Subject: Family » Parents (Page 3)

If at first you don’t succeed, blame your parents.

writer

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

(1941 – ) American actor

I read somewhere that 26 is too old to still live with your parents; it was on a note, in my room.

comedian

If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.

(1908 – 1989) American actress of film, television & theater

Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

(1900 – 1944) French aristocrat, writer, poet & pioneering aviator

There are times when parenthood seems nothing but feeding the mouth that bites you.

(1910 – 1993) editor & novelist

My parents divorced when I was one year old so I don't really remember any of the details, but luckily my mom does so she's been really helpful.

(1978 – ) American stand-up comedian, actress & writer

Wrinkles are hereditary; parents get them from their children.

(1924 – ) American actress & singer

Many children threaten at times to run away from home — this is the only thing that keeps many parents going.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

When I was 15 years old, I got my learner’s permit, which meant that the state of Florida was now obligating me to learn to drive with the two worst drivers in the world: my mom and my dad.

(1959 – ) American comedian, comedy writer, actor & author

Whatever happened to the good old days when kids was scared to death of their parents?

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

As a child my parents said they believed in Santa Claus but that I didn’t exist.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.

(1942 – ) Scottish comedian, musician & actor

My parents only had one argument in forty-five years; it lasted forty-three years.

American stand-up comedian, television writer & actor

Christmas always sucked when I was a kid because I believed in Santa Claus, and unfortunately, so did my parents.

(1973 – ) American stand-up comedian

For the parent of a Little Leaguer, a baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into innings.

(1907 – 1987) journalist & columnist

As you get older you realize your parents don't look so dumb – and that you're not as smart as you thought you were.

(1957 – ) American comedian, actor & writer

When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

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

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both seems like carelessness.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

My mother and father were really so poor they couldn’t afford to have any children, the lady next door had us.

(1933 – 1998) comedian & actor