Subject: Family (Page 15)

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

(1917 – 1994) American writer

To me life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

One time my whole family played hide and seek; they found my mother in Pittsburgh!

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

No self-respecting mother would run out of intimidations on the eve of a major holiday.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

It’s better to be black than gay because when you’re black you don’t have to tell your mother.

comedian, composer & lyricist

You don’t know what love is ’til you become a parent and fish a turd out of the bathtub for someone, then have to act positive about it.

stand-up comedian, actor, writer & producer

There is a special bathroom in heaven for the father of girls.

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 don’t think my family liked me… they put a live teddy bear in my crib.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

The ambition of every small boy is to wash his mother’s ears.

My grandfather used to make home movies and edit out the joy.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

I spent 10 minutes with her [my sister’s] four kids, and my ovaries tied themselves in a knot.

American comedian

I used to walk into a party and scan the room for attractive women; now I look for women to hold my baby so I can eat potato salad sitting down.

(1957 – ) American comedian, actor & writer

Having a kid is great… as long as his eyes are closed and he's not moving or talking.

(1966 – ) American actor, comedian, screenwriter & film producer

A boy becomes a man when he stops asking his father for an allowance and requests a loan.

Baby: A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

(1888 – 1957) English priest & theologian

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

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

He would kill his own mother just so that he could use her skin to make a drum to beat his own praises.

(1864 –1945) Anglo-Scottish socialite, author & wit

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

(1775 – 1834) English critic & essayist

Before he died my father told me he never really walked to school without any shoes.

(1966 – 2011) American stand-up comedian

Never raise your hands to your kids… it leaves your groin unprotected.

(1919 – 2006) American comedian & actor