Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas A. Edison

The injurious agent in cigarettes comes principally from the burning paper wrapper. The substance thereby formed is called "acrolein." It has a violent action on the nerve centers, producing degeneration of the cells of the brain, which is quite rapid among boys. Unlike most narcotics, this degeneration is permanent and uncontrollable. I employ no person who smokes cigarettes.

Shel Silverstein

And the boy loved the tree.......very much. And the tree was happy.

Shel Silverstein

Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest." And the boy did. And the tree was happy.

Shel Silverstein

... and she loved a boy very, very much-- even more than she loved herself.

Taylor Swift

Never let a boy be your life. They can live in your world, but never make a guy your world.

Suzy Parker

I got a coat lined with hampster. You couldn't do that kind of thing in America. All the Boy Scouts would go on strike.

Tom Petty

We haven't always been boy scouts, but we never lost sight of the music, Let me remind you that this ain't the end.

Simon Pegg

I lived in the cultural equivalent of Tatooine when I was a little boy. I didn't live in London, I didn't live right in the middle of where everything was happening, I lived on the very edge of it.

Simon Jordan

If I see another David Gold interview on the poor East End Jewish boy done good I'll impale myself on one of his dildos.

Simon Hoggart

Poor Harper Seven Beckham, having to live with that name all her life. It's the Boy Named Sue syndrome; at the very least it will toughen her up.

Rick Riordan

I thought she'd make some comment about the bloodthirsty gods chasing us, but when she finally found her voice, she said, "That boy kissed you!" Leave it to Liz to have her priorities straight.

Rick Riordan

We started this together, Leo. Seems only right you come along. You find us a ride, you're in." "Yes!" Leo pumped his fist. * * * * * Jason gazed up at the dragon and shook his head in amazement. "Leo, what have you done?" "Found a ride!" Leo beamed. "You said I could go on the quest if I got you a ride. Well, I got you a class-A metallic flying bad boy! Festus can take us anywhere!

Tom Sizemore

I'm essentially a momma's boy with a good education.

Stephen Jackson

The best day of my life was when I turned 25. That's the day my car insurance went down. Yeah, boy, I saved $1,200 that day.

Shirley MacLaine

For if the talent or individuality is there, it should be expressed. If it doesn't find its way out into the air, it can be turned inward and gnaw like the fox at the Spartan boy's belly.

Shawn Michaels

HB-Shizzle's gonna be honest with ya, okay. To hit these bad boys, you have to have pinpoint accuracy.

Shai Agassi

Israel is my past. My two boys are my future.

Scotty McCreery

I'm a pretty low-key North Carolina boy. I like to go fishing and hang out with my friends.

Rick Riordan

Don't worry, goat boy. The milkman is dead.

Rick Riordan

I don’t define myself by the boys who may or may not like me.

Tinie Tempah

I'm a bit of a mummy's boy.

Robert Altman

I have never made a movie that's attracted a 14-year-old boy.

Rik Mayall

I was brought up to be a good boy and proud of myself so I suppress all the things about me that are bad.

Rihanna

I happen to think like a man, and do certain things guys like to do. I grew up around boys.

Rick Astley

I had my 15 minutes of being the new boy of pop, like lots of people before and after me. Overnight, everyone starts treating you differently, and perceives you differently.

Tim Allen

Boys can be disgusting. You can't leave us alone for any length of time because we will burn something, blow something up or paint something. We're just obnoxious.

Thomas Wentworth Higginson

The bee himself did not evade the schoolboy more than she evaded me, and even at this day I still stand somewhat bewildered, like the boy.

Steven Wright

I love eating chocolate cake and ice cream after a show. I almost justify it in my mind as, 'You were a good boy onstage and you did your show, so now you can have some cake and ice cream.'

Toni Morrison

...when the little boy discovered, at four, the same thing Mr. Smith had learned earlier -- that only birds and planes could fly -- he lost all interest in himself.

Tommy Douglas

Will it be a great source of comfort to certain Canadian boys to know that the bullet that maimed them for life was made from Canadian nickel sold by the International Nickel Company?

Tommy Douglas

I felt that no boy should have to depend either for his leg or his life upon the ability of his parents to raise enough money to bring a first-class surgeon to his bedside,

Tommy Chong

I've been a good boy, I've never really been convicted of serious crime.

Thomas Bulfinch

The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing arms.