The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves. 668
And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure. 728
The human race will then become one family, and the world will be the dwelling of Rational Men. 1.33K
Soon we saw that money going to women brought much more benefit to the family than money going to the men. So we changed our policy and gave a high priority to women. As a result, now 96% of our four million borrowers in Grameen Bank are women. 2.09K
Studies have shown that since women have had access to the pill and family planning measures, they have made huge gains in both wages and in careers that were dominated by men. 606
Women know what men have long forgotten. The ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family. 2.11K
Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding of whoever chose; but in fact each hill and valley in it had a man who was its acknowledged owner and would quickly assert the right of his family or clan to it, against aggression. 1.89K
The breakdown of the black community, in order to maintain slavery, began with the breakdown of the black family. Men and women were not legally allowed to get married because you couldn’t have that kind of love. It might get in the way of the economics of slavery. Your children could be taken from you and literally sold down the river. 649
A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold. 1.3K
But the problem is that when I go around and speak on campuses, I still don’t get young men standing up and saying, ‘How can I combine career and family?’ 1.23K
All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning. 690
Despite the success cult, men are most deeply moved not by the reaching of the goal but by the grandness of the effort involved in getting there – or failing to get there. 604
But I think it’s more normal for my team to have no success than it is to win two consecutive European cups. 2.33K
It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done. 597
Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues; tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism. 581
In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends. 614
I am proud to represent these men and women who empower people in developing nations and promote the Peace Corps mission of peace and friendship. These volunteers are making major strides to improve the lives of people and communities around the world. 669
