Are you looking for some inspiration and motivation? Check out this compilation of Uncle quotes! These are sure to get you fired up and ready to take on anything.

1. My uncle used to sit me on his lap and play ‘ventriloquist’, only I wasn’t wearing pants. — Thom Yorke

2. When the next step is unclear, the best way to figure it out is to take action. Constant motion is the key to execution. — Scott Belsky

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

4. I come from a stupid family. During the civil war my great uncle fought for the west. — Rodney Dangerfield

5. Spending two years on my uncle’s ranch in Montana as a young man gave me the wisdom and the thrust to do westerns. — Robert Duvall

6. Blurred is the picture, To not know what’s next! Is it the laughter that awaits, Or sorrows lined up to dictate. Untold, unclear is…A story of our fate! — Somya Kedia

7. 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. — Max Lucado

8. 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.’ — Robert Blake

9. [photography]… wanted to understand, to master for myself, all the processes involved, and to manipulate them in my own way. — Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten

10. They say that time is relative. I think the way it’s treating me it’s a distant one, maybe a bad uncle, and not welcome in my house this Christmas!! — Neil Leckman

11. Worship offered with stale flower and an unclean mind is of no value — Radhe Maa

12. My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I’ve got two uncles who are in their 90s now. — Ron Wood

13. (my proudest moment as a child was the time I beat my uncle Pierre at Scrabble with the seven–letter word FARTING.) — Tina Fey, Bossypants

14. Forgot to live–tweet the election last night, so I’m post–tweeting today. I’ll start as soon as my fingers unclench from their rage fists. — Stephen Colbert

15. My uncle killed by sniper in WW2. We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot u in the back. Snipers aren’t heroes. And invaders r worse. — Michael Moore

16. There is none of my uncle’s marks upon you; he taught me how to know a man in love; in which cage of rushes I am sure you are not prisoner. — William Shakespeare

17. I come from a family where soccer has always been very present. My uncles, my father and my brother were all players. — Ronaldinho

18. A man with a hump–backed uncle mustn’t make fun of another man’s cross–eyed aunt — Mark Twain

19. When the next step is unclear, the best way to figure it out is to take action. Constant motion is the key to execution. — Scott Belsky

20. When communication in unclear speculations takes precedence. — Shantelee R. Brown

21. Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film. — Mel Torme

22. They say that time is relative. I think the way it’s treating me it’s a distant one, maybe a bad uncle, and not welcome in my house this Christmas!! — Neil Leckman

23. ‘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)’ — Peter S. Beagle, We Never Talk about My Brother

24. When communication in unclear speculations takes precedence. — Shantelee R. Brown

25. Uncle Drew shouts. ‘You are a disgrace. Your mother should have swallowed. — Tara Sivec Love and Lists

26. There is none of my uncle’s marks upon you; he taught me how to know a man in love; in which cage of rushes I am sure you are not prisoner. — William Shakespeare

27. 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. — Rafael Nadal

28. 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. — T.A. Miles, Raventide

29. 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. — Paula White

30. Forgot to live–tweet the election last night, so I’m post–tweeting today. I’ll start as soon as my fingers unclench from their rage fists. — Stephen Colbert

31. My uncle killed by sniper in WW2. We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot u in the back. Snipers aren’t heroes. And invaders r worse. — Michael Moore

32. Today my uncle died.and i am not feeling sad because he is dead.i am sad about that i can never see him alive again in my whole life. — Sher E Yazdan

33. ‘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)’ — Peter S. Beagle, We Never Talk about My Brother

34. It was my Uncle George who discovered alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought. — P G Wodehouse

35. Dumbledore raised his finger for silence, a silence which fell as though he had struck Uncle Vernon dumb. — J. K. Rowling

36. Your uncle, ‘ Poseidon sighed, ‘has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would’ve done well as the god of theater. — Rick Riordan

37. 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. — Mike Shinoda

38. Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film. — Mel Torme

39. I come from a stupid family. During the civil war my great uncle fought for the west. — Rodney Dangerfield

40. My uncle was a second father to me. I spent most of my childhood with him. — Rey Mysterio

41. What deep violence does the mind invent / As polar opposite to love. (In ‘Hat Love’). — Tony Williams, All The Rooms Of Uncle’s Head

42. My uncle killed by sniper in WW2. We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot u in the back. Snipers aren’t heroes. And invaders r worse. — Michael Moore

43. They say that time is relative. I think the way it’s treating me it’s a distant one, maybe a bad uncle, and not welcome in my house this Christmas!! — Neil Leckman

44. They need a deen that’s not your uncle’s deen. — Michael Muhammad Knight, The Taqwacores

45. With a blade at your throat, a well–connected uncle or a wealthy mother could not save you. Only you could save yourself. — Natalia Marx, Fireheart

46. Do I look stupid?’ snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache. — J. K. Rowling

47. Today my uncle died.and i am not feeling sad because he is dead.i am sad about that i can never see him alive again in my whole life. — Sher E Yazdan

48. ‘your uncle, ” Poseidon sighed, ”has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would’ve done well as the god of theater.’ — Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

49. 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

50. We shall trespass upon your aunt and uncle’s hospitality only a little longer.’ You will, will you?’ Yes, ‘ said Dumbledore simply, ‘I shall. — J. K. Rowling

We hope these quotes about uncles have put a smile on your face and reminded you of all the wonderful things uncles do for us. Whether your uncle is a mentor, a role model, or just someone to have fun with, they always make our lives brighter!