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Quotes About Men

The truth of the matter is, I will miss being the commander in chief of such a fabulous group of men and women -- those who wear the uniform of the United States military.
~ George W. Bush
During this period, so many important events have occurred, and such changes in men and things have taken place, as the compass of a letter would give you but an inadequate idea of. None of which events, however, nor all of them together, have been able to eradicate from my mind, the recollection of those happy moments—the happiest of my life—which I have enjoyed in your company.
~ George Washington
The sovereign being is burdened with a servitude that crushes him, and the condition of free men is deliberate servility.
~ Georges Bataille
Los hombres se desconocen el el bien y se aman en el mal. El bien es la hipocresia. El mal es el amor. La inocencia es el amor del pecado.
~ Georges Bataille
In any case the mind of the Third Estate is of capital interest in showing the historian that events have their immediate roots not in their antecedents but in the men who intervene by interpreting those events.
~ Georges Lefebvre
Civilised men fear wild creatures, especially wild creatures of their own kind who remind them of life in the primeval forests of past ages.
~ Georges Simenon
Why, I would not permit even Sir Horace to become so dictatorial, which is a thing the best of men will do, if the females of their families are so foolish as to encourage them! It is not at all good for them, beside making them such dead bores! Is Charles a dead bore? I am sure he must be!
~ Georgette Heyer
In proper men there is hidden a light which darkness makes visible. I believe that the hope of mankind is in this buried glory; the spirit which makes true men hang on to the throats of their enemies at the very rim of the grave.
~ Gerald Kersh
Those miserable women who blame the men who let them down for their misery and isolation enact every day the initial mistake of sacrificing their personal responsibility for themselves.
~ Germaine Greer
the holy men sat in an atmosphere reeking of antiquity, so thick with the dust of ages that you can't see through it --nor can they.
~ Gertrude Bell
mountain is a general store. The men give you poles and a lunch and directions. They always
~ Gertrude Chandler Warner
The later it gets the more disturbed the city becomes. I go with Albert through the streets. Men are standing in groups at every corner. Rumours are flying. It is said that the military have already fired on a procession of demonstrating workers.
~ Erich Maria Remarque
The American economy is driven and maintained by the exceptionalism of the women and men who make up our workforce; we must do everything we can to protect them.
~ Jeff Van Drew
I came from a hard, working-class world which, since my mother's death, had been dominated by men. I hadn't been encouraged to talk about the burden of grief, and because I was severely underdeveloped when it came to sharing my emotions, I mustn't have been the most communicative husband.
~ Marco Pierre White
Have you walked around in heels? That's a workout. But like all good gay men, I have a gym membership.
~ Bianca Del Rio
Respect is very important in a workplace for every woman, man, and child. We have to make our industry safe for women, men, and children. Everyone should be given equal respect.
~ Pooja Bhatt
Being transparent about parental leave and pay policies will help build a workplace culture where men also feel supported in taking on their fair share of caring responsibilities.
~ Jo Swinson
Labour is the party of the NHS and the environment and fighting for better workplace and civic rights for working men and women.
~ Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis
Gender is a key marker of power and powerlessness. Most of the structures of how our world works are biased in terms of men.
~ Mary Beard
Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.
~ Ronald Reagan
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.
~ Sydney Smith
Providing records in a timely manner is the least the federal government can do for the men and women who have selflessly served our country.
~ Ronny Jackson
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.
~ Ansel Adams
I remember in 'Men in Black,' there's a coffee room, a tiny little room where they have their coffee break. In the offices I worked in, yeah, there were rooms like that.
~ Kate Herron