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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.

So now what happens is the cameras follow me around and capture exactly what I've been doing since I was a boy. Only now we have a team of, you know, like 73 of us, and it's gone beyond that.

Quotes by Steve Irwin

My mother always told me before shows to stand up and show them whose little boy you are.

Quotes by Steve Kazee

I always try to act as though there is a little boy or a little girl around, and I try never to do anything that would give them a bad example.

Quotes by Steve Garvey

You talk to the farmers, the ranchers, our small community bankers, and boy, one of the No. 1 issues is the regulations coming out of Washington.

Quotes by Steve Daines

Besides inquiries as to our general well-being, the first thing asked about us, in our first seconds of being alive, is whether we're a boy or girl. Our first passport through this world is our genitals.

Quotes by Steve Erickson

You can take the boy out of Philly but not the Philly out of the boy. It shapes my world view. It was a great place to grow up.

Quotes by Steve Capus

I was a bad dater, and up until 8th grade I went to an all boy's school. So, by the time I hit high school I was a bit freaked out by women in general.

Quotes by Steve Carell

When I was 15, I fought a guy who was 26 and he was 20-0, undefeated. It was a way for my dad to show me that I was better than I thought. I ended up beating the brakes off...

Quotes by Stephen Thompson

Treat a boy like a fool and he'll act like a fool, I say, but there's some folks need convincing.

Quotes by Stephen Vincent Benet

The Butcher Boy is a very great novel indeed and a very important Irish novel. The ambiguity of that is, he's writing a book about an appalling situation and he does it in a hilarious way.

Quotes by Stephen Rea

I'm an English boy. I played a lot of sports growing up, but I never had any kind of workout regimen.

Quotes by Stephen Moyer

People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.

Quotes by Stephen King

Most women don't like good men. They say they want a good buy, but most women always wind up with the bad boy.

Quotes by Stephanie Mills

When I left New York, not a lot of shows were happening there, but 'Golden Boy' is such a New York show.

Quotes by Stella Maeve

I don't seem to take vacations, but I must say, a jaunt into Central Park can be mighty transporting. My boy and I can spend hours in the Ramble scaling rocks and sword fighting with sticks. I often forget I'm...

Quotes by Spencer Kayden

Soulja Boy is on his dance, down south, young, 18-year-old, comedic swag. It's really just each person's personality; if every rapper had the same swag, it would be kind of boring.

Quotes by Soulja Boy

Since I was a boy - born into a farming family in Bonaire, GA - I've had agriculture running through my veins.

Quotes by Sonny Perdue

Beyonce adores my little boy. She takes him everywhere.

Quotes by Solange Knowles

I played trumpet in school once because I joined band because a cute boy played trumpet too. And I was really bad at trumpet.

Quotes by Skylar Grey

Even with the 'Top Boy' series with Ashley Walters... I've been talking like on the creative direction wave with Drake about the series. Making greatness with it. The whole style of what's going on in London, the sound, is real....

Quotes by Skepta

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.