Men Quotes - Page 361

I deny the right of Congress to force a slaveholding State upon an unwilling people. I deny their right to force a free State upon an unwilling people. I deny their right to force a good thing upon a people who are unwilling to receive it. The great principle is the right of every community to judge and decide for itself, whether a thing is right or wrong, whether it would be good or evil for them to adopt it; and the right of free action, the right of free thought, the right of free judgment upon the question is dearer to every true American than any other under a free government.

Every man must be for the United States or against it. There can be no neutrals in this war; only patriots and traitors.

When someone accuses you of being 'childish', I think you should take it as a compliment.

If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.

Always now - just now - come into being. Always now - just now - give yourself to death. Practicing this is Zen practice.

It is possible that a man could live twice as long if he didn't spend the first half of his life acquiring habits that shortens the other half

Language allows us to reach out to people, to touch them with our innermost fears, hopes, disappointments, victories. To reach out to people we'll never meet. It's the greatest legacy you could ever leave your children or your loved ones: The history of how you felt.

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.

Am I a myth? Am I a legend? Or am I a phenomenon?

I once heard that women dress for women -- not for men -- and I think that has some truth to it. Men, what do they know? They don't know if you gain or lose five pounds. They're oblivious to those kinds of things. A lot of men will say "I like you just as you are." And you're like "But I'm bloated!" If they're attracted to you, they're attracted to you.

As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the correct time to order chocolate dishes: any month whose name contains the letter A, E, or U is the proper time for chocolate.

You have to pay the price. You will find that everything in life exacts a price, and you will have to decide whether the price is worth the prize.

Directing Skyfall was one of the best experiences of my professional life, but I have theatre and other commitments, including productions of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and King Lear, that need my complete focus over the next year and beyond.

Sometimes people feel disappointed when they hear about practicing compassion: "You mean I have to be nice?" It's kind of a letdown. We often overlook compassion, seeing it as merely a pit stop on the way to more advanced practices. We want something more; we don't even know what. But that's just a trick of our mind. One of the greatest teachings is to practice compassion.

If I were a man with gills, I would be a fish!

No problem stays solved in a dynamic environment.

Leadership is working with goals and vision management is working with objectives.

As a hawk flieth not high with one wing, even so a man reacheth not to excellence with one tongue.

Roland La Starza was tough, but Ezzard Charles was the toughest man I ever fought. I learned what pain was all about when I fought him.

A fish, which you can't see, deep down in the water, is a kind of symbol of peace on earth, good will to yourself. Fishing gives a man ... some time to collect his thoughts and reaarange them kind of neatly, in an orderly fashion. Once the bait is on the hook and the boat is anchored, there's nothing to interfere with thinking except an occasional bite

One never knows how loyalty is born.

Dreams are not easy. Dreams are painful. They force work and commitment. They are challenging and motivating.

Never say you cannot afford something. That is a poor man's attitude. Ask HOW to afford it.

Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes.

Win through your actions, never through argument.