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"Like Leibniz's possible worlds, most men are only equally entitled pretenders to existence. There are few existences."

"Like Leibniz's possible worlds, most men are only equally entitled pretenders to existence. There are few existences."

Karl Schlegel, German Philosopher

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"I only worked on Men of Honor for three weeks, but I walked away with so much. Because Bob is the kind of actor who gives you the opportunity to really go there. And we really had to go there. I mean, we were both playing drunks."

"I only worked on Men of Honor for three weeks, but I walked away with so much. Because Bob is the kind of actor who gives you the opportunity to really go there. And we really had to go there. I mean, we were both playing drunks."

Charlize Theron, South African Actress

Men, Opportunity, Actor, Honor

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"A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent."

"A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent."

Herbert Beerbohm Tree, British Actor

Men, Committee, English

39

"I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men."

"I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Men, Thought, Crime, Doubt

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"I think that the longer I look good, the better gay men feel."

"I think that the longer I look good, the better gay men feel."

Cher, American Musician

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"Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them."

"Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them."

Marilyn Monroe, American Actress

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"Valentino was apparently gay or bisexual. And his two lesbian wives. But without any question, he had sex with men. From choice. So he was one or the other."

"Valentino was apparently gay or bisexual. And his two lesbian wives. But without any question, he had sex with men. From choice. So he was one or the other."

Cesar Romero, American Actor

Men, Sex, Choice, Gay

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"Today, as never before, the fates of men are so intimately linked to one another that a disaster for one is a disaster for everybody."

"Today, as never before, the fates of men are so intimately linked to one another that a disaster for one is a disaster for everybody."

Natalia Ginzburg, Italian Author

Men, Disaster, Today

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"I started to get bored with that stuff about only drawing men and I've taken it out of the slideshow."

"I started to get bored with that stuff about only drawing men and I've taken it out of the slideshow."

Alison Bechdel, American Cartoonist

39

"A manager is an assistant to his men."

"A manager is an assistant to his men."

Thomas J. Watson, American Scientist

39

"I try to speak my points of view about black America, and how I feel about black men and the role that black men should play in their lives with their children and in their lives with their women."

"I try to speak my points of view about black America, and how I feel about black men and the role that black men should play in their lives with their children and in their lives with their women."

Will Smith, American Actor

Men, Women, America, Children

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"I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means."

"I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means."

Clarence Darrow, American Lawyer

Men, Compliment, Insult

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"When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho."

"When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho."

Sarah Jessica Parker, American Actress

Men, Women, Romantic

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"I've always liked men better than women."

"I've always liked men better than women."

Bette Davis, American Actress

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"You find that all men are successes or failures. Success is the stamp of truth. I will say all men who fail to place their feet on the dome of facts do so by not sieving all truth and throwing the faulty to one side."

"You find that all men are successes or failures. Success is the stamp of truth. I will say all men who fail to place their feet on the dome of facts do so by not sieving all truth and throwing the faulty to one side."

Andrew Taylor Still, American Scientist

Men, Success, Truth, Facts

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"I'm most proud of having created something that men never completely get."

"I'm most proud of having created something that men never completely get."

Cathy Guisewite, American Cartoonist

39

"People have always said, are you gay? I've had a lot of that. But it's just not in me. I really like women a lot; I'm repulsed by men sexually."

"People have always said, are you gay? I've had a lot of that. But it's just not in me. I really like women a lot; I'm repulsed by men sexually."

Russell Brand, English Comedian

Men, Women, People, Gay

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"Fay has spirituality too, but she also has that very real sex appeal that takes hold of the hearts of men."

"Fay has spirituality too, but she also has that very real sex appeal that takes hold of the hearts of men."

Erich von Stroheim, Austrian Actor

Men, Sex, Sex appeal, Spirituality

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"Cary Grant was one of the most marvelous men I've ever met."

"Cary Grant was one of the most marvelous men I've ever met."

Jayne Mansfield, American Actress

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"Why should unmarried women be discriminated against - unmarried men are not."

"Why should unmarried women be discriminated against - unmarried men are not."

Dinah Shore, American Actress

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"Keeping a feminine approach is vital - men hate bossy females."

"Keeping a feminine approach is vital - men hate bossy females."

Ida Lupino, English Actress

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"The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs."

"The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs."

Charles Babbage, English Mathematician

Men, Animals, Importance, Military

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"I don't have a lot to share with other men. My heart sinks when I get into a taxi and someone starts talking to me about football."

"I don't have a lot to share with other men. My heart sinks when I get into a taxi and someone starts talking to me about football."

David Walliams, British Actor

Men, Heart, Football, Talking

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"The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace... a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness."

"The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace... a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness."

Minoru Yamasaki, American Architect

Men, Peace, Belief, Greatness

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"Gradually, everything that happens in the world is coming to be of interest everywhere in the world, and, gradually, thoughtful men and women everywhere are sitting in judgment upon the conduct of all nations."

"Gradually, everything that happens in the world is coming to be of interest everywhere in the world, and, gradually, thoughtful men and women everywhere are sitting in judgment upon the conduct of all nations."

