Subject: Family (Page 12)

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas.

(1959 – ) American comedian

My parents are mixed-race… my father prefers the 100 meters… my mom is Pakistani.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

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

(1964 – ) American comedian & actor

Quadruplets: Four crying out loud.

Twins: Infant replay.

A gypsy girl sent an email to an [advice columnist] “I am 12 years old and haven’t had sex yet, do you think my brother is queer?”

(1942 – ) Scottish comedian, musician & actor

It is not necessary to have relatives in Kansas City to be unhappy.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

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)

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

Insanity is hereditary – you get it from your children.

(1911 – 1980) humorist, writer, television host & journalist

My daughter's tricycle said “Some Assembly Required” … it came in a jar!

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

Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist

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

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

(1942 – ) Scottish comedian, musician & actor

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn’t have anything to do with it.

(1922 – 1973) Israeli teacher & child psychologist

Wednesday… play with your food!

(1951 – ) American actress & director

My old man never liked me; he gave me my allowance in traveler’s checks.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

When you’re a fat kid, you only get to be two things… funny and goalie.

(1980 – ) Canadian writer, comedian & political activist

When I was a boy, my mother wore a mood ring; when she was in a good mood it turned blue… in a bad mood, it left a big red mark on my forehead.

comedian

My mother buried three husbands, and two of them were just napping.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer