“We should be writing more great roles for women, period. Another problem is that movies are generally made for 14-year-old boys, and 14-year-old boys want to watch 25-year-old action heroes.” WantShouldWritingYearsMadeProblemActionBoysRolesWatchesHeroPeriodsAction Heroes Author:James Mangold
“I don't see why ogling same-sex kissing should be the exclusive domain of frat boys whacking off to lesbian action, that's so sexist. Feminism should be all inclusive- it should be about sexual liberation, equal pay for equal work, and the fundamental girl right of boy2boy appreciation.” ShouldActionGirlSexPayBoysFeminismKissingEqualFundamentalsAppreciationLiberationDomainExclusiveSexistEqual Pay Book:Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Source: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
“The Avatar is a child to the children, a boy to the boys, a man among men, a woman among women, so that the Avatar?s message might reach each heart and receive enthusiastic response as Ananda. It is the compassion of the Avatar that prompts His every action.” MenHeartChildrenMightActionCompassionBoysMessagesResponseEnthusiasticPrompts Author:Sathya Sai Baba
“Whenever I was confronted in the schoolyard, I found some way to avoid the fight. I ran for it. I backed down. Psychologically and emotionally, that isn't a low-cost course of action for most boys. You avoid a physical beating, but you pay a real social and psychological cost for it. Those moments of walking away from fights, even though I knew it was the rational and civilized thing to do, cost me tremendously.” WayRealMomentsActionFightingCoursesFoundSocialPayBoysWalkingCostLowsRationalPsychologicalRanThings To DoCivilizedWalking Away Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“In those days [1955], affirmative action was for whites only. I might still be working for the grocery store in the small Texas town where I grew up were it not for affirmative action for Southern white boys.” StillsMightActionWhiteBoysGrewGrew UpTownsStoresTexasSouthernGroceriesAffirmative ActionAffirmativeGrocery Stores Author:Bill Moyers
“As a boy,I was extremely shy, certainly as a result of my upbringing. I was an expert blusher,and some of my harsh actions may echo this shyness by way of compensation.” WayMayActionResultsBoysExpertsShyEchoesHarshCompensationUpbringingShyness Author:Gunter Brus
“For boys, the family was the place from which one sprang and to which one returned for comfort and support, but the field of action was the larger world of wilderness, adventure, industry, labor, and politics. For girls, the family was to be the world, their field of action the domestic circle. He was to express himself in his work and, through it and social action, was to help transform his environment; her individual growth and choices were restricted to lead her to express herself through love, wifehood, and motherhood--through the support and nurture of others, who would act for her.” WorldHelpingActionChoicesGirlIndividualSocialGrowthBoysSupportEnvironmentFieldsAdventureIndustryComfortLaborMotherhoodCirclesWildernessNurtureSocial Action Author:Gerda Lerner
“Enough of passivity and passing time while waiting for the boy friend, the girl friend, the Goddess, or the Revolution.” EnoughActionGirlWaitingBoysRevolutionPassingPassingsGoddessPassivityGirl Friend Author:Gloria E. Anzaldúa
“I was never much of a reader when I was a boy. Books bored me. I liked action. But I spent a lot of time thinking about things. I'd imagine all kinds of situations and how I would handle them.” ThinkingKindBookActionSituationBoysImagineReaderHandleAll KindsBored Book:Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's Source: Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's
“Whether that's an action film or a comedy or a drama or anything in between, I'm willing to prove that I can play with the big boys.” I CanPlayBigsActionFilmBoysComedyWillingDramaProveAction Films Author:Sasha Grey
“I have a 10 year old boy and a 6 year old boy and the stuff that they watch, it's always... I mean, it could be because we're a funny family, but they love the humor and combining humor with space action, I mean, you know, there's a winner right there.” KnowsYearsMeanActionStuffSpaceBoysWatchesWinnerCombiningFunny Family Author:Rhys Darby