Men and Women

A woman never forgets the men she could have had; a man, the women he couldn't.

Unknown, in Men and Women

A woman has to be twice as good as a man, to be regarded as half that clever.

Unknown, in Men and Women

Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in race horses and women.

Lord Kelvin, in Men and Women and Success and Failure

My notion of a wife at forty is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two twenties.

Douglas Jerrold, in Men and Women

A diplomat is a man who can convince his wife she'd look stout in a fur coat.

Unknown, in Law and Politics and Men and Women

If you have been involved with or enjoyed the company of a female for 6 months to a year, then you can say that you know a woman. If you have been involved with or enjoyed the company of a female for 1 to 4 years, then you can say that you understand a woman. If you have been involved with or enjoyed the company of a female for 4 or more years, then you can say that you have learned from a woman.

Reginald Williams, in Men and Women

You come out of a woman and you spend the rest of your life trying to get back inside.

Heathcote Williams, in Men and Women

The only thing that men and women have in common, is that they both prefer the company of men.

Oscar Wilde, in Men and Women

Give a man free hands and you'll know where to find them.

Mae West, in Men and Women

Men mistake friendship, but not sex, for love; women mistake sex, but not friendship, for love.

Peter Wastholm, in Men and Women

There are really not many jobs that actually require a penis or a vagina, and all other occupations should be open to everyone.

Gloria Steinem, in Men and Women and Success and Failure

When God created two sexes, he may have been overdoing it.

Charles Merrill Smith, in Men and Women