Subject: Family

I’m so ugly – my father carries around a picture of the kid who came with his wallet.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

If it weren’t for baseball, many kids wouldn’t know what a millionaire looked like.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

The child that divides gets last pick.

Nepotism is when the corporate ladder is built from the lumber of your family tree.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

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 mother said it was simple to keep a man: you must be a maid in the living room, a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom; I said I’d hire the other two and take care of the bedroom bit.

(1956 – ) American model & actress

Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Baby: Morning caller, noonday crawler, midnight bawler.

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

(1879 – 1964) British politician

When those directions on the side of the Pampers box say, ‘holds 6-12 pounds’ they’re not kidding!

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

If we're all God's children, what's so special about Jesus?

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

I live in a two-income household… but who knows how long my mom can keep that up.

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

Food, love, career, and mothers, the four major guilt groups.

(1950 – ) American cartoonist Cathy

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

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

Alarm clock: An instrument used to wake up people who have no kids.

As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

All the men in my family were bearded, and most of the women.

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

Kids are great. You can teach them to hate what you hate and, with the Internet and all, they practically raise themselves.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

There never was a child so lovely, but his mother was glad to get him asleep.

(1803 – 1882) essayist, poet, & philosopher

Grandparents: The people who think your children are wonderful even though they’re sure you’re not raising them right.