Quotes about Uncle

It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can. Votes: 4

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in. Votes: 4

If I could write a story that would do for the Indian one-hundredth part what 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' did for the Negro, I would be thankful the rest of my life. Votes: 4

I've heard 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' read, and I tell you Mrs. Stowe's pen hasn't begun to paint what slavery is as I have seen it at the far South. I've seen de real thing, and I don't want to see it on no stage or in no theater. Votes: 4

I always thought Uncle Vanya could be a stoned masterpiece. Votes: 3

George Washington's brother, Lawrence, was the Uncle of Our Country. Votes: 3

I don't like the way Uncle Junior dresses. He loves it. Votes: 3

Uncle fought in Vietnam and then he fought a war all by himself. Votes: 3

If 10% is good enough for Jesus, it oughta be enough for Uncle Sam. Votes: 3

I received my Greetings from Uncle Sam in May 1943. I applied for the Air Force. Votes: 3

[Reviewing a production of Uncle Tom's Cabin] The dogs were poorly supported by the cast. Votes: 3

I Hated Duke. I Felt Like They Only Recruited Black Players That Were Uncle Toms. Votes: 3

Save the people you love, who cares about the rest of the world? - Uncle Jake Votes: 3

I did not write it (Uncle Tom's Cabin). God wrote it. I merely did his dictation. Votes: 3

A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington. Votes: 3

Long ago, in a burst of friendliness, Aunty and Uncle Jimmy produced a son named Henry"¦ Votes: 3

You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money? Votes: 3

Uncle Remus, who said to Uncle Ben, You're a credit to your rice. Never got a dinner! Votes: 3

If 10 percent is good enough for the Lord, it ought to be good enough for Uncle Sam. Votes: 3

Viewers figure, 'Uncle Willard doesn't know any more about the weather than I do.' They're right. Votes: 3

Do I look stupid?" snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache. Votes: 3

Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam. Votes: 3

Dumbledore raised his finger for silence, a silence which fell as though he had struck Uncle Vernon dumb. Votes: 3

Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam. Votes: 3

If Uncle Martin were here today, he would surely commend us for giving honor where honor is due. Votes: 3

When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call me Uncle Sammy. Votes: 3

I don't use those terms [like Uncle Tom], and I would never speak in that kind of language. Votes: 3

Got a house on the hill, cost a couple of mill, Juicy J got bank like Uncle Phil. Votes: 3

My Uncle, of course, would have been pleased to see someone with brown skin holding the office of president. Votes: 3

We cannot reform the world.... Uncle Sugar is as dangerous a role for us to play as Uncle Shylock. Votes: 3

Someday you will know that the heart is not always as wise as it is strong. - Uncle Eddie Votes: 3

It was my Uncle George who discovered that alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought. Votes: 3

Uncle Brett had a definite vision that he was after, I don't think having a famous father affected him much. Votes: 3

I saw Uncle John with Long Tall Sally, he saw Aunt Mary coming and he ducked back in the alley. Votes: 3

But, Dad! We can't leave. Uncle Jake is hurt!" Daphne said. "Besides, that's Pinocchio. I want to get an autograph. Votes: 3

I'm not an Uncle Tom. . .. I'm going to be here for 40 years. For those who don't like it, get over it. Votes: 3

Don't let two men fall in love with you, girls. It's not the sort of thing that ends well." -Uncle Charles Votes: 3

I really think that it's better to retire, in Uncle Earl's terms, when you still have some snap left in your garters. Votes: 3

...The war (WWI) cost your Uncle Sam $52 billion. $39 billion was expended in the actual war period. This expenditure yielded $16 billion in profits. Votes: 3

Meltdown when we get home. Mom keeps chocolate for meltdowns. Daddy always has them when Uncle Jonas visits." -David Lyons from Tanner's Scheme- Votes: 3

Is art influential? It can be - 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' rallied abolitionists, and 'The Jungle' provoked the demand for a safer food industry. Votes: 3

Any time Uncle Sam, with all his machinery for warfare, is held to a draw by some rice eaters, he's lost the battle. Votes: 3

A small business person has Uncle Sam as a partner, a partner who puts up no money, does no work, and wants 30 or 40 percent Votes: 3

I only hope to do well enough before I die to have a house as big as my rich Uncle Ed and Aunt Carole. Votes: 3

Bobby's World touched a lot of people. That's why the family's last name is Generic. Uncle Ted is based on uncles we've all had. Votes: 3

You let their friendship continue because Maisie looks after your son while you're gallivanting around the country disguised as Sherlock Holmes" - Uncle Paton Yewbeam Votes: 3

I don't want to be rude to the afflicted but Uncle Eddie is bald in a way which is the baldest I have ever seen. Votes: 3

I wanta buy stuff. Stuff I don't need... Stuff settin' out there, you jus' feel like buyin' it whether you need it or not.-Uncle John Votes: 3

I'll have you weak in the knees that you could hardly speak, Or we could do like Uncle L and swing an ep in my Jeep. Votes: 3

Does Uncle Bob have anything?" "I heard he has an STD." "I mean on the women." "Oh, I have no idea if they have any STDs. Votes: 3

It's good to see you, little one." He (Uncle Eddie) scanned her short skirt. "I only wish I were not seeing quite so much of you. Votes: 3

You've got a problem. Part of what you own isn't yours. It belongs to Uncle Sam. May I show you how much belongs to Uncle Sam? Votes: 3

Uncle Sam is forcing integration only because he's trying to impress the people of - abroad that he's morally qualified to be the leader of the world. Votes: 3

Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it. Votes: 3

Uncle Scrooge preferred to let the poor die "and decrease the surplus population." Scrooge may not have had God on his side, but his arithmetic was impeccable. Votes: 3

