Confucius Quotes

When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.

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• Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.

  

  Karl Marx
  • Great
  • History
  • Progress

• Among men, sex sometimes results in intimacy; among women, intimacy sometimes results in sex.

  

  Barbara Cartland
  • Men
  • Women
  • Sex

• I'm the girl next door, not the sex symbol.

  

  Carla Gallo
  • Girl
  • Sex
  • Door

• Eliminating fighting would mean eliminating the jobs of the 'fighters,' meaning these guys would not have NHL careers.

  

  Gary Bettman
  • Mean
  • Fighting
  • Meaning

• And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love.

  

  Beatrice Wood
  • Believe
  • Love
  • Sex

• Sex is the most beautiful thing that can take place between a happily married man and his secretary.

  

  Barry Humphries
  • Beautiful
  • Man
  • Sex

• I don't care who you are or what you have gone through - everyone has something they are fighting for.

  

  Cara Castronuova
  • Fighting
  • Care
  • Everyone

• My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.

  

  Bebe Rexha
  • Music
  • Light
  • Day

• Athletes as role models and heroes is a hoax, a sick hoax. The men and women who are fighting in Iraq, they are the true heroes.

  

  Gale Sayers
  • Men
  • Women
  • True

• In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex.

  

  Harri Holkeri
  • Men
  • Women
  • Political

• I only gave out my opinion that same sex marriage is against the law of God.

  

  Manny Pacquiao
  • God
  • Law
  • Marriage

• I don't think that my parents even imagined that I would be exposed to drugs. In those days, for some reason, it was not talked about, just like sex was not talked about.

  

  Natalie Cole
  • Think
  • Parents
  • Sex

• I've accepted that we've all got crap to deal with and problems that we're fighting not to be defined by. At the end of the day, we all want the same stuff: fulfillment, love, support, comfort, and a hot-air balloon with laser guns attached to it. The most important thing is that we appreciate the crazy ride we're on.

  

  Zach Anner
  • Important
  • Love
  • Support

• We need to say that women have sex, have abortions, are at peace with the decision, and move on with their lives. We need to say that is their right, and, moreover, it's good for everyone that they have this right: The whole society benefits when motherhood is voluntary.

  

  Katha Pollitt
  • Good
  • Women
  • Society

• Let's make sure that we are working for age-appropriate sex education in our school system.

  

  Wendy Davis
  • School
  • Age
  • Education

• I see the policy of opposing same-sex marriages or unions, whatever you call it, as bigotry or discrimination.

  

  Patrick J. Kennedy
  • You
  • Sex
  • Discrimination

• That means that every human being - without distinction of sex, age, race, skin color, language, religion, political view, or national or social origin - possesses an inalienable and untouchable dignity.

  

  Hans Kung
  • Age
  • Political
  • Religion

• Love ain't nothing but sex misspelled.

  

  Harlan Ellison
  • Love
  • Sex
  • For Her

• Latinos have fought in all of America's wars, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Many Latinos are fighting and dying for our country today in Iraq, just as several of their ancestors fought for freedom in Mexico over a century ago.

  

  Joe Baca
  • Country
  • America
  • War

• Without democracy there is no freedom. Violence, no matter who is using it, is always reactionary.

  

  Friedrich Ebert
  • Freedom
  • Democracy
  • Violence

• For most people, carp isn't just garbage fish - it's an invasive species.

  

  Andrew Zimmern
  • People

• I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

  

  Pietro Aretino
  • Truth
  • Hate
  • Lies

• Steve McQueen from 'The Getaway' is tough and independent. He can be diffident but is unabashed when it comes to love. And he's undeniably sexy.

  

  Lauren Kate
  • Independent
  • Sexy

• When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.

  

  Confucius
  • Fighting
  • Sex
  • Possession