Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
So long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied.
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I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if there were something dangerous and illegitimate about honest differences of opinion honestly expressed by honest men.
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History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
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I wonder if there'll ever be a time where you're not judged by your appearance. It seems that wherever you've got to, your appearance is always discussed. It's never said about men. We talk about a man's charisma, not his looks.
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Back in the really olden days, dinner was seldom a ceremonial event for U.S. families. Only the very wealthy had a separate dining room. For most, meals were informal, a kind of rolling refueling; often only the men sat down.
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When I was a kid, the miracles of my life were the Resurrection, a candlelight service on New Year's Eve, the Virgin Birth, and the Three Wise Men.
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It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men.
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I'm attracted to men who just love what they do, have confidence in what they do and have potential to be on their own if they need to be.
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Men are what their mothers made them.
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'The Last Ship,' which is a beautifully written piece, is about a love triangle and young men working in a shipyard. Audiences may prefer to see a show that allows them to forget about their worries for an evening.
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I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.
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Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.
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I love to wear lingerie. The problem is that men always rip it off too quickly. When women are dolled up in lingerie they feel sexy. So let us wear it for five minutes.
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And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended.
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Men are very competent in their workplace - and this is going to sound sexist - women are better at running households and juggling lots of things, kids and scheduling and that kind of thing.
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The - I don't want to say older, but the more experienced I get, I treasure and I honor what I've done much more.
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Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom.
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I know it sounds old-fashioned, but I like the idea of women taking care of their men.
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As intense as our work is, I try my hardest to live my life so that people in my office feel they can work at 'Frontline' and be parents if they choose to. This goes for the men as well.
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...few things are more rewarding than a child's open uncalculating devotion.
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I am an outside person; if I don't get outside, I get a little crazy.
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Business or toil is merely utilitarian. It is necessary but does not enrich or ennoble a human life.
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Trust is an important lubricant of a social system. It is extremely efficient; it saves a lot of trouble to have a fair degree of reliance on other people's word. Unfortunately this is not a commodity which can be bought very easily. If you have to buy it, you already have some doubts about what you have bought.
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So long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied.
