Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Cormier

I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer.

Russell B. Long

I really think that it's better to retire, in Uncle Earl's terms, when you still have some snap left in your garters.

Woody Guthrie

Uncle Sam took up the challenge in the year of '33 For the farmer and the factory and all of you and me. He said, "Roll along Columbia. You can ramble to the sea, But river while you're ramblin' you can do some work for me."

Woody Allen

As I've gotten older, the parts have diminished. I liked it when I was younger, I could always play the lead in the movie and I could do all the romantic scenes with the women, and it was fun and I liked to play that. Now, I'm older and I'm reduced to playing the backstage doorman or the uncle or something. I don't really love that so occasionally, when a part comes up, I'll play it.

Sarah Silverman

They've got great parents; I'm just trying to be the fun uncle.

Tucker Carlson

Grover Norquist is a mean-spirited, humorless, dishonest little creep... an embarrassing anomaly, the leering, drunken uncle everyone else wishes would stay home... [He] is repulsive, granted, but there aren't nearly enough of him to start a purge trial.

Wyclef Jean

My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies.

Neal Shusterman

For standing between Cody and his pain is my obligation, and standing between my uncle and his pain is my rent, but the pain I coax from Bronte is my joy

Morena Baccarin

My whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors.

Richelle Nice

There are so many things, so many things. Scott Peterson was Laci's husband, Conner's daddy -- the one person that should have protected them.

Richelle Nice

Laci's husband, Conner's daddy -- the one person that should have protected them.

Michael Douglas

Hello, Mr. Douglas, Mommy and Daddy will be right down.

Wiz Khalifa

There's people who I admire like... Dr. Dre, Puff Daddy, Master P, people who built their stuff and are still going.

Rick Riordan

Daddy will explain. Come, he is blowing up monsters.

Trenton Lee Stewart

Daddy, will you take me to the mill, again?

Dennis Brown

Daddy always said about an inch a week would be perfect. So we've got a ways to go.

Paul Costa

It's always been a mommy and daddy store, ... and it will be as long as I can get up.

John Green

By the way, I've decided to start referring to myself exclusively as 'Daddy.' Everytime Daddy would otherwise say 'I' or 'Me,' Daddy is now going to say 'Daddy.

Robert Plant

I'm a grandfather now.

Ursula K. Le Guin

It is not altogether a bad thing to have criminal ancestors. An arsonist grandfather may bequeath one a nose for smelling smoke.

Yuvraj Singh

We have started calling him grandfather.

Kellan Lutz

I've just always been a coin collector, ever since my grandfather had some ancient coins that he passed down to me, it's just always been something. I love collecting coins from around the world in my travels but I they don't really do anything useful anymore, I guess.

Jonathan Safran Foer

Grandfather informs me that is not possible.

Jonathan Safran Foer

Grandfather kicked the stop pedal, and my face gave a high-five to the front window.

Jonathan Safran Foer

I am not a bad person. I am a good person who has lived in a bad time." Alex's grandfather..Everything is Illuminated

Novak Djokovic

My grandfather went through a lot in his life.

Rachael Ray

I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my grandfather, I started to bring my lunchbox with sardine sandwiches and calamari that I would eat off my fingers like rings. I was also always reeking of garlic.