Luckily for me, my father had impeccable taste. No contemporary collector was he. His treasure trove of comics included gems such as… — Jeff Kinney Copy Share Image
I met Jack Nicholson when I was about 10 at a party of my uncle's, and it wasn't so much that I… — Emilia Fox Copy Share Image
“My attention was riveted to Keirran. He shot me a pained, embarrassed wince. “Yeah. I was going to tell you…sooner or later.… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
I knew nothing about my mum's family. Her parents were dead by the time she was 14. She was brought up by… — Jasmine Guinness Copy Share Image
With my father and uncle so involved in racing, it was the only thing I ever knew, so I'm sure that had… — Jacques Villeneuve Copy Share Image
When I go to China, people call me 'Uncle Mo' because they refer me as Yao Ming's uncle. I'm pleased to be… — Dikembe Mutombo Copy Share Image
My uncle's house burned down when I was 6 years old. We got out safely. But ever since, I've had a nightmare… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
Then my uncle would give off the smell of freshly baked bread which I love. — Mark McKinney Copy Share Image
If the Democrats want to insult women by making them believe that they are helpless without Uncle Sugar coming in and providing… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
'James and the Giant Peach' magnificently starts out Dahl's career as a blithe and droll Bad Uncle corrupter and affirmer of youth.… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me. — Hill Harper Copy Share Image
Uncle Fester brought me back with the young group. He was very 'in' with the teens. — Jackie Coogan Copy Share Image
There was a guitar that my uncle owned and never learnt to play. He sold it to my dad, and when I… — James Bay Copy Share Image
Young people, for whom I should have been a role model and an uncle, duplicated my worst habits and died as a… — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
My parents were concerned that I would not get good schooling, so they put me up in my uncle's house in Dharwad,… — Nandan Nilekani Copy Share Image
I was 13 or 14 when I was brought from Paramakudi to Chennai by my uncle Kamal Haasan, and I lived under… — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
Yes, my uncle wanted me to be a cinematographer and he was disappointed when I gave up that dream to become an… — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
Is art influential? It can be - 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' rallied abolitionists, and 'The Jungle' provoked the demand for a safer food… — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
Some days I'm Uncle Situation, other days I'm Dr. Situation, I'm Chef Situation. — Michael Sorrentino Copy Share Image
I have a lot of respect for His Majesty Juan Carlos. I call him Uncle Juan because he is an extraordinary person… — Mohammed VI of Morocco Copy Share Image
“Of course, in a novel, people’s hearts break, and they die, and that is the end of it; and in a story… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
I would have loved to have been a footballer like my great uncle Matt Busby, but I knew quite early on that… — Brendan Coyle Copy Share Image
My dad was my first influence. He played classical guitar and my uncle Ron played the blues. — Jason Becker Copy Share Image
