James A. Michener Quotes
For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.
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It's an honor to be a part of Magic Shave as their new ambassador. One of the problems that some African-American men have with shaving is razor bumps. Magic Shave is perfect because once you eliminate the razor, you eliminate the bumps, and it's so easy to use.
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Everyone in Hollywood is seeking fame and fortune; it's in the water here. Everyone from young women to old men - they all want it.
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In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!
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Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
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Men tend to be selfish.
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In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don't know, but they do.
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The Junction Point journey is over. To all those who've asked, or want to ask, I'm sad but excited for the future.
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We are not yet a society free of sexism, and this will continue to be an issue for all women candidates.
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I always say the classier cousin of 'Anchorman' is 'Mad Men,' because when you really look at it, why do people really love Don Draper in 'Mad Men?' He's just a terrible guy. But we know why he's terrible, and I think that's really key to why you can be sympathetic to a character.
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Con men look for human frailty to exploit. This is most often greed. Trump found a different vice: anger. The emotional are always the most susceptible to manipulation.
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I don't think women's prisons are environments for dance routines, and I don't think mass murder is humorous.
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I was invited to photograph Hollywood. They asked me what I would like to photograph. I said, Ugly men.
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Women are, in general, less shallow visually. If their man gains 10, 20 pounds, they don't care as much.
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There are a lot of funny people and a lot of unfunny people. Some of them are women and some of them are dudes.
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From 1970 onwards, our culture told both sexes that individual expression was paramount. And for women, that was defined as the right to choose an interesting a career, a high-status mate, the desirable handbag or vacation, the perfect family size, and a definitionally fruitless quest for 'perfection.'
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It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations.
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'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.
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The need for a non-veteran reserve became painfully obvious in the Korean war when many of the men who were being called to serve were World War II veterans participating in Ready Reserve units.
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Men need to be aware of the health of their bodies, as well - prostate cancer and breast cancer are almost on the same level. It's fascinating to me that the correlation between the two is almost the same - people don't talk about it so much, but they are almost equal in numbers.
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Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success.
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Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity.
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Pornography and violence are by-products of societies in which private identity has been...destroyed by sudden environmental change.
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Though not everyone can attend seminary, every Christian has a seminary between two covers - the Holy Bible. God's Word is a school that trains us for the work He has planned for us on earth.
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For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.
