Norman Mailer Quotes

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live.

Think about a guy like Bob Mitchum, with his kind of chest gut not defining itself one way or the other. Was there anybody tougher? Lee Marvin was a marine sniper during the Second World War. They had this sense of themselves, and they had this product of being a man in a masculine way.

I've always been a proud man.

I like guys who, no matter what, are men.

Real men know how to move as real men. Real men won't allow themselves to be disrespected. Real men aren't punks.

For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself.

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.

It never seemed that honorable to me, and I guess I was always afraid that I might fail.

I'm bi-winning. I win here, I win there.

I don't sort of sit in a chair and pompously feel proud of myself about all the things we might have accomplished.

Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy.

I think we should be unapologetic that we excel - and look beautiful while doing it.

If you've earned a position, be proud of it. Don't hide it. I want to be recognized. When I hear people say, 'There's Joan Crawford!' I turn around and say, 'Hi! How are you!'

I'm stupidly proud of myself.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

Now that I beat Lindsay I feel much better.

I shall always be proud of what I've done, regardless of what you journalists or anybody can say.

All young men want to prove themselves.

I'm a prideful person when it comes to competition.

It's a real man who can go out with a woman who's taller than he is. That's an alpha male right there.

Great people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great.

I won the crown for what I am - I'm certainly not going to let go of that!

The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to be on the ladders of worldly success. They feel worthwhile as individuals if the numbers beneath them in achievement, talent, beauty, or intellect are large enough.

When you have a lot of success you don't need vanity any more.

Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight.