“I grew up in a community where it was not the exception to be a good girl. It was sort of expected. And all of my friends were good girls too, and my boyfriends were good boys. Everybody was pretty nice. And that affects how I write my characters. There aren't very many bad guys in my novels.” WritingCharacterGuyGirlCommunityBoysNovelNiceGrewGrew UpMy FriendsExpectedExceptionBad GuysMy BoyfriendGood GirlGood Boy Author:Stephenie Meyer
“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 think I picked the East Side like Columbus picked America?” ThinkingYearsChildrenWantedAmericaMovingGrowsSidesAnimalBoysGrowing UpNiceYears AgoTwentiesEastProfessionJungleColumbusWild AnimalEast Side Author:Abraham Polonsky
“I like the bad-boy types. Generally the guy I'm attracted to is the guy in the club with all the tattoos and nail polish. He's usually the lead singer in a punk band and plays guitar. But my serious boyfriends are relatively clean-cut, nice guys. So it's strange.” PlayGuyBoysNiceCuttingStrangeSeriousTypeBandCleanGuitarClubsSingersPunkNailsTattooPolishNice GuyBad BoyNail Polish Author:Megan Fox
“I love working with women. I think it's because I spent so much time in my brother's heavy metal band. Sweaty boys in the rehearsal room. It's nice to just be in the studio with a fragrant lady.” ThinkingRoomsBoysNiceBrotherBandStudiosHeavyMy BrotherMetalsRehearsalHeavy MetalMetal Band Author:Mr Hudson
“Back in the early 1960s, when I was eight or nine. Some neighborhood boys and I saw a disc-shaped, windowless object that hovered, silent, then simply vanished. My parents said, "That's very nice" and ignored it, but I knew what I'd seen, and it was life-changing.” SaidParentBoysSawsNiceObjectsSilentEightNineLife ChangingNeighborhoodIgnored1960sVery NiceDiscs Author:Steven M. Greer
“It was also great to have the Backstreet Boys appear on stage with me because I have gotten to know them all a little bit just recently, and not only are they great performers, but they also very hard working professionals and really nice guys.” KnowsLittlesHardGuyBitsBoysNiceStageHard WorkLittle BitPerformersReally NiceNice GuyBackstreetBackstreet Boys Author:Elton John
“I'm not making light of prayers here, but of so-called school prayer, which bears as much resemblance to real spiritual experienceas that freeze-dried astronaut food bears to a nice standing rib roast. From what I remember of praying in school, it was almost an insult to God, a rote exercise in moving your mouth while daydreaming or checking out the cutest boy in the seventh grade that was a far, far cry from soul-searching.” RealSoulLightSchoolRememberSpiritualMovingPrayerBoysNiceCryBearsPrayingExerciseMouthsStandingInsultGradesFreedom Of SpeechAstronautSoul SearchingFreezeDaydreamingResemblanceRibsSpiritual ExperienceSeventh GradeChecking OutCutest Author:Anna Quindlen
“Christianity has basically communicated to men that the reason God put you on this Earth is to be a good boy. Mind your manners, be a nice guy. That's soul killing!” MenMindSoulReasonEarthGuyChristianityBoysNiceKillingMannersNice GuyGood Boy Author:John Eldredge
“All I want now is to be a nice, clean gentleman. I've proved my point. Now I'm going to set an example for all the nice boys and girls. I'm through talking” WantGirlTalkingBoysNiceExampleCleanGentlemanBoy And Girl Author:Muhammad Ali
“Sacrifice counts for a lot in sport. From a young age, I couldn't do the normal things that the boys of my age get to do. Maybe you have a nice car or a nice house, but at times you just want to be a normal guy and you can't.” WantAgeYoungGuyHouseSportsBoysNiceSacrificeCarNormalYoung AgeNormal ThingsNice HouseNice Cars Author:Mario Balotelli
“Down is an incredibly important band to me. And there's one other project that may be a little tough for people to understand - it's not sonically heavy, but subject-wise it's absolutely heavy. It's a band that I've been in for many, many yearsm and I've just been waiting for the right itme, and boy, it sure is the right time. So, yeah, you will hear music from Philip Anselmo again, and it ain't gonna be nothing nice.” PeopleMayLittlesImportantWaitingBoysWiseNiceSubjectsBandProjectsToughYeahHeavyRight TimePhilip Author:Phil Anselmo
“I was raised a nice Jewish boy in a Conservative household. Went to Camp Ramah. It's funny actually. I think I enacted my queerness there unconsciously. I was kind of one of the weirdos. I was on staff and definitely interested in alternatives to what that social structure was supposed to be.” ThinkingKindSocialBoysNiceStructureRaisedConservativeAlternativesSupposed To BeCampsHouseholdStaffWeirdoSocial Structure Author:Jay Michaelson
“The story we hear over and over again is: Boy in science class, very nice to the girl, says, "Please come to our party on Saturday night." She, of course, shows up. He hands her two, three, four, five drinks. She becomes so inebriated he says, "You can sleep it off in my room. It'll be safe." Or, "I'll walk you home." It's all premeditated with the intention of having sex with that woman without her consent when she's passed out. It's a huge issue.” TwoStoriesShowsHomeHandsNightGirlThreeCoursesSexSleepWalksRoomsPartyClassBoysIssuesFiveFourNiceHugeDrinkPleaseSafeIntentionConsentSaturdayVery NiceSaturday NightHaving SexScience Class Author:Kirsten Gillibrand
“Oil rich boys . . . had a nice, sweet smile but when you finished meeting with them your socks were missing and you hadn't even noticed they'd taken your boots.” BoysRichTakenNiceMissingSweetMeetingsFinishedOilBootsSockSweet SmileNice Sweet Author:Larry Hagman
“I was a very nice boy. I was well-educated ... very Catholic family. So I was very respectful, never late at work. I was always the last one to leave. It's always been that way in my life.” WayWellsLastsBoysNiceLateCatholicEducatedRespectfulVery NiceWell EducatedCatholic Family Author:Riccardo Tisci
“We don't have anyone with bad haircuts, which is a good thing. Louis Delmas has some pretty nice dreads. He's a Florida boy, so they know how to do it. He gets the title.” KnowsBoysKnow HowNiceGood ThingsTitlesDreadFloridaHaircutsBad Haircuts Author:Nate Burleson