As a broad generalization, big businesses have no moral objections to being whores. Getting into bed with Uncle Sam is all a question of price, not principle. Votes: 3

Uncle Jeb," we croaked in surprise. "You found us." "Well, now," he said, and his gruff voice brought back a hundred memories. "Well, now, here's a pickle. Votes: 3

I never met my Uncle Jack. My mom was six months pregnant with me when he died. But I knew his wife and two kids very well. Votes: 3

I may drink too much and play too loud, hang out with a rough and rowdy crowd. That don't mean I don't respect my mama or Uncle Sam. Votes: 3

In other words, science tells us that Adam and Eve are fictions. That Saint Paul or Uncle Tom Cobley and all thought otherwise is irrelevant. They were wrong. Votes: 3

Robb: Uncle Benjen said to send you to the stables if I saw you. Jon: I have one more farewell to make. Robb: Then I haven't seen you. Votes: 3

For TV I don't think I could have gotten a better part than Uncle Junior because of the intimacy of the character based on David Chase's brilliant writing. Votes: 3

The woman I loved died because I did not love her enough - what greater sin is there than that?" (Uncle Chaim and Aunt Fifke and the Angel) Votes: 3

Sadie got up and kissed Amos on the forehead. "Leave it to us, Uncle. I've got a plan." "That," I said, "sounds like very bad news. Votes: 3

Fine-tuning a play like 'Uncle Vanya,' which is already well-known to the people playing it, is not so much a verbal exercise as it is a visceral one. Votes: 3

I have a lot of respect for His Majesty Juan Carlos. I call him Uncle Juan because he is an extraordinary person whom I have known for a long time. Votes: 3

Well, I can't (sing or dance). Actually, I sing like a seal and dance like your Uncle Leo at that wedding where he got up and went 'ya, ya, ya'. Votes: 3

i remember we all cried like the Missouri when my Uncle Sol's coffin lurched because somebody pressed a button (and down went my uncle Sol and started a worm farm) Votes: 3

When I go to China, people call me 'Uncle Mo' because they refer me as Yao Ming's uncle. I'm pleased to be his uncle as long as he listens to me! Votes: 3

Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as an actor has been preparing for something like this. Votes: 3

That kid's got an arm like Uncle Fester at an exhibition of Pre-Colombian... um, Christ, I lost it. I was going for something thick. So what's with the beard, Grizzly Fouts? Votes: 3

Why should [Uncle Sam] send 20 billion dollars down there [South America], which is going to go down the drain every time you have a racial in - incident in this country? Votes: 3

It's a token for the arcade games at Laser Sport Time!" Dan hissed. "Uncle Alistair doesn't think so," Amy murmured. "He's a numismatist." "He takes his clothes off in public?" Dan said. Votes: 3

They run off eckeltricity, do they?" he said knowledgeably. "Ah yes, I can see the plugs. I collect plugs," he added to Uncle Vernon. "And batteries. Got a large collection of batteries. Votes: 3

She sees ghosts,— said Samuel, impatient with my whining. I see dead people,— I deadpanned back. Oddly, it was Uncle Mike who laughed. I hadn't thought he'd be a moviegoer. Votes: 3

Johnny Mercer was my father's best friend and became mine as well. And Harold Arlen, whom I would call Uncle Harry, and Harry Warren: those were ones who I really became close to. Votes: 3

Shhh, it's okay Cait, Daddy will be back. I am going to take care of you, just like Uncle Drake takes care of Mommy. Shhh honey, you don't need to cry,"Jaks whispered. Votes: 3

It'll be with me like it was with Uncle Ned's ole ox, I reckon; he kep' a-goin' an' a-goin' till he died a-standin' up, an' even then they had to push him over. Votes: 3

Just like my Uncle Charlie used to say, just before he sprung the trap: He said, "You can't cheat and honest man! Never give a sucker an even break or smarten up a chump! Votes: 3

They said that I had sold out and (am an) Uncle Tom. And I said well, they deserve to have that view. But I have my thoughts. And I think they're race-hustling poverty pimps. Votes: 3

Oh, these people's minds work in strange ways, Petunia, they're not like you and me," said Uncle Vernon, trying to knock in a nail with the piece of fruitcake Aunt Petunia had just brought him. Votes: 3

I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to my side of a steep ravine I could not cross to get over to them Votes: 3

I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to my side of a steep ravine I could not cross to get over to them. Votes: 3

No parents. You have Uncle Jesse, forever in overalls. Then there's Bo and Duke. What do they do? I never saw them working for food or gas money. You can only kill so many possum. Votes: 3

It is less dangerous to draw a cartoon of Allah French-kissing Uncle Sam — which, let me make it very clear, I have not done — than it is to speak honestly about [working moms]. Votes: 3

Right now, I'm worth a million dollars, and I owe Uncle Sam a million-and-a-half dollars, and I made a deal with him. I said, 'Uncle Sam, I'm going to pay you 25 grand a month.' Votes: 3

Tavi looked wildly around the courtyard, and when his gaze flicked toward them, his face lit witha ferocious smile. "Uncle Bernard! Uncle Bernard!" he shouted, pointing at Doroga. "He followed me home! Can we keep him? Votes: 3

There was still an hour or two of daylight - even though clouds admitted only a greyish light upon the world, and his Uncle Timothy's house was by nature friendly to gloom.("Out Of The Deep") Votes: 3

A handful of works in history have had a direct impact on social policy: one or two works of Dickens, some of Zola, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and, in modern drama, Larry Kramer's 'The Normal Heart.' Votes: 3

And therefore, Uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that [Christmas] has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it! Votes: 3

For me, Duke was personal. I hated Duke. And I hated everything I felt Duke stood for. Schools like Duke didn't recruit players like me. I felt like they only recruited black players that were Uncle Toms. Votes: 3

