Quotes About Lads

War's always the same though—politicians square off and ordinary lads do their dirty work.

The spring is not so beautiful there– But dream ships sail away To where the spring is wondrous rare And life is gay. The spring is not so beautiful there– But lads put out to sea Who carry beauties in their hearts And dreams, like me.

If you mean to protest slavery, you might put in a word for your own. There are no worse slaves in this barony than those poor lads you bring in from the hiring fair and keep half starved on potatoes an honest man would not throw to sows.

I take my favorite and most promising lads to the theater," said [Sherlock] Holmes. "I'd say that if they were born into better circumstances many would have grown up to be MP's, but in truth most are too smart and too honest for Parliament.

The whole film business was built on immigrants: Billy Wilder and Michael Curtiz and all these hefty lads.

While the moon rose and fell, lonely tracks through the mountains echoed to the slap of running feet as those lads earned their pay, racing to be first to the gates of Athens.

On the other hand, I can't stand these lads thickening up their accents and singing about shit kisses and cigs and chip shops, this affected realism – it's not that far removed from George Formby.

It was a mistake of mine to tell the lads that this lot don't score too many goals - and statistically they don't - but then they go and score seven.

Greger gave us a faraway look. 'Now you'rrre getting somewhere, lads! This is Holgerrri.' I turned to Niila and muttered a gruesome premonition: 'By God, but he's going to get beaten up." 'What?' said Greger 'Oh, nothing.