“For a country boy, poor as I was, whose constant worry was to be able to have enough to eat, the Army guaranteed one's survival.” CountryEnoughAblePoorBoysWorrySurvivalArmyConstantCountry Boy Author:Mo Yan
“The world and all its wisdom is but a booby, blundering school-boy that needs management and could be managed, if men and women would be human beings instead of just business men, or plumbers, or army officers, or commuters, or educators, or authors, or clubwomen, or traveling salesmen, or Socialists, or Republicans, or Salvation Army leaders, or wearers of cloths.” IfsMenWorldNeedsHumansWould BeSchoolHuman BeingsLeaderBoysRepublicanMen And WomenArmyManagementSalvationOfficersEducatorSalesmanPlumberBusiness ManSalvation ArmyArmy Officers Author:Sinclair Lewis
“The worst aspect of dating from the perspective of many men is how dating can feel to a man like robbery by social custom - the social custom of him taking money out of his pocket, giving it to her, and calling it a date. To a young man, the worst dates feel like being robbed and rejected. Boys risk death to avoid rejection (e.g., by joining the Army” MenGivingFeelsYoungSocialBoysRiskWorstPerspectiveCallingAspectDatingArmyYoung ManRejectionPocketsCustomsRejectedJoiningRobberyJoining The Army Book:The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex Source: The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex
“Mankind are in the end always governed by superiority of intellectual faculties, and none are more sensible of this than the military profession. When, on my return from Italy, I assumed the dress of the Institute, and associated with men of science, I knew what I was doing: I was sure of not being misunderstood by the lowest drummer boy in the army.” MenMindEndsBoysMankindMilitaryReturnIntellectualArmyDressesProfessionFacultySensibleSuperiorityLowestMisunderstoodDrummerInstituteBeing Misunderstood Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“I'll never make another Hardy picture . . . I'm fed up with these dopey, insipid parts. How long can a guy play a jerk kid? I'm 27 years old. I've been divorced once and separated from my second wife. I have two boys of my own. I spent almost two years in the army. It's time Judge Hardy went out and bought me a double-breasted suit.” YearsLongTwoPlayKidsGuyMy OwnBoysWifeJudgingArmySuitsTwo YearsFedsDivorcedJerkFed UpHardyInsipid Author:Mickey Rooney