Quotes About Man

have seen that same smile which stirs the heart of a woman and makes a man reach for his revolver.

Life is a serious problem to a man over thirty. To a man under thirty it is simply a game.

Gefühle am Morgen, das erträgt kein Mann. Dann lieber Geschirr waschen!

When it comes to the important things one is always alone, and it may be that the virtue or possible insight I get from being so obviously alone-- being physically and in every way absolutely alone much of the time-- is a way into the universal state of man. The way in which one handles this absolute aloneness is the way in which one grows up, is the great psychic journey of everyman.

His accent was delicious. A result of British deliberateness changed by the rhythm of an African tongue and the grace of African lips. I moved away after smiling, needing to sit apart and collect myself. I had not met such a man.

Champion of the world. A Black boy. Some Black mother's son. He was the strongest man in the world.

Vulnerability, like he had the power to hurt her or pleasure her in a way no other man could. For the first time, he was uncomfortable with the idea of having complete power over her

If I have to bar the door, I will. I can be a very accommodating man, lass, but you've sorely tried my will. I've given you until tomorrow to trust me with whatever you're hiding. After that, I can promise you won't like my hospitality any longer." "I don't like it now," she said crossly. She waved her hand in his direction. "You can leave. I'll only be going to bed now.

words of a man were meaningless. But actions spoke volumes, and it was always through deeds that the true measure of a man could be ascertained.

I need help, she said breathlessly. Can you zip me up? This has got to qualify me for sainthood, Silas muttered. A man can only take so much, for fuck's sake.

No skill? His mouth closed then fell open and then he snapped it shut with the force of his incredulity. She shrugged. " Ã¢â'¬â"¢Tis a well-known fact that a man is either skilled in matters of loving or matters of war. 'Tis obvious that fighting is your skill." Ewan winced.

What is the appropriate reply to make to a man who says he loves you? Thank you. You are very kind.

On the elevator there was a man whose job it is just to work the elevator. He rides in it up and down all day, so the rich people don't have to tire themselves out, pushing all the buttons. I bet he gets carsick. I looked around, but I didn't see any throw-up. They probably take the bucket away when no one is looking.

She felt a pang, a deep wish for the bay, the soaring towers of the bridge, the sunlight skipping across ten thousand whitecaps between the Golden Gate and Alcatraz. She wanted the scent of the Pacific and the beauty of the cities and the mountains, and her man. She closed her eyes. She opened them and felt small, surrounded by the sweep of the continent. The sky was vast. It was glorious and terrifying.

And the Earth had no name. The gods know themselves and have no need of names. It is man who names all things, even gods.

But does a good man let his circumstances determine his character?

My sister once warned me that a man who blushed so easily was probably a Man With Appetites.

Size and strength are not the answer to everything. Cleverness can overcome strength nearly every time. A small clever man can almost always best a strong, dim one.

For what manner of decent, upright man could possibly have wanted the arm bone of a poor drowned girl and her long, muddy, golden hair?

That One Man (from The People Who Didn't Say Goodbye) There is always that one man who you can't avoid that one face that becomes the only representative of Heaven.

Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify. It can also make them fun to be around.

Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.

Work is the curse of the drinking man

It would seem from this fact, that man is naturally a wild animal, and that when taken from the woods, he is never happy in his natural state, 'till he returns to them again.