Subject: People » Men (Page 16)

All women dress like their mothers, that is their tragedy; no man ever does, that is his.

English author, actor, humorist & playwright

You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.

(1942 – ) American author and teacher

The first time you buy a house you think how pretty it is and sign the check… the second time you look to see if the basement has termites; it's the same with men.

(1908 – 1944) Mexican actress

Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, and now it is a problem to be overcome.

(1942 – ) humorist & radio broadcaster

The tenderest spot in a man's make-up is sometimes the bald spot on top of his head.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

A woman who strives to be like a man lacks ambition.

I have an idea that the phrase ‘weaker sex’ was coined by some woman to disarm the man she was preparing to overwhelm.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other.

(1874 – 1965) English dramatist & novelist

I never hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back.

(1917 – 2016) Hungarian-born American actress

My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance.

(1953 – ) comedian & actor

A man is designed to walk three miles in the rain to phone for help when the car breaks down, and a woman is designed to say, ‘you took your time’ when he comes back dripping wet.

(1953 – 2016) British comedian, actress, singer & screenwriter

Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give birth to a red-headed child.

Carl Sandburg (1878 – 1967) biographer & poet

A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.

(1921 – 1995) American actress

Optimist: The sort of man who marries his sister’s best friend.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

Men are only as loyal as their options.

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

Women like silent men, they think they're listening.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

Many a necklace becomes a noose.

(1888 – 1982) American writer

If it's a man's world, then I'm glad I'm a girl.

(1958 – ) American singer & songwriter

Why is it that when a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment, but when a woman talks dirty to a man, it's $3.95/minute?

Outside every thin woman is a fat man trying to get in.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist