A. E. Housman Quotes

Most men are rather stupid, and most of those who are not stupid are, consequently, rather vain.

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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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I'm so proud and honored to have been in 'Lonesome Dove' and 'Eight Men Out.' How come I'm not known for one of those?
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Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge their Father and Lord, whose excellence cannot be estimated, nor His greatness perceived, nor His beginning comprehended.
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At fashion shows, my brows often get bleached, and they've been dyed back much darker - like jet black, where you can't even see my skin. Sometimes with Just for Men! What a mistake. At times, the two brows aren't even the same color!
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It was easy to persecute me without people feeling ashamed. It was easy to vilify me and project me as a woman who was not following the tradition of a 'good African woman' and as a highly educated elitist who was trying to show innocent African women ways of doing things that were not acceptable to African men.
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Men tend to be selfish.
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This also is a part of the teaching of the Church, that there are certain angels of God, and certain good influences, which are His servants in accomplishing the salvation of men.
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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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He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
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Necessity has been a priceless spur which has helped men to perform miracles against incredible odds.
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Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.
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There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.
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Napoleon's The One Concealer is amazing. Pantene Styling Treatment Foam makes my stupid-crazy hair behave, and I love hair powders such as Aveda Pure Abundance and Batiste Dry Shampoo.
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If men were basically evil, who would bother to improve the world instead of giving it up as a bad job at the outset?
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I get asked that almost every day, but I've been saying the same thing... I'm not going to take any more stupid questions about Donald Trump. It's not what I focus on every day.
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Just like I find men who talk sports who don't really know sports annoying, I think men might find women who don't really have a true passion and knowledge of sports maybe not so attractive.
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The first and most imperative necessity in war is money, for money means everything else - men, guns, ammunition.
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I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.
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The greatest menace to the world today is the growing, exploiting, irresponsible imperialism.
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I love great journalism. I appreciate it. I love good news stories. I love great books. I love great articles. I appreciate them so much, and they've been part of my education as a woman.
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Maybe I'm completely different from everyone else.
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I don't know what flirting is, really. Sometimes in women, friendliness comes across as flirting. That is not what it is.
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I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.
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Most men are rather stupid, and most of those who are not stupid are, consequently, rather vain.