Be A Man Quotes

“What does a woman have to do to be seen as a serious person?"
"Be a man, I guess," Ethan said...”
― Meg Wolitzer, The Interestings

“To every guy who tries to say that we have already achieved equality for the sexes, if this were true, you wouldn't be told to "man up", "be a man", "stop being a p*#%y", "harden the fuck up", "toughen up", "boys don't cry", "don't be such a girl", "stop being a wimp". As long as this type of language still exists in our society, then gender equality, my friends, has in fact not been achieved after all.”
― Miya Yamanouchi, Embrace Your Sexual Self: A Practical Guide for Women

“You don't have the right to be called a man, if you not have respect for a woman.”
― Avijeet Das

“It's funny, you know, they're always telling me to be a man, take it like a man, act like a man, like they're afraid if they don't keep reminding me I'll grow up to be a centaur or a dining room table, like they know, somehow, that I'm not a man, like it's a spell they can cast, if they say it enough I'll be tricked into being a man forever."
..."Yes." Tamburlaine nodded. "They always say: be a lady, speak like a lady, behave like a little lady, that's not very ladylike, is it, dear?"
"Well, I won't be a man, or take anything like one or act like one!" The troll inside him rubbed his hands gleefully, crackling with anticipation.
"Come on, then... Don't let's be men, or ladies either. Don't let's act like them or behave like them or speak like them!”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Boy Who Lost Fairyland

“Be a man! Put on a mask!”
― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land

“Stay real, work hard, and be a Man!”
― Avijeet Das

“You don't have the right to be called a man, if you don't have respect for a woman.”
― Avijeet Das

“You can't stay in your parents home and live on their wealth and call yourself a Man!”
― Avijeet Das

“To be a powerful guy you should control that power and know how to use it wisely.”
― Giridhar Alwar, My Quest For Happy Life

“Struggles make you a Man. When you lead a real and authentic life, you will face adversities and struggles. You will have to face the difficulties and challenges of life. Your path will never be easy. There will be situations that will test your resilience, strength, and self belief. But you can never ever give up in life. Stay real, work hard, and stay a man. One day you will be proud for not giving up in life. Fight On!”
― Avijeet Das

“He knows not to "be a man" around me other than himself.”
― Marion Bekoe