“Do we indeed desire the dead Should still be near us at our side ? Is there no baseness we would hide ? No inner vileness that we dread ? How many a father have I seen A sober man, among his boys Whose youth was full of foolish noise.” MenShouldStillsDesireFatherSidesBoysYouthFoolishNoiseDreadSoberBaseness Author:Alfred Lord Tennyson
“Secrets with girls, like guns with boys, are never valued till they make a noise.” GirlSecretBoysGunNoiseSecrecy Author:George Crabbe
“When the masculine mystique is pulling boys and men out into the world to growl manly noises at one another, the only power with astronger pull on the male psyche is maternally induced guilt. The guilt is quite necessary for our moral development, but it is often uncomfortable.” MenWorldMoralBoysDevelopmentGuiltMalesNoiseUncomfortablePullingMasculineManlyMystiqueMoral Development Author:Frank Pittman
“Every small boy wanted to be a steam engine driver when they grew up in the old days, including me. There's something very special about them - the noise, the smell, the steam coming out everywhere.” WantedBoysSpecialGrewGrew UpIncludingSmellNoiseDriversEnginesComing OutSteamOld DaysSteam Engines Author:Michael Bond
“The filth and noise of the crowded streets soon destroy the elasticity of health which belongs to the country boy.” CountryBoysStreetsNoiseCrowdedFilthElasticityCountry BoyCrowded Streets Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“A boy is a magical creature you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart. You can get him out of your study, but you can't get him out of your mind. Might as well give up he is your captor, your jailer, your boss and your master a freckled-faced, pint-sized, cat-chasing bundle of noise. But when you come home at night with only the shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words Hi, Dad!” MenGivingMindWellsHeartArtTwoHomeDreamMightNightHopeWishSleepSinBoysStudyPiecesMagicMastersDadCreaturesGiving UpCatQuittingNoiseBossComing HomeLocksChasingShatteredWorkshopsHopes And DreamsBundlesPintsJailerMagic WordsMagical Creatures Author:Alan Beck
“Leigh [Bowery] affected a posh English voice and elongated his vowels, and you never knew if he was being sincere or mocking you. If I ever commented on one of his outfits he would snip, "Oh, thank you, Mr. Boy George. I do value your opinion." And then he would spin and make some ridiculous noise and mince off.” IfsValuesVoiceOpinionBoysRidiculousNoiseAffectedSincereOutfitsPoshVowelsBeing Sincere Author:Boy George