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At the age of about eight years, if he is a boy, she turns him over to his father for more Spartan training.

~Charles Eastman

Topics: About Age Boy Eight Father He Him His More Over She Training Turns Years

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One time at the University of Colorado, at a faculty dinner, this professor said to me, 'Well, my goodness, a boy from Appa-lay-chee-a with a Ph.D!' The dinner was in her house. And I said, 'My grandparents didn't have indoor plumbing, but they had more books in their house than you do.' I was a little insulted by the Appa-lay-chee-a business.

~Charles Frazier

Topics: Books Boy Business Colorado Dinner Faculty Goodness Grandparents Had Her House Insulted Little Me More One Time Plumbing Professor Said Than Time University Well You

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Bernard Vonnegut, named for his paternal grandfather, was born August 29, 1914. He was a serious-looking little boy, even in informal photographs.

~Charles J. Shields

Topics: August Bernard Born Boy Even Grandfather He His Informal Little Named Photographs

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I suppose I was a little bit of what would be called today a nerd. I didn't have girlfriends, and really I wasn't a very social boy.

~Charles Kuralt

Topics: Bit Boy Girlfriends Little Little Bit Nerd Really Social Suppose Today Very Would

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When I was a little boy I used to borrow my father's hat, and make a press card to stick in the hat band. That was the way reporters were always portrayed in the movies.

~Charles Kuralt

Topics: Always Band Borrow Boy Card Father Hat Little Make Movies Portrayed Press Reporters Stick Used Way Were

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Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome companions for grown people.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Among Boy Capital Companions Fellows Grown Mates Own People Way

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I was born in the summer of 1970, the last of five boys stretched over eight years. My parents were a struggling young couple who had been married one afternoon under a shade tree by a preacher without a church. No guests or fancy dress, just the two of them, lost in love, and the preacher taking a break from working on a house.

~Charles M. Blow

Topics: Afternoon Been Born Boy Break Church Couple Dress Eight Fancy Five Guests Had House Just Last Lost Love Married Over Parents Preacher Shade Stretched Struggling Summer Taking Taking A Break Them Tree Two Were Who Without Working Years Young I Was Born

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The first essential in a boy's career is to find out what he's fitted for, what he's most capable of doing and doing with a relish.

~Charles M. Schwab

Topics: Boy Capable Career Doing Essential Find First Fitted He Most Out Relish

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I haven't always been the kind of man who plays videogames. I used to be the kind of boy who played videogames.

~Charlie Brooker

Topics: Always Been Boy Kind Man Played Plays Used Videogames Who

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I was playing pretty boys and these angelic roles like Nicholas Nickleby and all that stuff. And I was like, 'What am I doing? This isn't who I am, as a man or an artist.' I had to overcome people's belief that I was too pretty to be a badass.

~Charlie Hunnam

Topics: Am Angelic Artist Belief Boy Doing Had Like Man Overcome People Playing Pretty Roles Stuff Too Who I Am

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