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"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

14

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

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

Bette Davis, American Actress

14

"It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike."

"It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike."

Thomas Browne, British Scientist

Men, Faces, Wonder

14

"Men don't get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair."

"Men don't get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair."

Claudette Colbert, French Actress

14

"I am always drawn to men that are funny. I do not know why. But I am always drawn to people that are struggling with parts of themselves... But it's like in the end, there has to be confidence."

"I am always drawn to men that are funny. I do not know why. But I am always drawn to people that are struggling with parts of themselves... But it's like in the end, there has to be confidence."

Vanessa Carlton, American Musician

Men, Funny, People, Confidence

14

"A scientist should be the happiest of men."

"A scientist should be the happiest of men."

George Wald, American Scientist

14

"The army teaches boys to think like men."

"The army teaches boys to think like men."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

Men, Army, Boys

14

"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

14

"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

14

"I need that aggressive attitude to play my music and more men have that attitude than women."

"I need that aggressive attitude to play my music and more men have that attitude than women."

Lita Ford, American Musician

Men, Music, Women, Attitude

14

"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

14

"Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world."

"Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Men, Old, World

14

"I surrounded myself with women when I was growing up because I had this horrible psycho father. Now I'm trying to really appreciate and like men more."

"I surrounded myself with women when I was growing up because I had this horrible psycho father. Now I'm trying to really appreciate and like men more."

Courtney Love, American Musician

Men, Women, Father, Growing up

14

"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

14

"I kind of resent this attitude of men that we somehow must always look good."

"I kind of resent this attitude of men that we somehow must always look good."

Sharon Gless, American Actress

14

"We need men and women to sit down and talk to each other about sex honestly and openly. That would help us fight Aids so immediately. But our lack of communication is hugely problematic."

"We need men and women to sit down and talk to each other about sex honestly and openly. That would help us fight Aids so immediately. But our lack of communication is hugely problematic."

Emma Thompson, English Actress

Men, Women, Sex, Communication

14

"We've all known a John Tucker. We've either known one, dated one or our best friend has dated one. I think a lot of men at one point or another have been a John Tucker."

"We've all known a John Tucker. We've either known one, dated one or our best friend has dated one. I think a lot of men at one point or another have been a John Tucker."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

14

"Men do not fail; they give up trying."

"Men do not fail; they give up trying."

Elihu Root, American Lawyer

14

"Well, I think mostly we're dressing for men."

"Well, I think mostly we're dressing for men."

Jerry Hall, American Model

13

"If we look at Houston, which is a very environmentally toxic place, we find that it has one of the highest levels of young men going to prison and also among the highest levels of illiteracy in the country."

"If we look at Houston, which is a very environmentally toxic place, we find that it has one of the highest levels of young men going to prison and also among the highest levels of illiteracy in the country."

Danny Glover, American Actor

Men, Country, Houston, Prison

13

"I don't think a powerful man would be interesting unless he'd be nice, attractive, with or without the power. Men are interested in powerful men. Women are interested in terrific men!"

"I don't think a powerful man would be interesting unless he'd be nice, attractive, with or without the power. Men are interested in powerful men. Women are interested in terrific men!"

Dorothy Stratten, Canadian Celebrity

Men, Women, Power, Man

13

"It often seemed like we had become a nation where the only heroes were rock singers and ball players and that there were no large men of probity who could be called upon for the task."

"It often seemed like we had become a nation where the only heroes were rock singers and ball players and that there were no large men of probity who could be called upon for the task."

Elliot Richardson, American Lawyer

Men, Heroes, Nation

13

"Men with style are great because they have a sense of self."

"Men with style are great because they have a sense of self."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

Men, Self, Sense, Style

13

"I am happy that women can relate to my songs, and hopefully men can too."

"I am happy that women can relate to my songs, and hopefully men can too."

Martina McBride, American Musician

Men, Women, Songs

13

"Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery."

"Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery."

Adam Weishaupt, German Clergyman

13

"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

13

"In nuclear war all men are cremated equal."

"In nuclear war all men are cremated equal."

Dexter Gordon, American Musician

13

"I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And look at what we do to all our heroes: Churchill, FDR, Kennedy, they all had affairs. But heroic things happen every day."

"I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And look at what we do to all our heroes: Churchill, FDR, Kennedy, they all had affairs. But heroic things happen every day."

Kevin Costner, American Actor

Men, Women, Day

13

"Whence it is somewhat strange that any men from so mean and silly a practice should expect commendation, or that any should afford regard thereto; the which it is so far from meriting, that indeed contempt and abhorrence are due to it."

