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"I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible."

"I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible."

Parker Stevenson, American Actor

14

"I'm the one who's always kissing all the boys and stuff."

"I'm the one who's always kissing all the boys and stuff."

Molly Sims, American Model

10

"My boys told me they'd rather play than practice."

"My boys told me they'd rather play than practice."

Jimmy Smith, American Musician

Boys, Play, Practice

10

"Youth is an amazing thing: I think back on when we did The Lost Boys, and I didn't think I could do anything wrong."

"Youth is an amazing thing: I think back on when we did The Lost Boys, and I didn't think I could do anything wrong."

Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian Actor

Boys, Wrong, Youth

8

"I can't take any more white boys noodling around on their guitars."

"I can't take any more white boys noodling around on their guitars."

Gene Ween, American Musician

7

"But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls."

"But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls."

Patricia Heaton, American Actress

7

"They wanted to do a movie about the Backstreet Boys."

"They wanted to do a movie about the Backstreet Boys."

Kevin Richardson, American Musician

6

"When it comes to boys and her weight, I think Ellenor is much more conservative than I am, and she has not had the dialogue I have had about my weight."

"When it comes to boys and her weight, I think Ellenor is much more conservative than I am, and she has not had the dialogue I have had about my weight."

Camryn Manheim, American Actress

Boys, Conservative, Weight

6

"The heroes of our youth grow old - 'the boys of summer in their ruin,' in Dylan Thomas's verse - yet we seem the same."

"The heroes of our youth grow old - 'the boys of summer in their ruin,' in Dylan Thomas's verse - yet we seem the same."

John Thorn, American Historian

Boys, Heroes, Old, Ruin

6

"You see in the streets of London, great and little boys running about in long blue coats, which, like robes, reach quite down to the feet, and little white bands, such as the clergy wear."

"You see in the streets of London, great and little boys running about in long blue coats, which, like robes, reach quite down to the feet, and little white bands, such as the clergy wear."

Karl Philipp Moritz, German Author

Boys, Feet, London, Running

6

"In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student."

"In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student."

James S. Coleman, American Sociologist

6

"All I need to do to stay healthy is look at my three boys."

"All I need to do to stay healthy is look at my three boys."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

6

"I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I may have spent a week in Los Angeles."

"I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I may have spent a week in Los Angeles."

Richard Linklater, American Director

Boys, Film, May

6

"Meccano gives boys the secrets of the world's wonderful engineering structures."

"Meccano gives boys the secrets of the world's wonderful engineering structures."

Frank Hornby, English Inventor

Boys, Engineering, Secrets, World

6

"Well, my favorite roles so far are Lucas and Lost Boys."

"Well, my favorite roles so far are Lucas and Lost Boys."

Corey Haim, Canadian Actor

5

"The best way to listen to the album is to put it on, get some Moet, lay back with your boys, and kick it."

"The best way to listen to the album is to put it on, get some Moet, lay back with your boys, and kick it."

Ice T, American Musician

5

"When you get to play with the big boys, your game improves drastically."

"When you get to play with the big boys, your game improves drastically."

Ajay Naidu, American Actor

5

"I don't want boys to use their pencils for improper writing."

"I don't want boys to use their pencils for improper writing."

John Burns, English Activist

Boys, Want, Writing

5

"Corey feldman and I did sneak into the screening room one day during Lost Boys."

"Corey feldman and I did sneak into the screening room one day during Lost Boys."

Corey Haim, Canadian Actor

5

"When I wrote The Virgin Suicides, I gave myself very strict rules about the narrative voice: the boys would only be able to report what they had seen or found or what had been told to them."

"When I wrote The Virgin Suicides, I gave myself very strict rules about the narrative voice: the boys would only be able to report what they had seen or found or what had been told to them."

Jeffrey Eugenides, American Novelist

5

"I keep fit by running after my three boys all day."

"I keep fit by running after my three boys all day."

Victoria Beckham, English Musician

Boys, Day, Running

5

"I do recommend it for all girls, and boys, out there: put on a pair of fishnet stockings and find your inner sexiness!"

"I do recommend it for all girls, and boys, out there: put on a pair of fishnet stockings and find your inner sexiness!"

Nia Vardalos, Canadian Actress

5

"When I worked on Altar Boys, they wanted to see us having fun. The four of us would have fun on set and steal each other's lines, and mess with the director."

"When I worked on Altar Boys, they wanted to see us having fun. The four of us would have fun on set and steal each other's lines, and mess with the director."

Kieran Culkin, American Actor

5

"I beg you to look at the promising boys and beautiful girls in your homes and in your communities, and then you will not put these temptations in their way."

"I beg you to look at the promising boys and beautiful girls in your homes and in your communities, and then you will not put these temptations in their way."

Thomas Jordan Jarvis, American Politician

Boys, Girls, Temptations, Will

5

"Well, because I have twin seven-year-old boys, I enjoy the gift giving stuff a great deal. We do both Hanukkah and Christmas, so it is a costly, though extremely pleasing proposition."

"Well, because I have twin seven-year-old boys, I enjoy the gift giving stuff a great deal. We do both Hanukkah and Christmas, so it is a costly, though extremely pleasing proposition."

Fred Melamed, American Actor

Boys, Christmas, Giving

4

"Boys should not play with weapons more dangerous than they understand."

"Boys should not play with weapons more dangerous than they understand."

