Father Edward J. 'Eddie' Flanagan: Boys have an inflexible sense of honor and they never betray a trust. Give them confidence and they will return you loyalty.There is no redemption for youth in the lash.

- Spencer Tracy (as Father Flanagan) in Men of Boys Town (1941)

Father Edward J. 'Eddie' Flanagan: The coddled, the weak and the doubting will fall.

- Spencer Tracy (as Father Flanagan) in Men of Boys Town (1941)

Father Edward J. 'Eddie' Flanagan: Youth is the greatest natural resource of the country.

- Spencer Tracy (as Father Flanagan) in Men of Boys Town (1941)

Flip Brier: I don't play with children, drift away infant.

- Darryl Hickman (as Flip) in Men of Boys Town (1941)

Flip Brier: They must feed you Canary seed you're so yellow.

- Darryl Hickman (as Flip) in Men of Boys Town (1941)