Boys Quote by Anna Quindlen

I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.

— Irene Rosenfeld

Dad always wanted me to be a boy.

— Joey Heatherton

My father grew up very conservative, and he really had set expectations for what boys and girls were supposed to be like. So when…

— Nicole Maines

I have grown up being a father. When my first son was born I was 17. I was a child bringing up a child.…

— Ashley Walters

When I was a boy I was my father.

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

When I was born, my mother was very disappointed. She wanted a son. I knew that from a very early age. So I was…

— Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

I always appreciated that connection between a parent and a kid because I yearned for it so much. Growing up, I wanted a father,…

— Freddie Prinze, Jr

My mother always wanted a boy. My father never did.

— Joe Penny

My dad treated me like a boy because he grew up with four brothers. He didn't baby me. He was never, like, "You're a…

— Kid Sister

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a boy. I really had gender issues. I really thought I was supposed to be…

— Jane Lynch

Every father expects his boy to do the things he wouldn't do when he was young.

— Kin Hubbard

I was a very defiant child, and my father encouraged that. He wanted me to be as wild and creative as possible and didn't…

— Sadie Frost