E. T. A. Hoffmann, German Critic

Boys, Play, Weapons

4

"Steve produced Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys and one more. Then he and I wrote a few songs together and became good friends. He was a talented producer."

"Steve produced Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys and one more. Then he and I wrote a few songs together and became good friends. He was a talented producer."

Jimmy Griffin, American Musician

Boys, Friends, Girls, Songs

4

"Boys have a tendency to jump around a lot more than girls. Boys have that desire to want to dunk way more than girls do. It just never seemed like something we could truly fathom and do."

"Boys have a tendency to jump around a lot more than girls. Boys have that desire to want to dunk way more than girls do. It just never seemed like something we could truly fathom and do."

Lisa Leslie, American Athlete

Boys, Desire, Girls, Want

4

"We are turning against boys and forgetting a simple truth: that the energy, competitiveness, and corporal daring of normal, decent males is responsible for much of what is right in the world."

"We are turning against boys and forgetting a simple truth: that the energy, competitiveness, and corporal daring of normal, decent males is responsible for much of what is right in the world."

Christina Hoff Sommers, American Author

Boys, Energy, Right, World

4

"We were the Spice Boys."

"We were the Spice Boys."

George Harrison, British Musician

4

"I never trusted good-looking boys."

"I never trusted good-looking boys."

Frances McDormand, American Actress

4

"The fact of the matter is that everybody treats me pretty much as one of the boys, which I take as a great compliment."

"The fact of the matter is that everybody treats me pretty much as one of the boys, which I take as a great compliment."

Julia Louis Dreyfus, American Actress

Boys, Compliment, Fact, Pretty

4

"I brought samples in, because I didn't have any comic book samples, and I brought all these illustrations that I had influenced by Norman Rockwell and a couple of the other big boys. That's all I had, that's all I brought."

"I brought samples in, because I didn't have any comic book samples, and I brought all these illustrations that I had influenced by Norman Rockwell and a couple of the other big boys. That's all I had, that's all I brought."

Dan DeCarlo, American Cartoonist

4

"She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on."

"She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on."

Earl Scruggs, American Musician

Boys, Lady, Now

4

"When Bound was released, Boys don't Cry wasn't out yet. Therefore it was very taboo to play a lesbian. I loved the part, because girls never get to play the typical guy parts."

"When Bound was released, Boys don't Cry wasn't out yet. Therefore it was very taboo to play a lesbian. I loved the part, because girls never get to play the typical guy parts."

Gina Gershon, American Actress

Boys, Girls, Lesbian, Play

4

"Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout "Bang!""

"Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout "Bang!""

George Will, American Journalist

Boys, Parents, Will

4

"Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don't you? Just tell me so I can get over you."

"Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don't you? Just tell me so I can get over you."

Kirsten Dunst, American Actress

4

"It's really important for boys to see that girls take up half of the planet - which we do."

"It's really important for boys to see that girls take up half of the planet - which we do."

Geena Davis, American Actress

4

"I like boys. I am not foreign; I was born and raised in Hickory County, Mo."

"I like boys. I am not foreign; I was born and raised in Hickory County, Mo."

Sally Rand, American Actress

4

"When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means."

"When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means."

Carlo Collodi, Italian Writer

4

"Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it."

"Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it."

Cal Hubbard, American Athlete

4

"I don't like boys. They're kind of annoying."

"I don't like boys. They're kind of annoying."

Michelle Wie, American Athlete

4

"The boys are in such a mood that if someone introduced the Ten Commandments, they'd cut them down to seven."

"The boys are in such a mood that if someone introduced the Ten Commandments, they'd cut them down to seven."

Norris Cotton, American Politician

4

"When I was a junior, boys were allowed to come visit me at the house. We could sit on the porch until about 8 o'clock at night; that's when it started getting dark. That was it."

"When I was a junior, boys were allowed to come visit me at the house. We could sit on the porch until about 8 o'clock at night; that's when it started getting dark. That was it."

Daisy Fuentes, Cuban Actress

Boys, Night, Visit

4

"Particular individuals who might never consider dropping out if they were in a different high school might decide to drop out if they attended a school where many boys and girls did so."

"Particular individuals who might never consider dropping out if they were in a different high school might decide to drop out if they attended a school where many boys and girls did so."

James S. Coleman, American Sociologist

Boys, Girls, School

4

"Little girls and boys, barefooted, walked up and down between the endless rows of spindles, reaching thin little hands into the machinery to repair snapped threads."

"Little girls and boys, barefooted, walked up and down between the endless rows of spindles, reaching thin little hands into the machinery to repair snapped threads."

Mary Harris Jones, American Activist

4

"Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years."

"Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years."

James Thurber, American Comedian

Boys, Months, Understanding, Years

4

"I never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don't believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet."

"I never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don't believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet."

Iggy Pop, American Musician

4

"I have a thing for red-haired Irish boys, as we know."

"I have a thing for red-haired Irish boys, as we know."

Sandra Bullock, American Actress

4

"My favorite thing to do is still to go back to Peoria, go to my cabin and hunt with the boys. This is a great lifestyle, don't get me wrong. But fun for me is going back with my buddies I grew up with."

"My favorite thing to do is still to go back to Peoria, go to my cabin and hunt with the boys. This is a great lifestyle, don't get me wrong. But fun for me is going back with my buddies I grew up with."

Jim Thome, American Athlete

Boys, Favorite, Fun, Wrong

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