“Most boys or youths who have had much knowledge drilled into them, have their mental capacities not strengthened, but overlaid by it. They are crammed with mere facts, and with the opinions and phrases of other people, and these are accepted as a substitute for the power to form opinions of their own. And thus, the sons of eminent fathers, who have spared no pains in their education, so often grow up mere parroters of what they have learnt, incapable of using their minds except in the furrows traced for them.” PeopleMindFactsPainFormFatherGrowsOpinionBoysGrowing UpYouthSonCapacityMereAcceptedPhrasesSubstitutesIncapableNo Pain Book:Autobiography John Stuart Mill: Top Biography Source: Autobiography John Stuart Mill: Top Biography
“I really think that the Jersey Boys musical - and this is just my opinion - lends itself to being cinematic in some way, because its a jukebox musical; the characters break into song only for the scene transitions.” ThinkingWayCharacterSongOpinionBoysBreakSceneMusicalTransitionJerseyCinematicJukebox Author:Vincent Piazza
“I think it would be really rotten to tell boys that schools won't cater for them properly because men have unquestionably been dominant for thousands of years. A feminism that deliberately neglects boys is immoral in my opinion.” ThinkingMenYearsWould BeSchoolOpinionBoysFeminismNeglectDominantImmoralRotten Author:Kristina Schroder
“Dr. Arnold . . . the admired reformer of public schools, came across some cranks who thought it a mistake to flog boys. Anyone reading his outburst of furious indignation against this opinion will be forced to the conclusion that he enjoyed inflicting floggings.” SchoolReadingMistakeOpinionBoysConclusionEnjoyedDrsPublic SchoolFuriousIndignationReformersCrankOutburstFlogging Book:Unpopular Essays Source: Unpopular Essays
“A boy of to-day is affected by every change of tone and gust of opinion, so that he lies even when he desires to speak the truth.” LyingDesireSpeakOpinionBoysToneAffectedSpeak The Truth Book:Ghost stories Source: Ghost stories