Never yet was a nation born that did not begin in the spirit, pass to the heart and the mind, and then take an outer form in the world of men.
Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs.
Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.
The same men who are placing all these outrageous restrictions on women's freedoms in southern Somalia - that type of mentality - that's what I had to deal with in captivity.
I grew up in a very masculine environment. So I was around a lot of men, my brothers and their friends. There was just a lot of guys around.
Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.
Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts.
Like myself, President Obama is the father of two daughters. He understands the obstacles that they face as women, but he also understands the emergency of the state of young black men in America.
A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten', he does not say 'My men were beaten.'
It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the notion of honor; as such differences become less, it grows feeble; and when they disappear, it will vanish too.
It's important for young women and men coming out of the fashion schools to think seriously before starting their own collections.
If someone were to come from another planet and see the world through movies, they'd think that the world was populated by white men in their 30s who shoot a lot.
Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.
I've played so many historical characters because most horrible dictators are short, fat, middle-aged men.
A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men.
Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network. They have more companies they can get money from.
The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow older, and societies better.