Elihu Root, American Lawyer

Men, Women, Interest, Judgment

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"Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good."

"Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good."

Karl Barth, Swiss Theologian

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"Men find it difficult because I've got so much energy and hardly sleep at night, only four or five hours. I wake up in the early hours and potter around."

"Men find it difficult because I've got so much energy and hardly sleep at night, only four or five hours. I wake up in the early hours and potter around."

Susannah York, British Actress

Men, Energy, Night, Sleep

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"If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence, they would not be able to discover anything so stupid as astrology."

"If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence, they would not be able to discover anything so stupid as astrology."

David Hilbert, German Mathematician

Men, Astrology, Existence, World

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"I'll continue to work to ensure that safety and I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the men and women who provide public safety in our city."

"I'll continue to work to ensure that safety and I am honored to have earned the endorsement of the men and women who provide public safety in our city."

Alan Autry, American Actor

Men, Women, Work, Public

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"Signs of fatigue soon manifested themselves more and more strongly, and slowly the men dropped out one by one, from sheer exhaustion. No murmur of complaint, however, would be heard."

"Signs of fatigue soon manifested themselves more and more strongly, and slowly the men dropped out one by one, from sheer exhaustion. No murmur of complaint, however, would be heard."

Fritz Kreisler, Austrian Composer

Men, Complaint, Exhaustion, Fatigue

38

"To a smart girl men are no problem - they're the answer."

"To a smart girl men are no problem - they're the answer."

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian Actress

38

"Men think about women. Women think about what men think about them."

"Men think about women. Women think about what men think about them."

Peter Ustinov, English Actor

38

"There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain. Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds."

"There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain. Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds."

G. H. Hardy, British Mathematician

Men, Work, Appreciation, Criticism

38

"All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why."

"All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why."

James Thurber, American Comedian

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"It slaps your dignity just right. I loved the idea of these proud, dignified black men, and I saw the older ones wounded, and it wounded me ten times as much because I couldn't stand seeing them hurt like this."

"It slaps your dignity just right. I loved the idea of these proud, dignified black men, and I saw the older ones wounded, and it wounded me ten times as much because I couldn't stand seeing them hurt like this."

Quincy Jones, American Musician

Men, Idea, Dignity, Hurt

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"These men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet."

"These men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet."

Mel Brooks, American Comedian

Men, Living, Trying

38

"There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved."

"There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved."

Thomas Aquinas, Italian Theologian

Men, Church, Salvation

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"Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons."

"Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons."

Garrett Hardin, American Environmentalist

Men, Society, Freedom, Interest

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"Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them."

"Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Men, Faith, People

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"That's what my mother did. And my father was the first person she'd met who treated her kindly. She was terrified of men, and she married a very meek, kind, dear man. And she had the upper hand. She ruled the roost."

"That's what my mother did. And my father was the first person she'd met who treated her kindly. She was terrified of men, and she married a very meek, kind, dear man. And she had the upper hand. She ruled the roost."

Lynn Johnston, American Cartoonist

Men, Mother, Father, First

38

"The actors nowadays, both young men and young ladies, don't always wear their period clothes as well as they might. They tend to stomp around a bit in them."

"The actors nowadays, both young men and young ladies, don't always wear their period clothes as well as they might. They tend to stomp around a bit in them."

Julie Harris, American Actress

Men, Actors, Clothes, Ladies

38

"I'm so good and so loving that men don't believe it."

"I'm so good and so loving that men don't believe it."

Brenda Fassie, South African Musician

38

"I'm fishing for men with a certain kind of bait, and the bait that I am offering is not a candy; it's a very specific thing that I'm offering, which is a deep gospel and a deep conversion."

"I'm fishing for men with a certain kind of bait, and the bait that I am offering is not a candy; it's a very specific thing that I'm offering, which is a deep gospel and a deep conversion."

Larry Norman, American Musician

Men, Deep, Fishing

38

"All the women want to be with me, all the men want to be like me."

"All the women want to be with me, all the men want to be like me."

Ric Flair, American Celebrity

Men, Women, Want

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"So although women can do anything that men can't do, they can also do something that men can't do, and that is mother their children."

"So although women can do anything that men can't do, they can also do something that men can't do, and that is mother their children."

Pat Boone, American Musician

Men, Women, Mother, Children

38

"Great hopes make great men."

"Great hopes make great men."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

38

"The army teaches boys to think like men."

"The army teaches boys to think like men."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

Men, Army, Boys

38

"I get along with guys; most of my friends are guys. It's easier to trust men sometimes. I only have a few close girlfriends that I trust."

"I get along with guys; most of my friends are guys. It's easier to trust men sometimes. I only have a few close girlfriends that I trust."

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

Men, Trust, Friends, Girlfriends

38

"There are people who said he killed over a hundred men. Historical fact doesn't corroborate one hundred men."

"There are people who said he killed over a hundred men. Historical fact doesn't corroborate one hundred men."

Keith Carradine, American Actor

Men, People, Fact

38

"The best men of the best epochs are simply those who make the fewest blunders and commit the fewest sins."

"The best men of the best epochs are simply those who make the fewest blunders and commit the fewest sins."

Thomas Huxley, English Scientist

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