- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Boy Quotes
From playground dreams to fatherly reflection.
This collection gathers quotes touching on boyhood in its many forms, from primary-school friendships and boy scout days to a boy's private ambition to become something larger than himself. See also our Boyhood quotes for more on early years.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Bad Boy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went into architecture a little as 'Peck's Bad Boy.' It allowed me to be a critic in a socially condoned way.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything connected with war and warlike exploits is interesting to a boy.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel old and vulnerable. I now realise that I knew nothing and know nothing, but back when my career was beginning, I thought I was a man when, in fact, I was a dewy-eyed boy who'd not seen an avocado or eaten a tomato.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was talking to one of my aunties at Christmas and she said she didn't think it was ever in my nature to go against the grain, that I was always a good boy. I think she was right - I did always want to be good.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
For my first week as a new boy at Radley College, back in the summer of 1979, I was followed around by a film crew.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
My appearance on 'Public School' garnered a smattering of fan mail from girls, which was good, and letters from mothers saying I was the sort of boy they'd like their daughters to go out with - which was not quite as good.
- Premier League
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've dreamed of playing in the Premier League since I was a young boy.
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the early '90s, I wrote a play called 'Word of Mouth' in which I played a number of different characters. One was a thirteen-year-old boy who, through a series of diary entries, realizes that he's gay.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a little boy, Marvin Hagler was my idol. He got no respect for most of his career. His fighting style was straight ahead. He took every shot thrown at him, and he kept punching back 'til he won. I honestly feel that's how I am. I take big shots from people. But I keep going.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I confess that as a young boy, Sunday was not my favorite day. Grandfather shut down the action. We didn't have any transportation. We couldn't drive the car. He wouldn't even let us start the motor. We couldn't ride the horses, or the steers, or the sheep.
- Gender
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- Nov 07, 2020
Breaking gender norms just comes instantly as soon as a boy is comfortable and confident enough to put on makeup.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I might get some more animals or something, but I'm done with the kids. I got a boy, I got a girl, and I got an older boy. I'm straight.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my husband and dad were both very happy that I had a baby boy, to get some testosterone in the family, because there are a lot of girls. It's not a perfect family, but it's a strong family. The nice thing is how the different ages interact.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020