[ Uncle Sam] is not sending 20 billion dollars to South America because he loves those people down here. He's sending it - sending it to them because he needs their friendship, he needs their allegion - their allegiance. Votes: 3

I don't have many actors in my family, but I do have a Great Uncle that is a film-maker in Philadelphia, and my great-great-grandparents were Flamenco dancers in the 30's in New York, they were Spanish dancers. Votes: 3

You have phantom income each year. No money is being put in your pocket, but you have to take some money out of your pocket to pay Uncle Sam because the tax is paid based on accretion. Votes: 3

I wish everyone would stop crying, Tom. Uncle Joe would be so angry about it." But she's crying herself now. "He'd be so angry at us, Tom, for crying so much when all he did was laugh. Votes: 3

I don't see how it could possibly be made into a movie unless the entire book was scrapped and Shirley Temple cast as 'Bonnie,' Mae West as 'Belle,' and Stepin Fetchit as 'Uncle Peter.' Votes: 3

It reminded him of his Uncle Seamus, the notorious and poetic drunk, who would sit down at the breakfast table the morning after a bender, drain a bottle of stout and say 'Ah, the chill of consciousness returns Votes: 3

The fridge had been emptied of all Dudley's favorite things "” fizzy drinks and cakes, chocolate bars and burgers "” and filled instead with fruit and vegetables and the sorts of things that Uncle Vernon called "rabbit food. Votes: 3

My dear children!" Nellie whopped him upside the head with her backpack. "Ow!" Uncle Alistair curled over, cupping his hand over his good eye. "Nellie!" Amy said. "Sorry," Nellie muttered. "I thought he was one of the bad guys. Votes: 3

I wake up to write stuff down all night. Useful things like this: To more efficiently make love nocturnally, I must combine the best characteristics of bats, bears, and my Uncle Norman who disappeared in the mountains in '94. Votes: 3

Only Uncle Pascha ignored her. He was contemplating his chessboard. She doubted that he'd move his piece today. It had been his turn for only six months. Once, he had gone three years between moves. He preferred a leisurely game. Votes: 3

Harriet Beecher Stowe thought Uncle Tom's Cabin was written through her by Another Hand, so little did she know what was going to happen from moment to moment in the book. She herself was amazed at what she was writing. Votes: 3

Additionally, this tax forces family businesses to invest in Uncle Sam rather than the economy. When families are forced to repurchase businesses because of the death tax, that means less money is being invested in new jobs and capital expansion. Votes: 3

Diplomacy is what is practiced after-the-fact. Never be too right too soon -- as any smart Uncle will tell you. The man who guesses what will happen will be blamed for it. No one will believe he has merely guessed. Votes: 3

My current novel, Pallas , is all about that culture war - in fact it's been called the Uncle Tom's Cabin of the Sagebrush Rebellion - and yet what I hear all too often from libertarians is that they don't read fiction. Votes: 3

I came back, Uncle Eddie. Last year, after the Henley, I could have gone to any school in the world -- I could have done anything, but I came back." "You ran away, Katarina." "And now I'm back." "You're still running. Votes: 3

The anger that Uncle Junior has comes from my background. My father was the son of an Italian immigrant, and I've seen the fire of the Italian temperament. It can be explosive sometimes in ways that are both funny and tragic. Votes: 3

Where have you been?" I stepped into my apartment and met Uncle Bob's glare with one of my own. "Out trying to pass myself off as a movie producer to get hot guys to sleep with me. Where have you been? Votes: 3

If you're familiar with my man Uncle Sam, you understand the only way you can actually feel better about what he's gonna take, come the end of the year, is lifestyle. Only thing you can do is spend some of it. Votes: 3

I'll not hurt thee, says Uncle Toby, rising with the fly in his hand. Go, he says, opening the window to let it escape. Why should I hurt thee? This world is surely wide enough to hold both thee and me. Votes: 3

'James and the Giant Peach' magnificently starts out Dahl's career as a blithe and droll Bad Uncle corrupter and affirmer of youth. Its influence can be subsequently traced down the decades in everything from Maurice Sendak to Lemony Snicket to J. K. Rowling. Votes: 3

The term Big Brother is from George Orwell's book 1984 - where everyone's watched over by a network of cameras called Big Brother. I've never understood why Orwell chose that phrase for somebody watching you all the time. Isn't that more like Creepy Uncle? Votes: 3

We must proceed with our own energy development. Exploitation of domestic petroleum and natural gas potentialities, along with nuclear, solar, geothermal, and non-fossil fuels is vital. We will never again permit any foreign nation to have Uncle Sam over a barrel of oil. Votes: 3

James and the Giant Peach' magnificently starts out Dahl's career as a blithe and droll Bad Uncle corrupter and affirmer of youth. Its influence can be subsequently traced down the decades in everything from Maurice Sendak to Lemony Snicket to J. K. Rowling. Votes: 3

I was headed in the wrong direction. I didn't think I'd make it to 21. My Uncle Chuck saved my life. He was a graphic designer, and he gave me my first sketchbook. In the front, he wrote, 'Wear it like your underwear.' Votes: 3

...Senate Doc. # 259. The 65th congress(:)...The coal companies made between 100% and 7,856% on their capital stock during the war (to end all wars, WWI). ...The leather people sold your Uncle Sam hundreds of thousands of saddles for the calvary. But there wasn't any calvary overseas! Votes: 3

Anyone can see that to write Uncle Tom's Cabin on the knee in the kitchen, with constant calls to cooking and other details of housework to punctuate the paragraphs, was a more difficult achievement than to write it at leisure in a quiet room. Votes: 3

I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" yelled Uncle Vernon. Hagrid seized his pink umbrella and whirled it over his head "NEVER -" he thundered "- INSULT -ALBUS -DUMBLEDORE - IN - FRONT - OF - ME! Votes: 3

