Uncle Quotes

416 quotes by 326 authors

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… — Helen Hunt Jackson
My youngest uncle Randy and I were the first members of our entire family to ever go to college. — James Earl Jones
One day, my youngest uncle - the other one who was first to go to college, Randy - and I were sitting out on the… — James Earl Jones
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… — Tony Kushner
I spent a lot of time on farms when I was young. My uncle and my dad owned a big farm. — Emeril Lagasse
My uncle is from Argentina, so I grew up hearing Spanish. My Spanish isn't very good, but my pronunciation isn't terrible. — Moby
I would love to learn other languages, maybe French? My uncle speaks German so maybe also German? Chinese seems to be too difficult. — Rafael Nadal
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… — Rafael Nadal
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. — Ted Nugent
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… — Chris O'Dowd
When I met Elvis, we didn't really have a conversation. I was introduced by my uncle, and he sort of grunted my way. What stays… — Tom Petty
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… — Kevin Powers
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. — Steven Seagal
Black people don't talk about diabetes that much. I never knew anything. I thought everyone had an uncle with a leg cut off! — Sherri Shepherd
They've got great parents; I'm just trying to be the fun uncle. — Sarah Silverman
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… — Sting
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… — Mark Wahlberg
It was my Uncle George who discovered that alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought. — P.G. Wodehouse
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. — Ray Bradbury
The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things. The swineherd cannot already be wed to the princess when he… — Peter S. Beagle

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