“I met the former president of Iceland [Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir] once. I think she was president for, like, 16 years or something. She said she used to get letters from little boys saying, "Madam President, do you think it will ever be possible for a boy to be president?" Just like we assume that girls can't be politicians, they were assuming boys can't. That's what they thought. It's so crazy.” ThinkingYearsLittlesSaidUsedGirlPresidentBoysCrazyPoliticianMetsLettersAssumingFormerLittle BoysThat GirlIceland Author:Geena Davis
“When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first.” FirstsPlaySchoolUsedSportsBoysPracticeJuniorsElementary SchoolJunior HighCheerleadingGymnasiums Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“My boys don't play as much as they used to, but when we do go out and play, it gets competitive, that's for sure - there's no question about it.” PlayUsedBoysMy Boys Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I get told I'm too good-looking for a lot of roles. They don't write roles people would think I'm supposed to play as often as they used to - the rom-com pretty-boy storylines.” PeopleThinkingWritingPlayUsedBoysRolesLooking GoodStorylinePretty Boy Author:Nico Tortorella
“We used to have superb public schools. I guess we don't anymore, but, boy, the public schools were really something and I am a product of those in Indianapolis.” SchoolUsedBoysProductsPublic SchoolSuperbIndianapolis Author:Kurt Vonnegut