He stares at me, and then leans back in his chair. "He's ill, Jacob." I say nothing. "He's a paragon schnitzophonic." "He's what?!" "Paragon schnitzophonic," repeats Uncle Al. "You mean paranoid schizophrenic?" "Sure. Whatever. But the bottom line is he's mad as a hatter... Votes: 3

The U.S. government uses cash accounting. That is illegal for any enterprise of any size in America except for the U.S. government. Every for-profit business, every not-for-profit business, every state and local government has to use real accounting except for Uncle Sam. Votes: 3

If we can believe in the Gnostic gospel of Thomas, old Uncle Jesus said, "If you bring forth what is inside you, what you bring forth will save you. If you don't bring forth what is inside you, what you bring forth can destroy you. Votes: 3

Of course I want dubs and a candy painted 'lac Watch the videos and get the girls in the back But if that's what I believe in, and the reason that I rap Uncle Sam is my pimp when he puts me on the track Votes: 3

Oooh, if you have never been to Alaska, go there while it is still wild. My favorite uncle asked me if I wanted to go there, Uncle Sam. He said if you don't go, you're going to jail. That is how Uncle Sam asks you. Votes: 3

Joel Chandler Harris, who created a multi billion dollar industry, everything from his books, to Disney's "Song of the South" based upon the Uncle Remus stories. He got his start by transcribing the stories of slave Informants. I'm sure that none them got a dime. Votes: 3

They heard the click of the mail slot and flop of letters on the doormat. "Get the mail, Dudley," said Uncle Vernon from behind his paper. "Make Harry get it." "Get the mail, Harry." "Make Dudley get it." "Poke him with your Smelting stick, Dudley. Votes: 3

I don't like to be described as a Southern writer. The danger is, if you're described as a Southern writer, you might be thought of as someone who writes about a picturesque local scene like Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gone With the Wind, something like that. Votes: 3

Garrett must have sensed I was awake. "Hey Detective," he said to Uncle Bob, who was now trudging across the grating toward us. "I think we're losing her. I have no choice but to perform mouth-to-mouth." "Don't you dare," I said, my lids still in lockdown. Votes: 3

Uncle Sam took up the challenge in the year of '33 For the farmer and the factory and all of you and me. He said, "Roll along Columbia. You can ramble to the sea, But river while you're ramblin' you can do some work for me." Votes: 3

Me? Robin Goodfellow, a family man? He, not likely, ice-boy. I mean, think of what that would do to my reputation. Glamour shimmered around him, and he gave us a wink. Later, lovebirds. Gimme a heads up when the kid arrives. 'Uncle Puck' will be waiting. Votes: 3

I am further back, surrounded on all sides by wailing men, their faces shiny with tears. Uncle Al promised three dollars and a bottle of Canadian whiskey to the man who puts on the best show. You've never seen such grief-- even the dogs were howling. Votes: 3

You have a mother?" Only when I said it did I realize what a silly question it was! For heaven's sake! Gideon raised one eyebrow. "What did you expect?" he asked, amused. "You thought I was an android put together by Uncle Falk and Mr. George? Votes: 3

I keep two sentimental mementos on my desk to remind me of two favorite men. There is an inkwell that my Uncle Seymour made, a brass grotesque he mounted on a marble base. And my grandfather's shaving cup is there, used to store pencils and pens. Votes: 3

wouldn't you like to make sure all those millions you give to Uncle Sam went to schools and hospitals instead of nuclear warheads?'As a matter of fact, he would. Playgrounds for big kids, preschool programs to little ones, and mandatory LASIK surgery for NFL refs. Votes: 3

What Uncle Leo XIII never suspected was that his nephew's courage did not come from the need to survive or from a brute indifference inherited from his father, but from a driving need for love, which no obstacle in this world or the next would ever break. Votes: 3

I think a lot of ["Cosmopolitans"] is marked by [Jerome David] Salinger. Salinger wouldn't allow his works to be adapted for film after his experience with "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut," and I think that's great for us because then we have to do our own Salinger stories. Votes: 3

That's not our problem, that's America's problem. If the average American knew the trouble that Uncle Sam is in all over this earth, they could see that it - we are closer toward getting a separate territory in this country than the integrationists are toward getting integration. Votes: 3

If only Uncle Monty knew what we know," Violet said, "and Stephano knew that he knew what we know. But Uncle Monty doesn't know what we know, and Stephano knows that he doesn't know what we know." "I know," Klause said. "I know you know," Violet said Votes: 3

IT is mere coincidence that Cooper was born in the year which produced The Power of Sympathy and that when he died Uncle Tom's Cabin was passing through its serial stage, and yet the limits of his life mark almost exactly the first great period of American fiction. Votes: 3

I didn't shoot any guns then or when we did the scene with Uncle Charlie [Matthew Goode] and Evie [Nicole Kidman] in the hall. I sort of pressed the button but there were no blanks or anything in there because I think it was always going to cut. Votes: 3

People are lying all the time as to what a murderous nation we are. So let it be known. We're behaving abominably. It's like having a relative go absolutely nuts. Somebody has to say, "I think Uncle Charlie's off his rocker." We are behaving in a bizarre manner. Votes: 3

If he [Uncle Sam] can't do this [integration], then they will - it will alienate them. And all of the hundreds of millions of dollars or billions of dollars that he has sent abroad trying to buy the friendship of the dark world will go right down the drain. Votes: 3

Uncle Drew?""Yes?""Is you gonna die alone?"i smirk"I don't plan on dying for a long time, honey""Momma says you're gonna die alone. She tol' Daddy that you gonna die and it be days till a Cleanin' lady find your rottin' corpse."lovely. Thank you, Alexandra"Wha's a corpse, uncle Drew?"Wow. Votes: 3

My uncle was the town drunk - and we lived in Chicago. Votes: 2

You know, my uncle wore a lot of jewelry, a lot of gold chains. Votes: 2

My uncle's dying wish - he wanted me on his lap. He was in the electric chair. Votes: 2

My uncle Sammy was an angry man. He had printed on his tombstone: What are you looking at? Votes: 2

Whether you're a mother or father, or a husband or a son, or a niece or a nephew or uncle, breast cancer doesn't discriminate. Votes: 2

My uncle's a lawyer and I remember going to see him in court and thinking, 'That's cool, too bad I could never be a lawyer.' Votes: 2

My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin. Votes: 2

In Afghanistan, you don't understand yourself solely as an individual. You understand yourself as a son, a brother, a cousin to somebody, an uncle to somebody. You are part of something bigger than yourself. Votes: 2

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache. Votes: 2

Certainly when I got to medical school, I had role models of the kind of physicians I wanted to be. I had an uncle who, looking back, was probably not the most-educated physician around, but he carried it off so well. Votes: 2

We're a Muslim family, but we're also very cultured and we have a mixture of different religions. For example, my brother-in-law is Catholic, and my sister converted and my nephews are baptized. I have an uncle who just graduated and currently he's a priest. Votes: 2

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing. Votes: 2

The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He taught me in three different classes - but above all, he taught me lessons in moral, physical, and intellectual courage that I have tried to apply in later life. Votes: 2

I love San Francisco so much. I call it the Emerald City and have been coming here since 1992. I have a few old friends that live here, and my aunt and uncle live in Oakland. I think it's a magical city - it's big, sexy and very 'cosmo' with a small-town feel. Votes: 2

Everybody that I was in school with had an uncle or father in the law, and I started to realize that I was going to end up writing briefs for about ten years for these fellows who I thought I was smarter than. And I was kind of losing my feeling for that. Votes: 2

My parents separated before I was 1 year old. I moved in with my aunt and uncle when I was in fourth grade. I was, like, 8 or 9 years old. I was getting in a lot of trouble when I was in Southern California. My older sisters were in gangs. My older brother was in gangs. Votes: 2

My parents were concerned that I would not get good schooling, so they put me up in my uncle's house in Dharwad, and I spent about six years there. So at a very young age, I was away from my parents. I developed an amount of independence and learned to stand on my own feet. Votes: 2

The male role models I had all seemed to have been in the military. My father served in the army. My uncle was in the Marine Corps. Both of my grandfathers served in WWII. There weren't any career soldiers in my family, but when I was young it seemed like a way of arriving at adulthood. Votes: 2

I had an uncle who was a postal official at the Polish post office in Gdansk. He was one of the defenders of the Polish postal service and, after it capitulated, was shot by the Germans under the provisions of martial law. Suddenly he was no longer a member of the family, and we were no longer allowed to play with his children. Votes: 2

Around 17 to 20 years, I became, myself, a poacher. And I wanted to do it, because - I believed - to continue my studies. I wanted to go to university, but my father was poor, my uncle even. So, I did it. And for three to four years, I went to university. For three times, I applied to biomedical science, to be a doctor. I didn't succeed. Votes: 2

My Portuguese uncle had a Portuguese version of a ukulele. The family would pull it out after dinner and play Portuguese folk songs on it. I couldn't wait for him to finish so I could get my hands on it. I was seven or eight years old. And he used to have a Fender amp in his house and an electric guitar. I would spend hours making sounds. Votes: 2

I was not very strong growing up, and my uncle used to look at me, like, 'This kid is not growing up, he is growing tall but he can be broken like a banana.' The banana in Congo is called 'Dikembe.' So my uncle start calling me, 'Dikembe, Dikembe, look at you Dikembe, you cannot even stand up.' It took a long time for me to walk. Votes: 2

My aunt and uncle are clearly civilians. Votes: 0

Being an uncle brings me utter joy. Votes: 0

My uncle used to love me, but she died. Votes: 0

Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle. Votes: 0

And if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle. Votes: 0

Everyone had an uncle who tried to steal their nose. Votes: 0

My great uncle fought in WWI. His stories fascinated me. Votes: 0

It's healthy to say uncle when your bone's about to break. Votes: 0

My uncle is a Southern planter. He's an undertaker in Alabama. Votes: 0

My uncle always said that I could have been a rancher. Votes: 0

I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens. Votes: 0

Richard Cromwell was not fit to wear the mantle of his uncle. Votes: 0

They've got great parents; I'm just trying to be the fun uncle. Votes: 0

My uncle and my grandfather both worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Votes: 0

Being a son, brother, uncle and brother-in-law is all I care about. Votes: 0

God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake. Votes: 0

Maybe! Maybe! Maybe if your aunt had a beard, she'd be your uncle. Votes: 0

I felt no pressure that my grandfather was famous and my uncle was famous. Votes: 0

I learned from my uncle that jazz, like symphony music, was built to last. Votes: 0

[Moses] is obsessed with hip-hop and wanted a gold chain like his uncle Jay-Z. Votes: 0

A man with a hump-backed uncle mustn't make fun of another man's cross-eyed aunt Votes: 0

I'm that crazy-ass drunk uncle that nobody wants to invite to the holidays and birthdays. Votes: 0

My favorite lie was the online rumor that Bruce Willis was my uncle. That's hilarious. Votes: 0

An uncle gave me a side drum and my mother decided I should have lessons. Votes: 0

Then my uncle would give off the smell of freshly baked bread which I love. Votes: 0

Come with uncle and hear all proper. Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones...you are invited! Votes: 0

My great-great-great uncle - or maybe it's only two 'greats' - crossbred the first Aberdeen Angus. Votes: 0

I come from a stupid family. During the civil war my great uncle fought for the west. Votes: 0

I love my brothers' kids. It's funny - as an uncle, you become so protective of them. Votes: 0

Kristen Stewart always looks like she's posing for pictures taken in a basement by her creepy uncle. Votes: 0

You never forget your first kiss. And that's what makes it so hard to forgive my uncle. Votes: 0

My uncle used to sit me on his lap and play "ventriloquist", only I wasn't wearing pants. Votes: 0

The name 'Chuck Jones', according to my uncle, limited my choice of profession to second baseman or cartoonist. Votes: 0

If you're not a parent, if you're an aunt or uncle or neighbor, books are an amazing gift. Votes: 0

And I will not be beaten by that jackass." "Jackass?" said Foaly, wounded. "My favorite uncle is a jackass. Votes: 0

To me, beer tastes like piss. Maybe that's why I only enjoy it in the shower with my uncle. Votes: 0

My youngest uncle Randy and I were the first members of our entire family to ever go to college. Votes: 0

Having competed themselves, my father and my uncle are very passionate about motorsport, so I inherited it from them. Votes: 0

The press is like the peculiar uncle you keep in the attic - just one of those unfortunate things. Votes: 0

I developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle's, on the dining table. Votes: 0

Junk runs in the family. My granddad was a junk man in St. Louis and so was my uncle. Votes: 0

My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me. Votes: 0

My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire. Votes: 0

I grew up watching and learning from the ultimate partnership, and that is of my father and late uncle. Votes: 0

My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt. Votes: 0

Look, I learned from your uncle that when the universe turns out to be insane, the wise man embraces insanity. Votes: 0

No woman in Afghanistan is in business without support from either her husband or her father or her uncle, someone. Votes: 0

Sure, my uncle killed himself playing Russian Roulette. But I choose to remember him as a great Russian Roulette player. Votes: 0

A city is like a family portrait - you don't tear it up if you don't like your uncle's nose. Votes: 0

I was offered a job on Wall Street by my uncle. But I wanted to get out. Make-it-on-my-own kinda thing. Votes: 0

I could not spend the rest of my life sitting in Brazil writing down who called whom uncle and aunt. Votes: 0

Trying to be like my uncle, because I was an only child. He and my cousins were everything to me. Votes: 0

Didn't Gandalf say "With great power comes great responsibility"? (If it wasn't Gandalf, maybe it was Thomas Jefferson. Or Spider-Man's uncle.) Votes: 0

I got a lot from my uncle who is a really good ska guitarist. Very ragged makeshift rhythms and intricate lines. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time on farms when I was young. My uncle and my dad owned a big farm. Votes: 0

My uncle is from Argentina, so I grew up hearing Spanish. My Spanish isn't very good, but my pronunciation isn't terrible. Votes: 0

(My proudest moment as a child was the time I beat my uncle Pierre at Scrabble with the seven-letter word FARTING.) Votes: 0

My father died when I was quite small, so my uncle used to buy me books and read them to me. Votes: 0

Dean Martin's great-great-uncle, Ebenezer Martin, who said to Eli Whitney, I see the cotton, but where's the gin? Never got a dinner! Votes: 0

It doesn't work if the bad guys kill his mother's uncle's friend's neighbor's pet dog. You've got to make the stakes high. Votes: 0

My family is really, really Southern - I had two uncle Bubbas, and grandparents that we called Big Mama and Big Daddy. Votes: 0

With a blade at your throat, a well-connected uncle or a wealthy mother could not save you. Only you could save yourself. Votes: 0

My uncle developed the training philosophy. His idea of good tennis training is basically quite simple: you must try to gain time. Votes: 0

I come from a stupid family. My uncle heard that most deaths occurs within ten miles of the house...so he moved. Votes: 0

You know how everybody has that one weird creepy uncle? Well, Seth Green looks like he got raped by all of them. Votes: 0

My wife had an uncle who could never walk down the nave of an abbey without wondering whether it would take spin. Votes: 0

The closer the genetic relationship of the family members, as for example father-to-son, as opposed to uncle-to-nephew, the higher the degree of cooperation. Votes: 0

Black people don't talk about diabetes that much. I never knew anything. I thought everyone had an uncle with a leg cut off! Votes: 0

I would love to learn other languages, maybe French? My uncle speaks German so maybe also German? Chinese seems to be too difficult. Votes: 0

My uncle was a cop, a career cop, on the beat in downtown Chicago. He was my hero when I was growing up. Votes: 0

I've got an uncle myself. Nobody should be held responsible for their uncles. Nature's little throwbacks - that's how I look at it. Votes: 0

In those days, the late 1970s, one of the leading politicians was a soon-to-be uncle by marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger, named Ted Kennedy. Votes: 0

Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done well as the god of theater. Votes: 0

If you think the human body is beautiful, you haven't met my uncle Melvin. His cam session starts at 6:00 if you wanna see. Votes: 0

Young people, for whom I should have been a role model and an uncle, duplicated my worst habits and died as a result. Votes: 0

My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it. Votes: 0

Spending two years on my uncle's ranch in Montana as a young man gave me the wisdom and the thrust to do westerns. Votes: 0

When uncle Eddie does his impression of 'Like a Virgin' it's like Madonna is coming out of his body!' Christ what an image. Votes: 0

My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies. Votes: 0

Until I discover the meaning of this sentence, I will neither eat nor sleep. "My dear uncle-" I began. "Nor you either," he added. Votes: 0

Does your uncle need anything? A coffee? A latte?” “He needs someone to bear his illegitimate child if you’re interested Votes: 0

Another relative?" Valek asked. A broad smile stretched Moon Man's lips. "Yes. I am her mother's uncle's wife's third cousin." --Valek and Moon Man Votes: 0

