“As men we are built a certain way—to not share our feelings. Most of these guys I play with have pain they won't share with nobody, so what I do is share mine first. I tell them a little bit of what I've been through. That kind of breaks them down. And once you've discussed these things, it opens up…”— Ray Lewis, mensjournal.com
“My persona has always been what a man was never supposed to be. Outrageous, gregarious, crazy, silly, funny.”— Richard Simmons, articles.sun-sentinel.com
“Insecure guys always hatin on a guy who takes care of his looks, has good hygiene & dresses nice. I'm sorry ur mom didn't give a damn bout u.”— ALMOND, twitter.com
“A guy once told me "a man is only insecure about a woman when he knows she deserves better" and that really hit me.”— ALMOND, twitter.com
“I think it started out when I kept pushing the writers to put me on rollerblades. Because I think any man over 250 pounds rollerblading is instant hilarity. There's nothing funnier than a giant, grown man rollerblading.”— Chris Pratt, vulture.com
“We get to talk about manly shit. Because we're dudes. Although, on the man scale, I still pale in comparison to [Nick Offerman]. He's a ten.”— Chris Pratt, vulture.com
“Men should be offended when someone claims that women should prevent rape by not wearing certain things, or not going to certain places, or not acting a certain way. That line of thinking presumes that you are incapable of control. That you are so base and uncivilized that it takes extraordinary eff…”— Unknown, preen.inquirer.net
“There are many things men do to have the type of power we associate with masculinity: We have to perform and stay in control. We’re supposed to conquer, be on top of things, and call the shots. We have to tough it out, provide, and achieve. Meanwhile we learn to beat back our feelings, hide our emot…”— Michael Kaufman, xyonline.net
“Femininity is depicted as weakness, the sapping of strength, yet masculinity is so fragile that apparently even the slightest brush with the feminine destroys it.”— Gwen Sharp, goodreads.com
“Boys’ underperformance in school has more to do with society’s norms about masculinity than with anatomy, hormones or brain structure. In fact, boys involved in extracurricular cultural activities such as music, art, drama and foreign languages report higher levels of school engagement and get bette…”— Thomas A. DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann, pages.uoregon.edu
“I'm a man, and I've got to look like a man. And I can't admit that I'm afraid, I can't say that I'm weak. I can't say that I'm tired. I'm not allowed to say that I'm sleepy, or I'm hurt, or that I can't handle this... When I crack that egg for my son, he was free. And I've got to learn to keep crack…”— Terry Crews, mic.com
“I think the big thing about feminism is that it scares men because, you know — the big deal is that people are scared of being controlled. ... I want to be clear that feminism is not saying "women are better than men." That's not what's going on. ... The problem is that men have always felt like the…”— Terry Crews, mic.com
“why is skin care seen as girly. it’s literally skin. sorry you love being crusty.”— technicallity, technicallity.tumblr.com
“We have this kind of male pride thing. We say, ‘I can look after myself. I don’t need to talk to anyone,’ and it’s a complete fallacy. Not communicating helps to kill us.”— Mike Jenn, nytimes.com
“My father’s notion of being a man was also flexible. As I grew from a child of the 70s to an adult of the 90s, it grew with me. I learned that sometimes a man should back down from a fight; that real men are also feminists; and that not being seen as a ‘sissy’ is meaningless, while not being homopho…”— Matthew Ryder, theguardian.com
“Being a man was not the opposite of being feminine or emotional. It was the opposite of being childish and immature. It meant having the courage to face your fears and responsibilities, but also not being afraid of your emotions or weaknesses.”— Matthew Ryder, theguardian.com
“Now there you have a sample of man’s ‘reasoning powers,’ as he calls them. He observes certain facts. For instance, that in all his life he never sees the day that he can satisfy one woman; also, that no woman ever sees the day that she can’t overwork, and defeat, and put out of commission any ten m…”— Mark Twain, amazon.com
“My fingers are long and beautiful, as, it has been well been documented, are various other parts of my body.”— Donald Trump, washingtonpost.com