Subject: Family (Page 33)

Never rely on the glory of the morning or the smiles of your mother-in-law.

Having a kid is great… as long as his eyes are closed and he's not moving or talking.

(1966 – ) American actor, comedian, screenwriter & film producer

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist

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

When I was little, my grandfather used to make me stand in a closet for five minutes without moving… he said it was elevator practice.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

My wife and I decided we don’t want children; if someone wants them, we’ll drop them off tomorrow.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

For my sister’s 50th birthday, I sent her a singing mammogram.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I like children… if they’re properly cooked.

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

In 1903 the Wright brothers invented airplanes, because in 1902 they took a road trip across the country with their family.

(1957 – ) American comedian

I’ll be spending the holidays with my family; nothing special, just some light bickering and biting sarcasm.

(1957 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & screenwriter

You might be a redneck if… your dad’s cell number has nothing to do with a telephone.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Out of the mouths of babes come things parents never should have said.

Teacher: A disillusioned woman who used to think she liked children.

My mother was so house proud that when my father got up to sleepwalk she had the bed made by the time he got back.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

Does [life] begin at conception, or does it begin when the baby is an embryo? … anybody with children knows [it] don’t begin ’til they can pay their own damn bills.

(1963 – ) American actor & stand-up comedian

To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

Heredity: What a man believes in until his son begins to behave like a delinquent.

Never let a child wearing Superman pajamas sleep on the top bunk.

SPIT HAPPENS

Let the kids pay it – they still owe us rent and gas money.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

Twin: A double-take.