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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.

When I was a boy in Desuq, Egypt, a city on the Rosetta branch of the Nile, about 50 miles east of Alexandria, my family lived steps away from the local landmark, a mosque named for a 13th-century Sufi sheik.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

As a boy, it was clear that my inclinations were toward the physical sciences. Mathematics, mechanics, and chemistry were among the fields that gave me a special satisfaction.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

In America any boy may become President, and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson II

I'm a city boy, born and brought up in Mumbai. I talk fast, have a certain sense of humour, and have grown up watching Jackie Chan movies.

Quotes by Aditya Roy Kapur

Boyfriend Quotes

I'm happy in my own world, and I'm also a good boy.

Quotes by Aditya Roy Kapur

I went to bikram yoga once, it was fun, but boy was it tough.

Quotes by Adebayo Akinfenwa

Dancing and music were my first love. I was happiest at being a chorus boy.

Quotes by Adam Shankman

The Canteen Boy, the reason you feel bad for him and you can laugh is because he, and I guess a lot of my characters, they don't notice they're getting made fun of. So they'll say something back that's not...

Quotes by Adam Sandler

Well, we're living in a material world, and I'm a material girl... or boy.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

Boyhood Quotes

That first year I was in Ring of Honor, maybe it wasn't even a year, I was wearing the trucker hat thing and wearing John Deere stuff because I felt like part of what made me different from a lot...

Quotes by Adam Page

I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy.

Quotes by Adam Lambert

I grew up in the country. I am a real proud country boy, love getting back home.

Quotes by Adam Elliott

My wife changes the way that I dress. She makes me dress nicer than I want to dress. I feel like I perpetually dress like a 14-year-old boy, and she makes me stand up straight and wear clean clothes.

Quotes by Adam Driver

I became a man. Before that I was a little boy.

Quotes by Adam Ant

Boyish Quotes

I always used to play with the boys and loved it. You never asked yourself the question if there should be a difference between a boy or a girl.

Quotes by Ada Hegerberg

Twenty years ago I wanted to move to a nice place so our Charley would grow up a nice boy and learn a profession. But instead we live in a jungle, so he can only be a wild animal. D'you...

Quotes by Abraham Polonsky

With my childhood, it's a wonder I'm not psychotic. I was the little Jewish boy in the non-Jewish neighborhood. It was a little like being the first Negro enrolled in the all-white school. I grew up in libraries and among...

Quotes by Abraham Maslow

If a man had more than one life, I think a little hanging would not hurt this one; but after he is once dead, we cannot bring him back, no matter how sorry we may be; so the boy shall...

Abraham Lincoln

It would astonish if not amuse the older citizens to learn that I (a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working at ten dollars per month) have been put down as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction.

Abraham Lincoln

Boys And Girls Quotes

As a boy from Patna, I've always dreamt of a chance to showcase my talent.

Quotes by Abhimanyu Singh

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these boy quotes talk about?
They cover several angles of boyhood — school friendships, big childhood dreams, and even fatherhood. One speaker fondly recalls, "Dave and I went to primary school together and we were like boy scouts," showing how early friendships shape us. For more nostalgic reflections like this, our Boyhood collection dives deeper.
Is there a quote about a boy's big dream?
Yes — one speaker looks back with humor at an ambitious childhood goal: "When I was a boy, I wanted to be a Ninja. Now I am a man, now I am a Ninja." It's a lighthearted look at how the goals we set as boys can stick with us into adulthood.
Do any of these quotes talk about how boys behave in groups?
One does, describing how easily a room full of boys can be swayed: "if you're at school with a load of 10-year-old boys and you tell them to jump, everyone will start to jump." It's an observation about how quickly the young follow a leader.
Is there a quote about being a father to a son?
There is. One speaker explains a major life decision by pointing back to family: "The fact was that my son Bill was in school." It shows how a boy's everyday life can shape the choices the adults around him make. For more on that dynamic, see our Boys And Girls quotes.
Where can I find more quotes in this same spirit?
If you liked this page, our Boyish collection captures that same youthful, playful energy, and our Boyfriend quotes explore how boys grow into that role in relationships.

Some entries look at boyhood from the outside, like a coach reading a group of ten-year-olds, or a father weighing decisions around his son's schooling. Explore Boyfriend and Boys And Girls quotes for related angles.