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In brief, when a man fails as a wallet, we put him in prison; when a woman fails as a mother, we offer her social services. We’re taking a criminal approach to men, a social services approach to women.

— Warren Farrell Father and Child Reunion (2001)

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The Female Western is the battle between the good and evil methods of getting the men who perform best.

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One danger of a man succeeding is that it teaches his wife and daughter not to worry about success.

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A key measure of emotional intelligence is knowing that every virtue taken to its extreme becomes a vice.

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