A Quotes
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“A man's work is in danger of deteriorating when he thinks he has found the one best formula for doing it. If he thinks that, he is likely to feel that all he needs is merely to go on repeating himself . . . so long as a person is searching for better ways of doing his work, he is fairly safe.”
Source: Conversations with Eugene O'Neill
“A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.”
Source: Lyrical and Critical Essays
“A man's work is rather the needful supplement to himself than the outcome of it.”
“A man's world is different from a woman's world and a man's emotions are different from a woman's emotions and only marriage can bring the two different sets of emotions together properly.”
Source: the bell jar
“A man's world, but a white man's planet.”
“A man's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes.”
“A man's worth can be judged through those who dislike him.”
“A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.”
“A man's worth has its season, like fruit.”
“A man's worth is estimated in this world according to his conduct.”
“A man's worth is measured by how he parents his children. What he gives them, what he keeps away from them, the lessons he teaches and the lessons he allows them to learn on their own.”
“A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.”
“A man's worth is what he is divided by what he thinks he is.”
Source: Before the Sabbath
“A man's worth isn't measured by a bank register or diploma... It's about integrity”
Source: The Letter
“A man, a plan, a canoe, pasta, heros, rajahs, a coloratura, maps, snipe, percale, macaroni, a gag, a banana bag, a tan, a tag, a banana bag again (or a camel), a crepe, pins, Spam, a rut, a Rolo, cash, a jar, sore hats, a peon, a canal - Panama”
Source: Common LISP: The Language
“A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean question: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well - or ill?”
Source: East of Eden, And, The Wayward Bus
“A man, and a cat, and a dog, are all animals. These particular examples, as man, or dog, or cat, are parts of a bigger and more general concept, animal. The man, and the cat, and the dog, and the plant, and the tree, all come under the still more general concept, life. Again, all these, all beings and all materials, come under the one concept of existence, for we all are in it.”
Source: Complete Works
“A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself.”
“A man, as a man, could arrive at all the dignity that a man was capable of obtaining or receiving; but it needed a God to raise him to the dignity of a God.”
Source: An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
“A man, as we see in this world, is chaos, but he doesn't recognize that fact so he tries to bring order into everything. Order is disorder. Order creates disorder.”
“A man, at least, is free; he can explore every passion, every land, overcome obstacles, taste the most distant pleasures. But a woman is continually thwarted. Inert and pliant at the same time, she must struggle against both the softness of her flesh and subjection to the law. Her will, like the veil tied to her hat by a string, flutters with every breeze; there is always some desire luring her on, some convention holding her back.”
Source: Madame Bovary: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
“A man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.”
Source: The Essential Douglass: Selected Writings and Speeches
“A man, doubtful of his dinner, or trembling at a creditor, is not much disposed to abstracted meditation, or remote enquiries.”
“A man, engaged in his simple reflections in everyday life, will comprehend neither the possibility, nor the benefits of self-sacrifice, but, when given ("qu'on lui donne", Fr.) a great cause to defend, and he will find only natural to sacrifice oneself for it.”
“A man, even if seriously sick or prevented in the exercise of its higher functions, is and will be always a man ... [he] will never become a 'vegetable' or an 'animal,'" the Pope said. "The intrinsic value and personal dignity of every human being does not change depending on their circumstances.”
“A man, groundly learned already, may take much profit himself in using by epitome to draw other men’s works, for his own memory sake, into short room.”
“A man, if he be active and energetic, can hardly fail also, be he never so selfish, of benefiting the general public interest.”
“A man, in his books, may be said to walk the earth a long time after he is gone.”
“A man, in order to establish himself in the world, does everything he can to appear established there.”
“A man, like a watch, is to be valued for his manner of going.”
“A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.”
“A man, well, he'll walk right into Hell with both eyes open. But even the devil can't fool a dog.”
“A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. No woman can hold him. The wind must blow him away.”
Source: The Rose Tattoo
“A man, when he wishes, is the master of his fate.”
“A man, whilst he is dreaming, believes in his dream; he is undeceived only when he is awakened from his slumber.”
“A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species.”
“A man--be the heavens ever praised!--is sufficient for himself.”
Source: The Collected Works of Thomas Carlyle
“A man--poet, prophet, or whatever be may be--readily persuades himself of his right to all the worship that is voluntarily tendered.”
Source: The Blithedale Romance
“A man-made thing that produces pleasure (and criticism) by somehow taping into the order of the universe is beautiful. Making beautiful things makes our lives worthwhile. My teacher, and one of the founders of the Pratt industrial design program, Rowena Reed Kostellow, said, "Pure, unadulterated beauty should be the goal of civilization." From a pragmatic point of view, for something to be beautiful, it has to work. In order to make this idea clearer I have combined the ideas of beauty and function into one word: Beautility.”
“A man-of-war is the best ambassador.”
“A man. A dead man. A dead man with no arms.”
Source: Monster Nation: A Zombie Novel
“A man. All men. He will pass up a hundred chances to do good for one chance to meddle where meddling is not wanted. He will overlook and fail to see chances, opportunities, for riches and fame and welldoing, and even sometimes for evil. But he won't fail to see a chance to meddle.”
Source: Novels, 1930-1935
“A man`s ego is just as fragile as a woman`s heart”
“A managed democracy is a wonderful thing... for the managers... and its greatest strength is a 'free press' when 'free' is defined as 'responsible' and the managers define what is 'irresponsible'.”
Source: Moon Is Harsh Mistres
“A management decision is irresponsible if it risks disaster this year for the sake of a grandiose future.”
Source: People and Performance
“A manager can't act like a role model. They need to BE a role model.”
“A manager doesn't hear the cheers.”
“A manager has his cards dealt to him and he must play them.”
“A manager is a guide. He takes a group of people and says, 'With you I can make us a success; I can show you the way.'”
“A manager is an assistant to his men.”
Source: Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond