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Warren Farrell Quotes

born 1943 United States

Warren Farrell (born June 26, 1943) is an American educator, activist and author of seven books on men's issues with women. He has served on the New York City Board of the National Organization for Women, and is a prominent voice in the Men's movement.

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The male-female life expectancy gap has grown almost 400 percent.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

From the male perspective, when commitment is associated with diamonds and mortgages, promises of love can feel like promises of payment.

Why Men Are the Way They Are (1988)

When either sex suppresses the expression of feelings, it’s almost always b/c they don’t feel there is a safe environment to express them.

Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)

Men may be way behind in creating choices for themselves, but have actually been quiet supporters of the choices women want for themselves.

Why Men Earn More (2005)

Even if a soldier lives, the risks of war come home with the warrior—that for every soldier killed, about twenty-five veterans kill themselves.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

Men goeth to that place from which appreciation cometh.

Father and Child Reunion (2001)

If we hold the married man accountable for finances gone legally awry, then the married woman should be held accountable for children who go awry.

The Myth of Male Power (1993)

Whether via forced unemployment, retirement, or loss of spouse, men’s response of suicide can just be the killing of what has already been killed.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

And without love, your son’s purpose has no purpose.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

The exchange of wit-covered put-downs is boys’ and men’s unconscious way of training each other to handle the criticism it takes to become successful.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

Worth less, men considered themselves worthless.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

Both parents’ rights must be in balance so children can grow up with a balance between both parents.

Father and Child Reunion (2001)

The motto for the evolved boy is “When the going gets tough, tune in to know when to tough it out.”

The Boy Crisis (2018)

In The Deadliest Catch, the death the men face is the source of entertainment, but not of concern.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

If your son sees being an oppressor as his future, being a failure to launch might look like progress.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

The gender gap in education might really stem from sons’ greater vulnerability to father absence.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

Teaching a child to treat boundaries seriously teaches him or her to respect the needs of others.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

The rate of increase in male suicide in India is growing at more than nine times that of female suicide.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

Both parents’ cumulative health creates your son’s health; your son’s health begins before his beginning.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

We have taught boys that, while building strength is considered masculine, preventing its loss is feminine.

The Boy Crisis (2018)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Warren Farrell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.