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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.

One aim of the Boy Scouts scheme is to revive amongst us, if possible, some of the rules of the knights of old.

Quotes by Robert Baden-Powell

I was a boy, suddenly treated like the men and expected to act like them.

Quotes by Robbie Fowler

Boy, do I got some stories to tell.

Quotes by Robbie Robertson

I had long ago become a creation, a public image made to be consumed, piled on top of a precarious shell of a little boy wanting to be loved.

Quotes by Rob Lowe

I was just a working boy from a normal household.

Quotes by Rob Cross

I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It's not possible.

Roald Dahl

I loved Marseille when I was a boy.

Quotes by Riyad Mahrez

You know how in most teenage movies the girl meets the boy, they kiss, they have some type of fallout, then there's an awkward sex scene, and then they're together forever? And they say the perfect things the whole way?...

Quotes by RJ Cyler

I think we'll make sure we have Boy Meets World reunions.

Quotes by Rider Strong

Most nervous I've ever been is probably the 2007 Walker Cup. I was a little boy playing with these 8 or 9 other guys that were the best amateurs in the country.

Quotes by Rickie Fowler

In the United States I have always believed that there was a big difference between Conservative and stupid. Boy is it getting harder to prove that one by the minute.

Quotes by Rick Mercer

Before I was born, my father told my mother, 'If it's a boy, he's going to be a scientist.'

Quotes by Richard P. Feynman

I'm crazy about cars, about boats, about airplanes, about anything mechanical - I'm just a boy, really, and my clients are like boys, too.

Quotes by Richard Mille

I'm not a bad driver. And I never will be because I took lessons when I was quite a boy. I never had to pass a test because there wasn't such a thing when I first started driving a motor...

Quotes by Richard Murdoch

I've been mainly a happy boy in my life. I married the right girl and we did what we wanted to do.

Quotes by Richard Ford

Trump was always a poster boy of the selfish, egomaniacal, ignorant, bragging, cruel rich kid, whose mirror was the sleazy pages of Rupert Murdoch's 'New York Post.' Trump's oxygen was the leaked item, without which he would die the suffocating...

Quotes by Richard Cohen

Lots of men have failed as presidents, as Trump surely will, but few fail so dismally as role models. He's a boy's idea of a man. He's a man's idea of a boy.

Quotes by Richard Cohen

It's every boy's dream to play Captain Hook.

Quotes by Rhys Ifans

Spider-Man is a school boy that's looking for his parents.

Quotes by Rhys Ifans

Throughout my life and career, I have continually been impressed with the importance of integrity - whether it was growing up as a Boy Scout, working in one of my first jobs as a university janitor, or being a leader...

Quotes by Rex Tillerson

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.