Subject: Family » Children

No child throws up in the bathroom.

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time rich and cash poor.

(1971 – ) Canadian blogger, journalist & science fiction author

We wondered why when a child laughed, he belonged to Daddy, and when he had a sagging diaper that smelled like a landfill – “He wants his mother.”

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

I’m a sensitive guy; I held a baby the other day and it was the first time either of us cried.

(1949 – 2016) American comedian & television actor

I can be President of the United States, or I can control Alice [his daughter], I cannot possibly do both.

(1858 – 1919) 26th U.S. president

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father’s religion, if they can find out what it is.

(1775 – 1834) English critic & essayist

Children are the most desirable opponents at Scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

Every child is an artist; the problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

(1881 – 1973) Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker & stage designer

Children aren’t happy with nothing to ignore, And that’s what parents were created for.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

A balanced meal is whatever stays on the spoon en route to a baby’s mouth.

(1958 – ) Australian author

Kids are wonderful… I like mine barbecued.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

You can learn many things from children… how much patience you have for instance.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

Taking care of a newborn baby means devoting yourself, body and soul, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to the welfare of someone whose major response, in the way of positive reinforcement, is to throw up on you.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Adolescence is that period in a kid’s life when parents become more difficult.

(1941 – ) American actor

I spent 10 minutes with her [my sister’s] four kids, and my ovaries tied themselves in a knot.

American comedian

The Baby Owner’s Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance

I wrote a few children's books… not on purpose.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins.

Men will now get up and walk with the baby in the middle of the night, change its diapers, and give it a bottle, but in their heart of hearts they still think they shouldn’t have to.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

What's the advantage of having a kid at 49?… you can both be in diapers at the same time?

stand-up comedian

Children should neither be seen nor heard from… ever again.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer