Uncle Quotes

416 quotes by 326 authors

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… — J C Watts
When I was a kid my favorite relative was Uncle Caveman. After school we'd all go play in his cave, and every once in a… — Jack Handey
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,… — Abraham Verghese
I Hated Duke. I Felt Like They Only Recruited Black Players That Were Uncle Toms. — Jalen Rose
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.… — Jalen Rose
By some chance, here they are, all on this earth; and who shall ever tell the sorrow of being on this earth, lying, on quilts,… — James Agee
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… — Dick Dale
You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very… — Dusty Baker
The Gong Show provided me with five years of the happiest times of my life, but that's that. And to be known as the guy… — Chuck Barris
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… — Dian Fossey
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. — Michael Kinsley
Imagine that you wanted your children to learn the names of all their cousins, aunts and uncles. But you never actually let them meet or… — Brian X. Foley
He described how, as a boy of 14, his dad had been down the mining pit, his uncle had been down the pit, his brother… — Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn
And if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle. — Tiffanie DeBartolo
At this point I feel like I could go out and accomplish anything. I'd just love to see Will Smith's face if he found out… — Zach Braff
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. — Clarence Thomas
Neither my great-grandfather an NAACP founder, my grandfather Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr. an NAACP leader, my father Rev. A. D. Williams King, nor my… — Alveda King
As competitive as I am, I want to get the best of a play and make sure to use it's full potential even when things… — Mark Sanchez
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… — Dominic Chianese
My uncle and my grandfather both worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. — Dave Van Ronk

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