Men Quotes - Page 768

Tell me it's never been done. Because the only real laws in this world-the only things we really know-are the two postulates of relativity, the three laws of Newton, the four laws of thermodynamics, and Maxwell's equation-no, scratch that, the only things we really know are Maxwell's equations, the three laws of Newton, the two postulates of relativity, and the periodic table. That's all we know that's true. All the rest are man's laws

Although our great man at the head of the nation, has changed his course, I will not change mine.

The fact of the matter is that today, stuff-selling mega-corporations have a huge influence on our daily lives. And because of the competitive nature of our global economy, these corporations are generally only concerned with one thing - the bottom line. That is, maximising profit, regardless of the social or environmental costs.

Call me an alarmist, but we are witnessing the beginning of the most frightening period of government tyranny in our nation's history.

Recovering from suffering is not like recovering from a disease. Many people don’t come out healed; they come out different. They crash through the logic of individual utility and behave paradoxically. Instead of recoiling from the sorts of loving commitments that almost always involve suffering, they throw themselves more deeply into them. Even while experiencing the worst and most lacerating consequences, some people double down on vulnerability. They hurl themselves deeper and gratefully into their art, loved ones and commitments.

Worry is worthless. It can't change the past or control the future. It only spoils the moment.

Commitment is doing the thing you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you.

Setbacks have an upside; they fuel new dreams.

Beware of charisma . . . Representative Men; was Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1850 phrase for the great men in a democracy . . . Is there some common quality among these Representative Men who have been most successful as our leaders? I call it the need to be authentic-or, as our dictionaries tell us, conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance or belief. While the charismatic has an uncanny outside source of strength, the authentic is strong because he is what he seems to be.

We're living in a time where movies are very unimportant. They're not leaving a footprint on your heart. We're going to the movies now and we're going, "Oh, man, that was cool! That was thrilling! That was a ride!" But, we're not walking away anymore thinking, "I just experienced something that could change the way I live."

Allow rather than resist what arises in the present moment-inside or out. Let it be interesting rather than good or bad.

Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.

God loves America. When you consider what He went through to bring our forbearers to this magnificent land, and when you realize what He accomplished in bringing forth a new nation on this continent - a government founded on Christian principles...you have to realize that He had a dramatic vision and purpose for this nation.

The death of a man is like the fall of a mighty nation That had valiant armies, captains, and prophets, And wealthy ports and ships all over the seas.

Men forsook God, and made carved images of men. Since therefore an image of man was falsely worshipped as God, God became truly Man, that the falsehood might be done away.

I love how the men stand around cooking the barbie while the women have done all the work beforehand doing the marinade and making the salads and then everybody says, 'what a great barbie' to the guy cooking. A barbecue is just the ultimate blokes' pastime, isn't it?

There is no forgiveness. For women. A man may lose his honor and regain it again. But a woman cannot. She cannot.

The government cannot do everything all at once. It can't wave a magic wand and meet everyone's demands simultaneously.

Every man knows the smell of his own fart.

Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.

A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.

When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.

It's nice to keep in touch - besides, it's the only place in London where you can park a car.

Every man is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking and believing.

In the case of European towns, the passing of centuries provides an enhancement; in the case of American towns, the passing of years brings degeneration. It is not simply that they have been newly built; they were built so as to be renewable as quickly as they were put up, that is, badly.