Famous Quotes & Sayings

C. S. Lewis

The very power of [textbook writers] depends on the fact that they are dealing with a boy: a boy who thinks he is ‘doing’ his ‘English prep’ and has no notion that ethics, theology, and politics are all at stake. It is not a theory they put into his mind, but an assumption, which ten years hence, its origin forgotten and its presence unconscious, will condition him to take one side in a controversy which he has never recognized as a controversy at all.

C. S. Lewis

Oh, Lor!' said the boy, sitting down on the grassy bank at the edge of the shrubbery and very quickly getting up again because the grass was soaking wet. His name was unfortunately Eustace Scrubb but he wasn't a bad sort.

Mark Twain

We have nine children now half boys and half girls.

Mark Jackson

We have never won the national title. There will be some good teams there and it will be hard. The boys had a couple of days off after the Auckland final but are now back into training.

We want our students to be A students and we know they can do it. There are special items for B students such as bracelets and things for boys like fire trucks and chess sets.

The performances of our boys and girls are normal.

We are pretty sure that the boys were seventh and the girls tied for fifth, but I don't even know who we tied.

We've already got to Twickenham so we have got nothing to lose. The boys are relaxed and positive. We are going to have a lot of support there so we are looking forward to the day.

We started out when our two boys were early teenagers and we wanted to show them the country. I guess we've been in every state of the Union except Hawaii and Alaska.

We are looking forward to Saturday's game as we will not only have a full, team but we will even have a player to spare on the bench. Recruiting boys to play has paid off.

Bobby Bowden

There are changes. Just like all times, there are good boys and some who are mischievous.

There are Boys & Girls Clubs in 46 of Florida's 67 counties helping 180,000 children. And we know our programs work.

Esther Williams

With two little boys in diapers, I had to keep it simple if I were going to have a life at all.

E. O. Wilson

We're still really young on the boys' side, ... We just have to be patient and we'll eventually get better. We're running a lot of first-year juniors and sophomores and we've got to get the experience and understand how to run those races.

Katie Aselton

You put three girls in a house, and all of a sudden before you know it, you're talking about boys and drinking whiskey, and things go down and you get deep real quick.

What about a Boys Club and a Girls Club, something for the kids to do? Instead of buildings and parking lots for doctors, these kids have nothing to do.

We found him just by sheer luck. I was going after some boys from England, and Barry's name popped up. We had what he wanted. Hopefully, he has what we wanted.

We graduated 12 skiers (from the boys and girls teams) and we have 12 freshmen. This is what we call a rebuilding year.

Adora Svitak

I do wear a lot of hats, and sometimes people get confused with all that I do, but one thing that I am extraordinarily passionate about is furthering women's rights. I think it's something that's incredibly important, not just for girls everywhere but also boys to get involved in.

Brad James

We were in great shape with five holes to go. I'm just glad we won. The boys were nervous today. With a team this young, it's good to get some experience leading.

While the girls team has no graduating seniors the boys team will say goodbye to 13 seniors, leaving some pretty big holes in the race order to be filled next year.

That's a lot for two boys to carry,

Their boys came their ready to win. Ours weren't mentally focused.

The fever has caught on. Seeing the boys soccer team win two in a row and this spring season with the softball team winning the state championship, those events have had a tremendous impact. To see 34 students come out is phenomenal. Usually by this time last year we had a few that quit. This core of 34 players will stick with it.

The seventh- or eighth-minute mark of a 10-minute contest is rough. That's what separates the men from the boys -- if you can eat past the wall.

Richard Petty

This is just to get the kids ready to play. It's not about the score of the games. We want the boys to learn what they can from this. It helps the coaches see where we're at and what we need to be working on.

This is just our small way of giving back to the community. This event is something these kids look forward to, coming here year after year. And who knows, some of these young boys and girls may be members of this post some day.

I want to see you boys playing hard from start to go

Once again, the boys have done a fantastic job. I am always happy, but today I am more than happy and I am very proud to be part of this team. It is a great day for us and I am looking forward to getting onto dry land here in America.

After the game there was no celebration. Every one of them knew they played horrible. I just wanted the boys to play to their potential. That was why their heads are down.

Willie Randolph

It's nice to talk about where guys are going to finish and what guys are going to do, but to me until you knock off the big boys I think it's fair to say they are the favorites. I feel good about our chances, obviously, and preach to our players constantly about winning. But you've still got to do it first.

Ben Murphy

Any time you go on the road, especially when you've got an hour and a half bus ride, it's difficult. I thought we responded well to the bus ride, but made some little mistakes. They big played us at the beginning, then we were hanging tough with them. At the end, they just kind of wore us out. It's my fault. The boys gave a good effort. I've got to do a better job coaching as far as practice goes. I don't think we practiced very hard this week, and that's my fault.

In Boys to Men, you don't graduate. It's more of a crossover, or a phase. In life you go through phases, and one of them is growing to be a man.