Subject: Family (Page 5)

Go away kid, you bother me.

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

Every Sunday my dad calls to ask if I went to church; and every Sunday I lie and say: “Sorry. Wrong Number.”

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian

People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children.

(1955 – ) cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)

The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist

Kin: An affliction of the blood.

Father’s Feedback: The inevitable result when the baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots.

Genealogy: Chasing your own tale.

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

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers.

(1935 – ) columnist, journalist & novelist

We don’t have home movies in my family… we have people’s exhibit A.

(1964 – ) American comedian & actor

My dad is actually a manic depressive, which is very exciting half the time.

(1963 – ) American stand-up comedian

Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle – keep away from children.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

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

There is not a man in America who has not had a secret ambition to boot an infant.

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

Having kids is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.

(1943 – ) comedian & actor

Mother-in-law: A woman who destroys her son-in-law’s peace of mind by giving him a piece of hers.

Bernadette: Everyone’s a better mom than me.

(1981 – ) Indian-English actor

Every parent knows that for a kid, the car is chloroform.

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

They waited until I was 20 to tell me I was adopted, and then last Christmas, they told me they were kidding.

(1974 – ) Russian-born American comedian, writer & filmmaker

Can I Sit on Your Lap While You’re Pooping?

My husband's penis is like a semicolon… I can't remember what it's for and I never use it anyway.

British comedian