Subject: Family (Page 2)

Now the thing about having a baby – and I can’t be the first person to have noticed this – is that thereafter you have it.

(1922 – 2003) author & playwright

You're a good example of why some animals eat their young.

(1948 – 1990) comedian

Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that a child cannot do much harm one way or another.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

I like my cigar, but I take it out of my mouth once in a while.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

My dad fought in World War II, and he never talks about it, of course – ’cause he’s Japanese.

comedian

Parents: The one thing children wear out faster than shoes.

My father was a simple man; my mother was a simple woman; you see the result standing in front of you, a simpleton.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

I didn’t hate my mother; it was an accident!

(1940 – 1994) Puerto Rican actor

Before he died my father told me he never really walked to school without any shoes.

(1966 – 2011) American stand-up comedian

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

Giving away baby clothes and nursery furniture is a major cause of pregnancy.

novelist & travel writer

I told my kids, “Someday, you’ll have kids of your own.” One of them said, “So will you.”

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I come from a stupid family… during the Civil War my great uncle fought for the west!

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Kin: An affliction of the blood.

Kids are wonderful… I like mine barbecued.

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

"It’s the violence in the media that's the problem…" no, the problem is a lot of your kids are dicks and you won’t do shit about it.

(1967 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor

Babies awaken slightly disoriented, with a look that's half Angel and half Lost Tourist.

(1957 – ) American comedian, actor & writer

I was so ugly my mother used to feed me with a sling shot.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

It is not necessary to have relatives in Kansas City to be unhappy.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Children are a great comfort in your old age… and they help you reach it faster too.

Parents are not quite interested in justice, they are interested in peace and quiet.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor