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.

The best uncle quotes

1. So you’re an angel, fine, that’s terrific. Now give me back my shadows. (Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel) — Peter S. Beagle, We Never Talk about My Brother

2. Sometimes the best way to solve your own problems is to help someone else — Uncle Iroh

3. So you’re an angel, fine, that’s terrific. Now give me back my shadows. (Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel) — Peter S. Beagle, We Never Talk about My Brother

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

5. It is less dangerous to draw a cartoon of Allah French–kissing Uncle Sam–which, let me make it very clear, I have not done–than it is to speak honestly about [working moms]. — Tina Fey

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

7. Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle. — William Shakespeare

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

9. 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

10. ‘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

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

12. The emancipated woman has to fight something worse than the crusted prejudices of her uncles; she has to fight the bewilderment in her own soul. — Walter Lippmann

13. 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

14. 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

15. ‘do I look stupid?” snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache.’ — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

16. 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

17. Neither man nor any animal can enjoy life to the full without taking some risks to life or limb. — Philip Brown, Uncle Whiskers

18. The emancipated woman has to fight something worse than the crusted prejudices of her uncles; she has to fight the bewilderment in her own soul. — Walter Lippmann

19. I am afraid we women are factionists; we always take a side, and nature has formed us for advocates rather than judges. — J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas

20. 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

21. My whole family is very artistic–my uncles are all actors and theatre directors. — Morena Baccarin

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. My uncle always said that I could have been a rancher. — Robert Duvall

27. 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

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

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

30. So you’re an angel, fine, that’s terrific. Now give me back my shadows. (Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel) — Peter S. Beagle, We Never Talk about My Brother

31. My uncle died.and i don’t feel sad because he died.but i felt so sad when i realize that i will never see him alive again in My whole life. — Sher E Yazdan

32. I am afraid we women are factionists; we always take a side, and nature has formed us for advocates rather than judges. — J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas

33. Many things have been written and will be written for dream. Dreams are nothing but our unclear expectations. — Santosh Kalwar

34. So you’re an angel, fine, that’s terrific. Now give me back my shadows. (Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel) — Peter S. Beagle, We Never Talk about My Brother

35. Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it. — Miles Davis

36. Uncle Jeb, ‘ we croaked in surprise. ‘You found us.’ ‘Well, now, ‘ he said, and his gruff voice brought back a hundred memories. ‘Well, now, here’s a pickle. — Stephenie Meyer

37. When the meaning is unclear there is no meaning. — Marty Rubin

38. My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies. — Wyclef Jean

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

40. 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

41. 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

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies. — Wyclef Jean

46. Uncle Jeb, ‘ we croaked in surprise. ‘You found us.’ ‘Well, now, ‘ he said, and his gruff voice brought back a hundred memories. ‘Well, now, here’s a pickle. — Stephenie Meyer

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

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

49. And if my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle. — Tiffanie Debartolo

50. The offers I get are for grandfathers, uncles–and they often die very quickly in the script. — Max Von Sydow

Conclusion

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!