- Nov 07, 2020
Toys Quotes
Words that remember what it felt like to play.
These lines treat toys as more than objects - they're stand-ins for memory, resourcefulness, and wonder. One speaker still owns childhood figures decades later, another compares a film set to the biggest toy box a kid could imagine, and a third recalls making toys simply because there was no money to buy them. Explore more of that feeling in Childhood.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Fantastic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Seeks painted trifles and fantastic toys, and eagerly pursues imaginary joys.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Toy time is holding steady, but kids are spending more time on digital, and toys need to adapt.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm really focused on looking at where the industry is headed and how the world is evolving. Toys really need to adapt to this new era.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't always hated McDonald's. When my kids were little and I lived in the U.S., they were as susceptible as anyone to Happy Meals and tatty toys that subsequently littered our sitting room.
- Doll
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was actually so small that my baby clothes were actually doll clothes from Toys 'R' Us because that's all that would fit me!
- Fly
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- Nov 07, 2020
We lived in a farm village, and no one could afford to buy a car or to fly. We were envious. We couldn't afford any toys. I couldn't imagine making a real car.
- Dumb
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- Nov 07, 2020
Today, I give my daughter what I really didn't have as a kid: all the silly, dumb, extravagant, frilly, nonfunctional toys I can force on her. She probably wants an encyclopedia.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom was a big feminist, and when I was growing up, I wasn't allowed to have typical girl toys: she did not let me have dolls. Barbies were banned in our household. She read feminist books to me; my mom was a major feminist.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've got a quad bike, which I've raced against neighbours. You could give me a go-kart with a lawnmower engine - I'd still have fun. I like jet skis, speedboats, all the boys' toys.
- Little Brother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up with a little brother, and we would always watch 'Transformers' together, and he had all the toys. So I was really thrilled and honored to be a part of this franchise.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like that I make toys.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look at other people's lives, and some people feel like they're too old to play with toys. But I still go through the toy section at the store, 'cause there were toys that I wanted when I was little that I couldn't have. So I still get them.
- Mercy
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first met my girlfriend, Mercy Malick, she asked me if there was anything I should tell her that could put her off me if she found out later. So I told her that I was a total 'Star Wars' geek and had boxes of 'Star Wars' toys in storage.
- Gun
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved my childhood. They had the coolest toys back then. Star Wars, Transformers, laser-tag gun sets. Toy companies have really gone downhill.
- Memories
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- Nov 07, 2020