Quotes by Uncles 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! Charles Dickens unclesgoldbelieve 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. Charles Dickens brassunclesbrain My uncle, gentlemen, could say nothing; he was so very much astonished The queerest thing of all, was, that although there was such a crowd of persons, and although fresh faces were pouring in, every moment, there was no telling where they came from. They seemed to start up, in some strange manner, from the ground, or the air, and disappear in the same way. Charles Dickens unclesgentlemanair I don't quite recollect how many tumblers of whiskey toddy each man drank after supper; but this I know, that about one o'clock in the morning, the baillie's grown-up son became insensible while attempting the first verse of 'Willie brewed a peck o' maut'; and he having been, for half an hour before, the only other man visible above the mahogany, it occurred to my uncle that it was almost time to think about going. Charles Dickens unclesmorningfunny Christmas a humbug, uncle!" said Scrooge's nephew. "You don't mean that, I am sure?" "I do," said Scrooge. "Merry Christmas! What right have you to be merry? what reason have you to be merry? You're poor enough. Charles Dickens merry-christmasunclesmean Of all the ruinous and desolate places my uncle had ever beheld, this was the most so. It looked as if it had once been a large house of entertainment; but the roof had fallen in, in many places, and the stairs were steep, rugged, and broken. There was a huge fire-place in the room into which they walked, and the chimney was blackened with smoke; but no warm blaze lighted it up now. The white feathery dust of burnt wood was still strewed over the hearth, but the stove was cold, and all was dark and gloomy. Charles Dickens unclesdarkheart My great uncle fought in WWI. His stories fascinated me. Charles Todd wwiunclesstories my uncle ... had the misfortune to be ever touched in his brain, and, as a convincing proof, married his maid, at an age when he and she both had more occasion for a nurse than a parson. Charlotte Charke unclesmarriagenurse Kristen Stewart always looks like she's posing for pictures taken in a basement by her creepy uncle. Chelsea Handler unclestakenfunny Being a son, brother, uncle and brother-in-law is all I care about. Chris Burke unclesbrotherson 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! Chris O'Dowd unclesmeankids 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. Chris Rock uncleshumorfunny 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 Christopher Paolini rebuildingunclesheart I love being from a screwed up family. We have everything in my family: prescription drug abuse, mental illness, one of my uncles is a Mormon. Christopher Titus unclesdruglove-is 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? Christopher Titus unclespartymen I don't usually get to play fathers or grandfathers or uncles. Now that I'm older, maybe I can play people closer to myself. I'd like that. Christopher Walken unclesplayfather I'm in a place in my life where I get offered parts that I didn't get offered before - fathers and uncles and grandfathers and so on. And it took me a long time to get to that place, but I'm glad because it opens up new territory. Christopher Walken uncleslongfather 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 who gave the world The Gong Show - listen, my Uncle George isn't known as anything. So I guess it isn't so bad in that context. Chuck Barris unclesguyyears The name 'Chuck Jones', according to my uncle, limited my choice of profession to second baseman or cartoonist. Chuck Jones uncleschoicesnames 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 unclescomplainingyears«1234567891011»