TV tends to look for the living equivalents of squeaky-clean Kens and Barbies, but with my dial I'm more like Ken's dirty old uncle. Votes: 0

Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle; I am no traitor's uncle, and that word "grace" In an ungracious mouth is but profane. Votes: 0

I'm seventeen and I'm crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane. Votes: 0

My great uncle was in 'Dad's Army.' And I don't know if Americans will know that. It was a hugely popular show in England. Votes: 0

Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe. Votes: 0

That defining moment at my friend's house, when his uncle looks in my eye and reads me the word of God, I have an awakening. Votes: 0

My uncle is from Trinidad, so, ever since I was 7, I grew up listening to Soca, the genre that's from there. It's my favorite sound. Votes: 0

I'll say my dad couldn't act to save his life and nor can my uncle, and they'll say I'm the worst actor in the world. Votes: 0

We shall trespass upon your aunt and uncle's hospitality only a little longer.' You will, will you?' Yes,' said Dumbledore simply, 'I shall. Votes: 0

I will live in thy heart, die in thy lap, and be buried in thy eyes—and moreover, I will go with thee to thy uncle's. Votes: 0

My uncle killed by sniper in WW2. We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot you in the back. Snipers aren't heroes. And invaders are worse. Votes: 0

No one can teach your child like you can. No nanny, Bible school teacher, aunt, or uncle has your authority. What a phenomenal privilege is yours. Votes: 0

Even if they're not Asian or super rich... everyone has a nagging mother. Everyone has that obnoxious uncle, or that cousin who's a bit too snobby. Votes: 0

All my grandparents and great aunts and uncle love 'Foyle's War.' They all lived through the war and love to see it reconstructed so authentically. Votes: 0

As my uncle always says, 'If your vibe outweighs your substance, you're destined to be a novelty.' I think that is true in all art. Votes: 0

The alien in my uncle hand obviously taken full control. Soon, it would claw its way out of his stomach and tap dance across my bed Votes: 0

My uncle's house burned down when I was 6 years old. We got out safely. But ever since, I've had a nightmare of dying in a fire. Votes: 0

If I could only see one miracle, just one miracle. Like a burning bush, or the seas part, or my uncle Sasha pick up a check. Votes: 0

If you're referring to the incident with the Dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door. Votes: 0

My life's experiences, I've always had, my uncle used to call it antenna. I know what's going to happen oftentimes before it happened when it's involving me. Votes: 0

An uncle of mine emigrated to Canada and couldn't take his guitar with him. When I found it in the attic, I'd found a friend for life. Votes: 0

King Arthur was one of my heroes - I played with a trash can lid for a knightly shield and my uncle's cane for the sword Excalibur. Votes: 0

Everybody trusted Cronkite because he reminded them of their favorite uncle or trusted family physician. Being square in the age of the Beatles made Cronkite retro cool. Votes: 0

His father was an ass and he is an ass. I imagine sooner than I should like I shall be playing uncle to a litter of asses. Votes: 0

Let me get it straight. Your father was king. You were his only son. Your father dies. You are of age. Your uncle becomes king." "Yes." "Unorthodox. Votes: 0

My life's experiences, I've always had, my uncle used to call it antenna. I know what's going to happen oftentimes before it happened when it's involving me Votes: 0

There was living in the palace at this time a brother of the great Germanicus, and consequently an uncle of the late emperor, whose name was Claudius Caesar. Votes: 0

Many massacres have happened when people yell surprise! Pearl Harbor. The Tet Offensive. My uncle's 50th birthday party. I was there, man! How many more people gotta die? Votes: 0

There was living in the palace at this time a brother of the great Germanicus, and consequently an uncle of the late emperor, whose name was Claudius Caesar. Votes: 0

My dad remembers being in school with my uncle, and the teacher would say outright to the class that the Japanese were second-class citizens and shouldn't be trusted. Votes: 0

My grandfather was a lawyer, my dad was a lawyer, my mum was a lawyer, I got an uncle who's a lawyer, I got cousins that are lawyers. Votes: 0

I do not identify as a person with a disability. I'm a disabled person. And I'll be a monkey's disabled uncle if I'm going to apologise for that. Votes: 0

My aunt and uncle would come over when my mom was making this, or we would go over there when they were making that. That's what food is. Votes: 0

I mean, I'm an uncle of seven or eight, and I don't mind it at all! Kids are great. Kids are the best six-hour experience you can have! Votes: 0

When I got home from my war, my uncle Dan clapped me on the back, and he bellowed, 'You're a MAN now!'I damn near killed my first German. Votes: 0

I am in competition only with my father and my uncle (Mukesh Bhatt) because they taught me what I know today. I only believe in making movies with integrity, Votes: 0

When I was young I was working with a lot of people being out in the south. My uncle wrote for Al Green and I was around Al a lot. Votes: 0

My grandfather had been a newspaper reporter, as was my uncle. They were pretty good writers and so I thought maybe somewhere down the line I would do some writing. Votes: 0

But I had no plans to end my own life, and accidents couldn't be predicted. Neither could murder, unless my aunt and uncle were planning to take me out themselves. Votes: 0

I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person. Votes: 0

I have never had feeling in my toes. My uncle, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, once told me in confidence he had the same syndrome, leading me to believe it is genetic. Votes: 0

Sleep every chance you get. Eat every chance you get. Those were two of the many lessons that Kat learned at her father’s knee and her uncle’s table. Votes: 0

Now my uncle knew many of them personally, and also ladies of another class, not clearly distinguished from actresses in my mind. He used to entertain them at his house. Votes: 0

I like a lot of sports. Especially football - it's my favourite sport. My uncle played football in Barcelona for nine years and played for Spain in three World Cups. Votes: 0

