“The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.”
What does it mean to be a man? These quotes explore masculinity, fatherhood, strength, vulnerability, and the evolving expectations placed on men by society, by women, and by themselves.
“We are anthill men upon an anthill world.”
“The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.”
“Truth sits upon the lips of dying men.”
“Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.”
“The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.”
“I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported.”
“If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?”
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”
“Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men.”
“One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven't and don't.”
“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”
“Books are not men and yet they stay alive.”
“Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.”
“Clever and attractive women do not want to vote they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.”
“When men hear women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that's not it. It's a commitment to not floating around anymore. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life. Entrenched is awesome.”
“Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.”