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From the day of its birth, the anomaly of slavery plagued a nation which asserted the equality of all men, and sought to derive powers of government from the consent of the governed. Within sound of the voices of those who said this lived more than half a million black slaves, forming nearly one-fifth of the population of a new nation.

It is the nature of the artist to mind excessively what is said about him. Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.

All young men should have a certain time in the Army, instead of going running around wild for a few years after school. They would learn discipline and they would learn a good trade. It would be a good opportunity.

Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways.

My parents named me after Uriah the Hittite, one of King David's mighty men in the Old Testament of the Bible, who was known for his fearlessness. I've thought about it, and there may be a connection between my name and my personality.

Two men can talk on the phone and maybe not agree on everything but at least respect each other.

Equality for men and women, across the world, not only in sports, is the goal. We obviously have a long way to go, but every little bit helps.

I'm uncomfortable with men making decisions that affect women's health.

A tag I am happy to bear is that of feminist. I was born in one of the most egalitarian countries in the world, where women bear as much weight as men.

Obviously making the adjustment to playing against grown men in the NBA, it's all a learning curve.

I don't feel like a lot of the men, especially men in power, stand up in their position and hold on to the women who are about to fall over the Titanic and make sure the ship doesn't sink. It doesn't feel like that and I think that it should be.

I actually believe we are the superior gender. Why are we superior? Statistically, we outlive men by a good 10 years. No one should underestimate the power of nagging - it's on par with nuclear weapons.

Watching two men jib and jab for 12 rounds is not entertaining for me. I want action, knockouts, big shots, and people getting up off the canvas. That's my ideal fight.

I don't hate old men but listen when being spoken to.

I grew up around a lot of angry men.

In life, you see younger men and older women, and the majority of marriages don't have such a huge age gap as we're used to seeing in films.

Certainly when I was a kid, in the early '90s, men couldn't show weakness. It was very much a case of suppressing pain and getting on with it. I remember when I was six years old, I was playing football with kids who were three years older when, one day, I fell over and began to cry. And my dad was like, 'Don't ever let someone see you cry.'

I just want my kids to grow up to become good men and that starts with understanding the world around them. That's something I push them to do.

I believe the girls should be better paid but not the same as the men.

If a club like Barcelona can do it, then why can't other clubs? It's amazing that we can be here alongside the men and the way everyone is integrated in the club. People aren't just walking past you going, 'Who's that?'

In Spain, when we're successful, we're on the front page of the newspaper. Every newspaper. But when we lose, we're slated, the same as the men. That's the level the game is at.