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"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

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"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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"I'm always cast in these strange men... that's not me, really."

"I'm always cast in these strange men... that's not me, really."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

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"Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fool reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven."

"Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fool reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven."

Andrew Young, American Clergyman

Men, Work, Day, Fool

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"The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone."

"The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone."

William J. H. Boetcker, American Clergyman

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"Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be, yet such wherein men may thy judgment see."

"Thy books should, like thy friends, not many be, yet such wherein men may thy judgment see."

William Wycherley, English Dramatist

Men, Books, Friends, Judgment

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"Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men."

"Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men."

Pope John Paul II, Polish Clergyman

Men, Problems, Violence

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"I find very often that very ugly women have really handsome men and vice versa because they don't have any competition. Sometimes handsome men have avoided me."

"I find very often that very ugly women have really handsome men and vice versa because they don't have any competition. Sometimes handsome men have avoided me."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

Men, Women, Competition, Ugly

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"I'm very fond of doing movies where men fight over me. I don't get to do enough."

"I'm very fond of doing movies where men fight over me. I don't get to do enough."

Anjelica Huston, American Actress

Men, Movies, Fight

13

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

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

Cesar Romero, American Actor

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"Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."

"Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."

Amelia Earhart, American Aviator

Men, Women, Failure, Challenge

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"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

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"How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know."

"How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know."

Thomas Aquinas, Italian Theologian

Men, War, Harmony, Stars

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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

13

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

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

Leah Remini, American Actress

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"It is not necessary to argue to those for whom I write that the two great needs of mankind, that all men may be lifted up into the light of the highest Christian civilization, are, first, a pure, spiritual Christianity, and second, civil liberty."

"It is not necessary to argue to those for whom I write that the two great needs of mankind, that all men may be lifted up into the light of the highest Christian civilization, are, first, a pure, spiritual Christianity, and second, civil liberty."

Josiah Strong, American Clergyman

Men, Civilization, Christian, Christianity

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"The irony is that the more unapologetically sexist men are in movies, the more women tend to be attracted to them in person."

"The irony is that the more unapologetically sexist men are in movies, the more women tend to be attracted to them in person."

Jon Favreau, American Actor

Men, Women, Movies, Irony

13

"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

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"I go to bed with men, not boys."

"I go to bed with men, not boys."

Linda Fiorentino, American Actress

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"I find that most men would rather have their bellies opened for five hundred dollars than have a tooth pulled for five."

"I find that most men would rather have their bellies opened for five hundred dollars than have a tooth pulled for five."

Martin H. Fischer, American Physician

13

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

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

Marilyn Monroe, American Actress

13

"One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organizations do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always."

"One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organizations do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always."

Aiden Wilson Tozer, American Clergyman

Men, Life, Church, First

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"A lot of times I can across as too masculine to men, and they couldn't handle me, they stayed away."

"A lot of times I can across as too masculine to men, and they couldn't handle me, they stayed away."

Brenda Holloway, American Musician

13

"That in affairs of very considerable importance men should deal with one another with satisfaction of mind, and mutual confidence, they must receive competent assurances concerning the integrity, fidelity, and constancy each of other."

"That in affairs of very considerable importance men should deal with one another with satisfaction of mind, and mutual confidence, they must receive competent assurances concerning the integrity, fidelity, and constancy each of other."

Isaac Barrow, English Mathematician

Men, Confidence, Constancy, Fidelity

13

"My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance."

"My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance."

Tim Allen, American Comedian

Men, Mom, Care, Reason

13

"The law of the survival of the fittest led inevitably to the survival and predominance of the men who were effective in war and who loved it because they were effective."

"The law of the survival of the fittest led inevitably to the survival and predominance of the men who were effective in war and who loved it because they were effective."

Elihu Root, American Lawyer

Men, War, Survival, Law

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"Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves repose and fatten."

"Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves repose and fatten."

Thomas Otway, English Dramatist

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"When employers tell me they prefer married men, and encourage their men to have homes of their own, because it makes them so much steadier, I wonder if they have any idea of all that that implies."

