Patricia Ireland Quotes

I want to behave more like a boy... I want to be the strong one.

I'm an alpha male.

I like my men to be manly, as you'll see from my books.

Guys need to know when to take charge.

Never apologize, mister. It's a sign of weakness.

… dealing with and controlling men makes you stronger.

I am not a Caspar Milquetoast, but most of the time, I'm mild. I can afford to be because I don't have the fears that most men have about masculinity or macho-ness.

Well, we are men. Let's start acting like it.

Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.

I am such a tomboy. I grew up fighting with boys, mainly - beating up boys, actually.

I like the men to wear the pants. I don't want to wear the pants. I like men who know what they want, know what they're doing, make their own decisions... As much as I like to be the controller, it's not in my best interest.

I like a women who's got some balls, some strength. As long as I can beat her at arm wrestling, that's fine.

I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.

I always try to bring a certain masculine presence to what I do. That is part of the dynamic.

I'm a big boy, and I'm a tough guy.

Sometimes I think that the biggest difference between men and women is that more men need to seek out some terrible lurking thing in existence and hurl themselves upon it. Women know where it lives but they can let it alone.

I don't want any man I can run over. What I love about a man in control is it allows them to be the kings that I always expect them to be.

I'm more attracted to a stronger man rather than a feminine man. Someone who would just throw me down and take control. I love feeling helpless. I definitely like a man who is aggressive and confident.

He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.

I will be dictated to by nobody. I'm the man. And if anyone can prove me wrong, their chance is inside a boxing ring. You don't like it, change the station.

Growing up, we tend to challenge each other. We've got to be the toughest, the strongest, the bravest men that we can be. And for many of us, myself included, our identities are wrapped up in whether or not at the end of the day we feel like we're man enough.

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

I'm a strong alpha male but sensitive.

I am a tough guy.

Wipe the tears away, stand up, be a man, run your business, find a way.