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Man Quotes

Short lines on character, patience and what it means to be a man.

This is a smaller, general collection of quotes touching on manhood, character and patience. One well-known line uses golf as an example, a test of temperament disguised as a leisure game, to make a wider point about what reveals a man's spirit. For steadier, values-driven lines, see our Good quotes.

I'm not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be.

Quotes by Tim Curry

I like Pixie Sticks. Yeah, screw the middle man. Just a tube of sugar... I'd pour two of those in a big 12 ounce coke. And I'd go out to catechism class and try to concentrate on the priest. I...

Quotes by Tim Allen

Prayer is not passive. It takes a big man to pray - and to admit that he prays.

Quotes by Thundercat

If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.

Quotes by Thurgood Marshall

My father had a flat rule. He believed that every man's house was his castle. He had a flat rule: no man could come in his house without his permission.

Quotes by Thurgood Marshall

I never worked hard until I got to the Howard Law School and met Charlie Houston... I saw this man's dedication, his vision, his willingness to sacrifice, and I told myself, 'You either shape up or ship out.' When you...

Quotes by Thurgood Marshall

I'm the only man in the world that has made a career with one word: 'Grrrrreeeat!'

Quotes by Thurl Ravenscroft

I've been a very fortunate man and have had many wonderful jobs and experiences in my life.

Quotes by Thurl Ravenscroft

I shall always be consistent and never change my ways so long as I am in my senses; but for the sake of precedent the Senate should beware of binding itself to support the acts of any man, since he...

Quotes by Tiberius

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he uses the whole of it, he has succeeded, and won a satisfaction and triumph few men...

Quotes by Thomas Wolfe

A young man is so strong, so mad, so certain, and so lost. He has everything and he is able to use nothing.

Quotes by Thomas Wolfe

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

Quotes by Thomas Wolfe

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

Quotes by Thor Heyerdahl

It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and...

Quotes by Thor Heyerdahl

In fighting nature, man can win every battle except the last. If he should win that too, he will perish, like an embryo cutting its own umbilical cord.

Quotes by Thor Heyerdahl

Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the second week. We are children of the eighth day.

Quotes by Thornton Wilder

The addiction to sports, therefore, in a peculiar degree marks an arrested development in man's moral nature.

Quotes by Thorstein Veblen

The Man Without a Country, was an orator no one could silence and no one could answer.

Quotes by Thomas Starr King

My father, John Steinbeck, was a man who held human history in great reverence, and in particular the biographies of those people who had risked their lives, their fortunes, and their worldly honor to defend the rights and prerogatives of...

Quotes by Thomas Steinbeck

My father believed, like Pericles, that a man's genius could be easily judged by the number of unenlightened fools set in phalanx against his ideas.

Quotes by Thomas Steinbeck

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of content will I find on this Man quotes page?
This page brings together a mix of quotes and messages built around the word "man" - including festive Raksha Bandhan wishes celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters, alongside lines like the wry observation that golf is "the most useless outdoor game ever devised to waste the time and try the spirit of man." If you want more poetic Hindi-style verses on this theme, the Shayari section has more.
Are the Raksha Bandhan messages here suitable to share with siblings?
Yes. Several entries are short, ready-to-send Raksha Bandhan greetings - including one wishing a happy, blessed Rakhi and celebrating the bond of love between brother and sister - written specifically to be copied and sent during the festival.
Is this page only serious, or is there humor too?
There's a mix of tones. Some of the Hindi messages are warm and devotional, referencing Ram Navami, while another - a Raksha Bandhan themed line about a missed "date" that ends with the sister leaving after tying the rakhi - leans toward lighthearted, teasing humor. For more good-natured lines, check Good quotes.
How does this page relate to devotional themes?
The Ram Navami-themed message here touches on devotion to Ram, so if you want more faith-oriented lines, God quotes is a good next stop.
Can I find quotes here for occasions other than Raksha Bandhan?
Yes - alongside the rakhi and Ram Navami-themed messages, there's also a general English quote unrelated to any festival, about golf wasting "the time and try the spirit of man." For more everyday, relatable lines, browse Ham quotes.

Looking for something more spiritual? Our God quotes cover faith and devotion, while the Hindi-language Shayari collection offers a different, poetic take on similar themes.