“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson Related Quotes “Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.”– Kin Hubbard “If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they’re killing each other now. Young black men would not be impregnating young black women at the rate going on now. We’d not have the drugs we have now, or the alcoholism.”– Spike Lee “Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson