Roland Young

Roland Young (11 November 1887 – 5 June 1953) was an English-born actor. He began his acting career on the London stage, but later found success in America and received an Academy Award nomination for his role in the film Topper (1937).

Quotes

Not for Children (1930)

Not for Children: Pictures and Verse (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc. 1930)

• The cow's a gentle, patient soul,
  With milk she fills the flowing bowl.
  She's kind to babies, mean to flies,
  She has the most coquettish eyes.
  • "The Cow"

• And here’s the happy, bounding flea —
  You cannot tell the he from she.
  The sexes look alike, you see;
  But she can tell, and so can he.
  • "The Flea"

• Now, children, you must never laugh
  At the stately tall giraffe.
  She's sensitive, as you can tell;
  But, my dears, she kicks like hell!
  • "The Giraffe"

• The plural of goose is geese,
  But the plural of moose ain't meese,
  And the plural of noose ain't neese,
  But the plural of goose — is geese.
  • "The Goose"

• In this mechanic age the skunk
  Inspires no terror — he's the bunk;
  For people in cars,
  Returning from bars,
  Quite frequently flatten the skunk.
  • "The Skunk"

• The sacred ape, now, children, see.
  He's searching for the modest flea.
  If he should turn around we'd find
  He has no hair on his behind.
  • "The Ape"

• The little penguins look alike
  Even as Ike resembles Mike.
  They are so gentle and so nice
  God keeps these little birds on ice.
  • "The Penguin"