Quotes by Man It takes a mighty good man to be better than no man at all. Dixie Carter bettergoodmangood-man I'm a very contented, peaceful man. I made mistakes, yes, but I accepted them, and, I hope, graciously. Don Ameche mistakesmanpeacefulhope We have to make a bridge of confidence based on natural and elementary morality which corresponds to the natures of man and which would be respected by all men. I may be naive in this, but I think it is better to be naive than skeptical. Dominique Pire bridgemanconfidencemen The unknown winner of an unknown city, located in an unknown country, is Man. Dominique Pire citymanwinnercountry My father was this famous heart surgeon, a wonderful man... but there was something about me that drove him crazy. Dominick Dunne memanheartfather I feel like Africans are too often portrayed as people on the National Geographic channel: the image is of an African man in a loincloth chasing a gazelle. It's not intentionally racist; I wouldn't call it racist at all. It's a lack of understanding another culture. Djimon Hounsou feelmanculturepeople A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same. Djuna Barnes wrongmanstrongidentity A guy named Peter Rabe wrote a batch of books for Gold Medal in the '50s, and he was absolutely the single largest influence on writing style. I was completely in love with the way the man wrote. Donald E. Westlake manstylegoldlove I tried the guitar, but it had two strings too many. It was just too complicated, man! Plus, I grew up with Steve Cropper. There were so many good guitar players, another one wasn't needed. What was needed was a bass. Donald Dunn goodmanguitarcomplicated I'm a sprinter man. We don't jog; we don't walk. It's full-out. It's big engines. You don't take a car that has 600 horsepower for a cross-country drive. Donovan Bailey walkyoumancar I wasn't perfect, although during the '60s, I may have appeared to be. After all, I was partying away there for awhile. From age 17 to 25, I worked only on the outer man, and I did pretty well, but I needed to go back and work on the inside. Donovan manageperfectwork There would be no Marvel without 'Swingers'; there would be no Jon Favreau directing 'Iron Man,' no Robert Downey Jr. playing Iron Man; no 'Avengers.' Doug Liman playingwithoutmaniron The first lead that I ever played was a young Boy George when I was seventeen. I shaved my eyebrows off. That's as far from leading man looks as you can get. Douglas Booth boyyoumanlooks Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with. Douglas Adams winmanoddsstruggle The gaming world is a complete mystery to me! Well, I did play Pac Man and Frogger using big machines at an arcade back in the '80s. Doug Jones memangamingworld I always tell my wife, 'If you're ever looking for something to put on my gravestone, put down, 'He was an honest man, and he never held a grudge.' Doug Harvey lookingyoumanwife Looks are temporary and don't mirror what's inside. And usually, a great looking man is so vain. Maybe most good-looking women are too. I hope I'm not! Dorothy Stratten mirrormanwomenhope In a way, I'm like Will Rogers, never having met a man I really disliked. I'm not a vamp. I just like men. Dorothy Stratten nevermanmenway In our culture, good looks are so important, and today he'd head straight for a plastic surgeon, but in Cyrano's time, the nose was who he was, and it didn't matter that he was a brilliant poet, a brilliant swordsman, a brilliant man. His nose defined him. Douglas Hodge goodmantimetoday When I was a young man in school, I used to read science fiction and really liked it. And as I became a young artist, I was filling up my portfolio with alien planets and spacecraft and things like that. Douglas Trumbull manartistscienceschool«9899100101102103104105106107108»
