Men Quotes - Page 721

Each book is, in a sense, an argument with myself, and I would write it, whether it is ever published or not.

There are all these scripts where the women, if they're working, are prostitutes and lawyers with an angry streak who'll kill you. It's a reaction to women leaving their men and men being angry about it and saying it on some subconscious level

In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.

Microeconomics is about money you don't have, and macroeconomics is about money the government is out of.

I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow and I can't relive yesterday but I live in the moment if I can.

If Jupiter hurled his thunderbolt as often as men sinned, he would soon be out of thunderbolts.

Dear little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘you tell me of marvelous things, but more marvelous than anything is the suffering of men and of women. There is no Mystery so great as Misery.

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.

What the oil producer gets paid is about 16 percent. The majority of it is tax, which in fairness to the government of this country they have accepted and admitted.

Music has a bonding power, it's primal social cement

Does a man speak foolishly?--suffer him gladly, for you are wise. Does he speak erroneously?--stop such a man's mouth with sound words that cannot be gainsaid. Does he speak truly?--rejoice in the truth.

One of the great undiscovered joys of life comes from doing everything one attempts to the best of one's ability. The smallest task, well done, becomes a miracle of achievement.

Contemporary man has rationalized the myths, but he has not been able to destroy them.

Control of thought is more important for governments that are free and popular than for despotic and military states. The logic is straightforward: a despotic state can control its domestic enemies by force, but as the state loses this weapon, other devices are required to prevent the ignorant masses from interfering with public affairs, which are none of their business… the public are to be observers, not participants, consumers of ideology as well as products.

There are passions that it is not for man to choose.

Most certainly, some planets are not inhabited, but others are, and among these there must exist life under all conditions and phases of development.

Keep moving ahead because action creates momentum, which in turn creates unanticipated opportunities.

Between the ages of fourteen and twenty-four, foreplay changes from being something that boys want to do and girls don't, to something that women want and men can't be bothered with. ... The perfect match, if you ask me, is between the Cosmo woman and the fourteen-year old boy.

There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.

If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.

The importance of a high moral code, which is at the foundation of the Scout movement, cannot be stressed too highly.

The economic dependence of women is perhaps the greatest injustice that has been done to us, and has worked the greatest injury to the race.

Pain results from a judgment you have made about a thing. Remove the judgment and the pain disappears.

A man's bewilderment is the measure of his wisdom.

The highest compliment one can be paid by another human being is to be told: 'Because of what you are, you are essential to my happiness.'