Quotes by Man In coming closer to nature, man shows himself superior to it. As a mere part of nature, man's existence would be a series of isolated phenomena. All life would proceed from and depend on contact with the outside world. Rudolf Christoph Eucken mannaturelifeworld Man's striving for order, of which art is but one manifestation, derives from a similar universal tendency throughout the organic world; it is also paralleled by, and perhaps derived from, the striving towards the state of simplest structure in physical systems. Rudolf Arnheim manstructureworldart My dad owns a company that lends equipment to industrial projects. I've been obsessed with taking it over since I could talk. I'd follow him and repeat conversations about how many tons of cranes were arriving. He said it was a man's world, so I studied electrical engineering because it was related. Ruchi Sanghvi followmandadworld Al Jolson was my first husband. He always used to boast that he was spoiling me for any man who might come after him. I think Al sensed that it wasn't easy for me being married to an American institution... Was he right about spoiling me? I'm sorry. I couldn't possibly say. I couldn't be that indiscreet. Ruby Keeler memanhusbandsorry I just want a guy that is secure with himself and is not intimidated by what I do and how I can provide for myself, because I don't need a man for that, nor have I ever looked for a man to just take care of me. Rozonda Thomas myselfmemancare When my father died, my mother was still alive. And I think when your second parent dies, there is that shock: 'Oh man, I'm an orphan.' There's also this relief: It's done; it's finished; it's over. Roz Chast manparentmotherfather I felt Helen Willis was in tune with the situation of a black woman married to a white man, and she had no problem being black. Roxie Roker womanmanblackwhite You can't control the fact that you are born a white man or born into wealth. When people say, 'Check your privilege,' they're saying, 'Acknowledge how these factors helped you move through life.' They're not saying apologize for it. Roxane Gay youmanlifepeople Mr. Bean is essentially a child trapped in the body of a man. All cultures identify with children in a similar way, so he has this bizarre global outreach. Rowan Atkinson childmanchildrenway The urge to dominion is God-given and is basic to the nature of man. An aspect of this dominion is property. Rousas John Rushdoony basicmanpropertynature I realized I was gay in the shower one day with Barbra Streisand. It happened while I was lathering, rinsing, and repeating with Pert Plus. As I was belting out the chorus to my favorite song from 'Funny Girl,' 'Oh my man, I love him so, he'll never know...' it hit me. Ross Mathews daymanlovefunny There are times when you sit down, and you're just like, 'Man, I don't know if I can do it right now.' Take a second - go to the woods and just hang out, or go to Yosemite and check it out. Be in nature for a little while; clock out - which is super healthy, especially for creative types. Honestly, for everyone. Everyone needs that at times. Ross Lynch downyoumannature I started reading seriously after I was in college. I read comic books. I read every 'Power Man' and 'Iron Fist' that ever came out. I had a teacher introduce me to poetry, and that kind of woke me up. Ross Gay memanpowerteacher Man, I used to go around and think, 'Oh my God, what must it be like to be going down the street, and someone asks you, 'What's your name?' and the reply would be, 'John Coltrane.' I couldn't imagine what that would be like. Roscoe Mitchell nameyoumangod Ed Herrmann was such a giant and was such a wonderful person. He was just a lovely, lovely man. Rose Abdoo personmanlovelywonderful We know about man's impact on the ocean in terms of fishing and overfishing, but we don't really know much about what's happening underneath the water. And in fact, shipping has a role to play here, because shipping noise has contributed to damaging the acoustic habitats of ocean creatures. Rose George manoceanfishingwater To primitive man, the sky was wonderful, mysterious and awesome, but he could not even dream of what was within the golden disk or silver points of light so far beyond his reach. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow manlightdreamsky Man himself is a mysterious object, and the tools to probe his physiologic nature and function have developed only slowly through the millennia. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow manmysteriousnaturetools A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity. Rosalind Russell hemanprosperityadversity You spend your whole lifetime in your occupation, actually making life clever, easy and convenient for white people. But when you have to get transportation home, you are denied an equal accommodation. Our existence was for the white man's comfort and well-being; we had to accept being deprived of just being human. Rosa Parks youmanhomelife«2627282930313233343536»