"Whence it is somewhat strange that any men from so mean and silly a practice should expect commendation, or that any should afford regard thereto; the which it is so far from meriting, that indeed contempt and abhorrence are due to it."

Isaac Barrow, English Mathematician

Men, Abhorrence, Contempt, Practice

13

"The apostles were moved, not so much by an intellectual apprehension, as by a spiritual illumination. They met men, and the need of those men whom they met cried aloud to them."

"The apostles were moved, not so much by an intellectual apprehension, as by a spiritual illumination. They met men, and the need of those men whom they met cried aloud to them."

Roland Allen, English Clergyman

13

"My first encounter with Buddhist dharma would be in my early 20s. Like most young men, I was not particularly happy."

"My first encounter with Buddhist dharma would be in my early 20s. Like most young men, I was not particularly happy."

Richard Gere, American Actor

Men, Buddhist, First

13

"If men have a smell it's usually an accident."

"If men have a smell it's usually an accident."

Jeff Foxworthy, American Comedian

13

"When one is required to preside over the Church, and be entrusted with the care of so many souls, the whole female sex must retire before the magnitude of the task, and the majority of men also."

"When one is required to preside over the Church, and be entrusted with the care of so many souls, the whole female sex must retire before the magnitude of the task, and the majority of men also."

John Chrysostom, Greek Clergyman

Men, Sex, Church, Care

13

"I hate this fast growing tendency to chain men to machines in big factories and deprive them of all joy in their efforts - the plan will lead to cheap men and cheap products."

"I hate this fast growing tendency to chain men to machines in big factories and deprive them of all joy in their efforts - the plan will lead to cheap men and cheap products."

Richard Wagner, German Composer

Men, Hate, Joy, Machines

13

"Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could."

"Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could."

Abigail Adams, American First Lady

Men, Power, Husbands

13

"Men who are too good looking are never good in bed because they never had to be."

"Men who are too good looking are never good in bed because they never had to be."

Sarah Jessica Parker, American Actress

13

"I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry."

"I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry."

Rita Rudner, American Comedian

Men, Marriage, Pain

13

"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

13

"Though men determine, the gods doo dispose: and oft times many things fall out betweene the cup and the lip."

"Though men determine, the gods doo dispose: and oft times many things fall out betweene the cup and the lip."

Robert Greene, English Playwright

13

"There is no justice among men."

"There is no justice among men."

Nicholas II, Russian Royalty

13

"I'm told leather drives men up the wall. I like wearing it because it because it feels nice."

"I'm told leather drives men up the wall. I like wearing it because it because it feels nice."

Honor Blackman, British Actress

13

"Thirty years ago, there was definitely a huge difference between men and women, and the man wanting to feel like the protector, and not scare the wife."

"Thirty years ago, there was definitely a huge difference between men and women, and the man wanting to feel like the protector, and not scare the wife."

Robin Tunney, American Actress

Men, Women, Wife, Difference

13

"It is a high patriotic duty that we support and sustain the men who have been placed in position of difficulty, burden, responsibility, and even danger as the result of our suffrages."

"It is a high patriotic duty that we support and sustain the men who have been placed in position of difficulty, burden, responsibility, and even danger as the result of our suffrages."

Bainbridge Colby, American Public Servant

Men, Burden, Danger, Difficulty

13

"Men should have rough hands and be strong."

"Men should have rough hands and be strong."

Scott Caan, American Actor

13

"Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant."

"Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant."

Loretta Lynn, American Musician

Men, Marriage, Kids

13

"I think men are a beautiful creation."

"I think men are a beautiful creation."

Krista Allen, American Actress

13

"I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie."

"I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie."

Bill Paxton, American Actor

13

"Robert Taylor was not only a splendid actor in a wide variety of roles but one of the most handsome men in the western world."

"Robert Taylor was not only a splendid actor in a wide variety of roles but one of the most handsome men in the western world."

Audrey Meadows, American Actress

Men, Actor, Variety, World

13

"That men should live honestly, quietly, and comfortably together, it is needful that they should live under a sense of God's will, and in awe of the divine power, hoping to please God, and fearing to offend Him, by their behaviour respectively."

"That men should live honestly, quietly, and comfortably together, it is needful that they should live under a sense of God's will, and in awe of the divine power, hoping to please God, and fearing to offend Him, by their behaviour respectively."

Isaac Barrow, English Mathematician

Men, Power, God, Sense

13

"I've gone for each type: the rough guy; the nerdy, sweet, lovable guy; and the slick guy. I don't really have a type. Men in general are a good thing."

"I've gone for each type: the rough guy; the nerdy, sweet, lovable guy; and the slick guy. I don't really have a type. Men in general are a good thing."

Jennifer Aniston, American Actress

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