ladies

40

"Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men."

"Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men."

Gary Oldman, English Actor

40

"I have never given up on men easily."

"I have never given up on men easily."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

40

"As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era."

"As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era."

Karl Schlegel, German Philosopher

Men, Battle, Soldiers, Struggle

40

"I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women."

"I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women."

Anita Hill, American Celebrity

Men, Time, Women, People

40

"And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and sold, The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold."

"And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and sold, The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold."

Richard Hovey, American Composer

Men, Wealth, Gold, Nations

40

"Washington newspaper men know everything."

"Washington newspaper men know everything."

Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity

Men, Washington

40

"I've never played a character where I've had so much fun on the physical end. I don't want to say I like it too much but it's fun having a gun on you and getting to manhandle men."

"I've never played a character where I've had so much fun on the physical end. I don't want to say I like it too much but it's fun having a gun on you and getting to manhandle men."

Charlotte Ross, American Actress

Men, Character, End, Fun

40

"I like the tradition of ordinary men in extraordinary circumstances and how they react to events which force them to be heroic in a way that is not in their natures."

"I like the tradition of ordinary men in extraordinary circumstances and how they react to events which force them to be heroic in a way that is not in their natures."

Rob Lowe, American Actor

Men, Circumstances, Events, Force

40

"Since the days of Abraham many men of unusual intellect not only have diligently studied the divine plan, but have devoted their lives to having a part in making it known to others."

"Since the days of Abraham many men of unusual intellect not only have diligently studied the divine plan, but have devoted their lives to having a part in making it known to others."

Joseph Rutherford, American Clergyman

40

"First of all, I would like to clear the air on one thing. Alison has slept with more men than Amanda; Sydney has slept with more men than Amanda; I think Matt has slept with more men than Amanda."

"First of all, I would like to clear the air on one thing. Alison has slept with more men than Amanda; Sydney has slept with more men than Amanda; I think Matt has slept with more men than Amanda."

Heather Locklear, American Actress

40

"There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation."

"There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation."

Francois Rabelais, French Clergyman

Men, Benevolence, Cause, Charity

40

"Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?"

"Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?"

Barbra Streisand, American Actress

Men, Women, Work

40

"It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing."

"It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing."

John Henry Newman, British Clergyman

40

"Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear."

"Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear."

Garson Kanin, American Playwright

Men, Books, Future

40

"All men are difficult."

"All men are difficult."

Sharon Gless, American Actress

40

"I've come to learn that there is a real difference between men and women. It's genetic."

"I've come to learn that there is a real difference between men and women. It's genetic."

Sharon Gless, American Actress

Men, Women, Difference

40

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