"When employers tell me they prefer married men, and encourage their men to have homes of their own, because it makes them so much steadier, I wonder if they have any idea of all that that implies."

Alice Hamilton, American Scientist

Men, Idea, Wonder

13

"I do not like assassins, or men of low character."

"I do not like assassins, or men of low character."

Gene Hackman, American Actor

13

"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

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"All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know."

"All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know."

Alexis Carrel, French Scientist

13

"I never liked the men I loved and never loved the men I liked."

"I never liked the men I loved and never loved the men I liked."

Fanny Brice, American Comedian

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"I want it understood that all these men fought for principle, not for plunder, and that they were true-hearted, honorable soldiers, fighting for what they esteemed was a righteous cause."

"I want it understood that all these men fought for principle, not for plunder, and that they were true-hearted, honorable soldiers, fighting for what they esteemed was a righteous cause."

Cole Younger, American Criminal

Men, Cause, Fighting, Soldiers

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"The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck."

"The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck."

Channing Pollock, American Actor

Men, Determination, Ability, Being

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"Men seem to think that page 3 girls are only interested in money. Money doesn't impress me at all. Not in the slightest."

"Men seem to think that page 3 girls are only interested in money. Money doesn't impress me at all. Not in the slightest."

Katie Price, english Model

Men, Money, Girls

13

"Men often are valued high, when they are most wretched."

"Men often are valued high, when they are most wretched."

John Webster, English Playwright

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"Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place."

"Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place."

Billy Crystal, American Comedian

Men, Women, Sex, Reason

13

"Women are incredible in groups together. Terrifying. Men have nothing on them."

"Women are incredible in groups together. Terrifying. Men have nothing on them."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

Men, Women, Nothing

13

"'God's plan' is often a front for men's plans and a cover for inadequacy, ignorance, and evil."

"'God's plan' is often a front for men's plans and a cover for inadequacy, ignorance, and evil."

Mary Daly, American Theologian

Men, Evil, Ignorance

13

"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

13

"In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected."

"In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected."

Clare Boothe Luce, American Dramatist

Men, Politics, Women, Letters

13

"Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions."

"Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions."

Antoinette Blackwell, American Clergyman

Men, Nature, Women

13

"Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired."

"Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired."

Mae West, American Actress

Men, Home, Waiting

13

"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

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"I don't want to be a silly temptress. I cannot see any sense in getting dressed up and doing nothing but tempting men in pictures."

"I don't want to be a silly temptress. I cannot see any sense in getting dressed up and doing nothing but tempting men in pictures."

Greta Garbo, Swedish Actress

Men, Nothing, Sense, Silly

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"It's not a country of articulate people, sophisticated people. There's too little subtlety. Men and women don't enjoy each other very much in Australia. I don't find very many men sexy in Australia. Of course, I'm married and out of it, but still."

"It's not a country of articulate people, sophisticated people. There's too little subtlety. Men and women don't enjoy each other very much in Australia. I don't find very many men sexy in Australia. Of course, I'm married and out of it, but still."

Judy Davis, Australian Actress

Men, Women, People, Country

13

"Grown men have been seen fleeing after reading the menu posted outside."

"Grown men have been seen fleeing after reading the menu posted outside."

William E. Geist, American Journalist

13

"Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw near to the habitations of men, as I have constantly observed in all my travels."

"Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw near to the habitations of men, as I have constantly observed in all my travels."

William Bartram, American Environmentalist

Men, Birds, Turkeys

13

"Men are as we have always known them, neither better nor worse from the hearts of rogues there springs a latent honesty, from the depths of honest men there emerges a brutish appetite - a thirst for extermination, a desire for blood."

"Men are as we have always known them, neither better nor worse from the hearts of rogues there springs a latent honesty, from the depths of honest men there emerges a brutish appetite - a thirst for extermination, a desire for blood."

Frederica Montseny, Spanish Politician

Men, Honesty, Appetite, Blood

13

"Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses."

"Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses."

Elizabeth Taylor, English Actress

Men, Dogs, Horses, Leading

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