I knew nothing about my mum's family. Her parents were dead by the time she was 14. She was brought up by two aunts, and she only ever met one uncle. Votes: 0

Perhaps that's a smile on Delia's face-but Delia's half skull turns every expression into a leer. She says, Your uncle had a talent, kid. He made families wherever he went. Votes: 0

Perhaps that's a smile on Delia's face-but Delia's half skull turns every expression into a leer. She says, "Your uncle had a talent, kid. He made families wherever he went. Votes: 0

I like to wear short-sleeved collared shirts and high-waist trousers with shiny shoes. And at night, when I'm playing, I'll often wear suits. But it started with my uncle's vintage clothes. Votes: 0

I think that when we were younger, the fact of knowing our uncle Derrike won the Daytona 500. We were racing go-karts then, and I think that really kind of motivated us. Votes: 0

A guy comes home from college to find his mother sleeping with his uncle, and there's a ghost running around. Write it good, it's Hamlet; write it bad, it's Gilligan's Island. Votes: 0

For standing between Cody and his pain is my obligation, and standing between my uncle and his pain is my rent, but the pain I coax from Bronte is my joy Votes: 0

You can't make a head and brains out of a brass knob with nothing in it. You couldn't do it when your uncle George was living much less when he's dead. Votes: 0

My father was strict and always taught me, no matter who it is, everybody is an uncle. To me, everybody was someone I respect like family. I grew up with that. Votes: 0

I remember my uncle and my father telling me that my mother didn't want me because I was blind. She thought being blind was a disgrace and a punishment from God. Votes: 0

We don't run out of stories, because of the characters. But also every year, the NFL, like a crazy rich uncle we never see, just drops some stories off at our door. Votes: 0

They asked him for help rebuilding the farm, but e only shook his head with a pang of longing in his heart. I'm tracking your killers",he whispered to his uncle.-Eragon Votes: 0

It was very painful combing my hair. My grand-uncle was a Pentecostal bishop, and he was very strict: our hair couldn't be permed or straightened. So I just cut it all off. Votes: 0

It's my name on the ballot, and it's me running this race. I'm the one doing this. Not my father and not my grandfather and not my great-uncle and not President Kennedy. Votes: 0

Nixon's offences had been so long in the past, so much part of a different era that he now seemed like some lovable but bigoted uncle you tolerated at Christmas and Thanksgiving. Votes: 0

When she lives at his palace, the maiden niece of a bishop can pass for a respectable woman because, if she has a love affair, she is obliged to hoodwink her uncle. Votes: 0

It's nice when somebody tells you about their uncle. Especially when they start out telling you about their father's farm and then all of a sudden get more interested in their uncle. Votes: 0

The latest page I've been working is about the organization of the pantheon of the gods. Who's indebted to whom, how they are related, who screwed whose uncle or grandmother, all of that. Votes: 0

It's a myth that if you're liked by only four people it must be good. It might also be very bad: they might be your mother, your brother, your uncle and your aunt. Votes: 0

Ralph Stanley is like an uncle to us and now that all my uncles are gone, Ralph's singing is even more precious. This album of classic folk songs is one of his best. Votes: 0

It's really important for boys to have a father around, or a grandfather, or an uncle - a man they can really relate to who loves them, and who they know loves them. Votes: 0

The cheesecake was smooth and lush, with the personality of a warm and well-to-do uncle who knows a hundred dirty jokes and will die of sexual exertions in the arms of his mistress. Votes: 0

They told me I had been sick twelve days, lying like dead all the while, and that Whirlwind Chaser, who was Standing Bear's uncle and a medicine man, had brought me back to life. Votes: 0

Tolkien is considered the grandfather of fantasy and, for me, I consider myself the grandson, with Terry Brooks as the kind of crazy uncle of fantasy, being the one who brought me into it. Votes: 0

My uncle was a music producer and even he'd tell me to get a proper job. I tried to get him to give me five grand to make an album - it didn't happen. Votes: 0

With all the money my uncle embezzled over the years, it's no surprise he lives in a gated community. But what is amazing, however, is that he somehow managed to get his own cell. Votes: 0

I was not very strong growing up, and my uncle used to look at me, like, This kid is not growing up, he is growing tall but he can be broken like a banana. Votes: 0

Sometimes you get a call and an uncle passed away that you really liked, or a cousin or somebody else. So each day becomes a little more precious then the day that preceded it. Votes: 0

As a matter of fact, I am an uncle. I have nine nephews and nieces. I'm not sure if they think I'm all that quick with a quip. But I'm quick with a spank. Votes: 0

My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and I played always soulful or very direct from the gut. Votes: 0

If you're black, you got to look at America a little bit different. You got to look at America like the uncle who paid for you to go to college, but who molested you. Votes: 0

Harry, I've left a letter telling your aunt and uncle not to worry--" "They won't," said Harry. "That you're safe--" "That'll just depress them." "--and you'll see them next summer." "Do I have to? Votes: 0

My uncle always said, ‘Hurry slowly.’ I guess [it means] have the intensity of love but don’t rush into it. Have the full feeling but take it slow. Ease into it. Votes: 0

I'm very proud to say that Buddy MacMaster is my uncle. He gives credibility to what I do and I'm glad I can carry that MacMaster name because he has created such a good name. Votes: 0

My mother died when I was 12, and right after, my dad died in a car crash. I was 15 and had no family. The court sent me to live with my uncle and aunt in Missouri. Votes: 0

I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument. Votes: 0

I had a very crazy aunt and uncle who we traded my brother Webster to for a Siamese cat. It was heaven to live with my aunt and uncle because you got spoiled to death. Votes: 0

But one sets of grandparents lived on Davidson Avenue in the Bronx and one lived in Manhattan and I had an aunt and uncle in Queens, so in my heart I was a New Yorker. Votes: 0