Subject: Family (Page 33)

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.

(384 BC – 322 BC) Greek philosopher

I refuse to admit I'm more than 52, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

(1879 – 1964) British politician

Wrinkles are hereditary; parents get them from their children.

(1924 – ) American actress & singer

My mother always told me I wouldn’t amount to anything because I procrastinate; I said ‘Just wait.’

(1956 – ) American entertainer & comedian

The cool part about naming your kid is you don’t have to add six numbers to make sure the name is available.

(1950 – ) American actor & comedian

The trouble with incest is that it gets you involved with relatives.

typographer

First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.

(1970 – ) American actress, comedian, writer & producer

When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.

(1941 – 2012) American novelist, producer, screenwriter & director

With Photoshop so readily available, there’s no reason ever to have a party for a two-year-old.

(1972 – ) stand-up comedian & writer

Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children; life is the other way round.

(1935 – ) British author

We’ve begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet – so we bought a dog; well, it’s cheaper, and you get more feet.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

When I was kidnapped my parents snapped into action… they rented out my room.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

(1908 – 1999) English writer

My grandad has a chair in his shower which makes him feel old, so in order to feel young he sits on it backwards like a cool teacher giving an assembly about drugs.

(1991 – ) English stand-up comedian

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will sometimes produce bizarre behavior… and I’m not talking about the kids.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

The worst feature of a new baby is its mother’s singing.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Quadruplets: Four crying out loud.

When traveling with children… at least one child of any number of children will request a rest room stop exactly halfway between any two given rest areas.

I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my shelf.

(1917 – 1994) American writer

I wasn’t really that informed about the two-year-old; oh, I’d read about them, and occasionally I’d see documentaries on the Discovery Channel showing two-year-olds in the wild, where they belong.

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

My father only hit me once – but he used a Volvo.

(1928 – 2003) English entertainer