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"Someone had to do it. That son of a bitch killed my President."

"Someone had to do it. That son of a bitch killed my President."

Jack Ruby, American Criminal

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"In 1947 I married Rowena Palmer, and we have two daughters, Alison and Claire, and a son, John."

"In 1947 I married Rowena Palmer, and we have two daughters, Alison and Claire, and a son, John."

Martin Ryle, British Scientist

59

"If I had a rocket launcher, some son of a bitch would die."

"If I had a rocket launcher, some son of a bitch would die."

Bruce Cockburn, Canadian Musician

46

"I'm developing artists for my new record label, my son's band, Intangible, being one of them."

"I'm developing artists for my new record label, my son's band, Intangible, being one of them."

Gary Wright, American Musician

Son, Artists, Being

38

"Mr Johnson should remember that I am not just anyone and that he is only president of the United States by the grace of my son's action."

"Mr Johnson should remember that I am not just anyone and that he is only president of the United States by the grace of my son's action."

Marguerite Oswald, American Mother of Lee Harvey Oswald

Son, Action, Grace, President

35

"My son walked up to Nicole on the beach and I was throwing the ball for the dogs in the ocean. I was like, 'Max, you get the dogs. I'll talk to the hot blondes.'"

"My son walked up to Nicole on the beach and I was throwing the ball for the dogs in the ocean. I was like, 'Max, you get the dogs. I'll talk to the hot blondes.'"

John C. McGinley, American Actor

Son, Beach, Dogs, Ocean

34

"When your opponent is drowning, throw the son of a bitch an anvil."

"When your opponent is drowning, throw the son of a bitch an anvil."

James Carville, American Lawyer

33

"I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be a lot better than I was."

"I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be a lot better than I was."

James Brown, American Musician

31

"The son of the victim, you know, has been virtually forgotten until recently."

"The son of the victim, you know, has been virtually forgotten until recently."

Patty Hearst, American Celebrity

31

"To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison."

"To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison."

Jim Bakker, American Celebrity

Son, Prison, Want, World

29

"Well yes, my son was bar mitzvahed last April, after I made this film."

"Well yes, my son was bar mitzvahed last April, after I made this film."

Jami Gertz, American Actress

Son, April, Film

29

"The old sergeant from headquarters treats me like a son and takes the greatest pride in whatever I do or write. He regularly assigns me now to certain doors, and I always obey orders like the little gentleman that I am."

"The old sergeant from headquarters treats me like a son and takes the greatest pride in whatever I do or write. He regularly assigns me now to certain doors, and I always obey orders like the little gentleman that I am."

Richard H. Davis, American Writer

Son, Gentleman, Now, Old

29

"I'm convinced that Sanford and Son shows middle-class America a lot of what they need to know."

"I'm convinced that Sanford and Son shows middle-class America a lot of what they need to know."

Redd Foxx, American Actor

28

"My oldest son, Gary, is a seasoned minister and travels with me for ministers' conferences."

"My oldest son, Gary, is a seasoned minister and travels with me for ministers' conferences."

David Wilkerson, American Clergyman

28

"No, my son's a songwriter and he does that."

"No, my son's a songwriter and he does that."

Mel Tillis, American Musician

27

"My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?"

"My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?"

Barbara Bush, American First Lady

26

"Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an emperor's son to marry."

"Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an emperor's son to marry."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

Son, England, May, Queen

24

"I try to get them working. My older son is 10 and he's pretty interested. We had a dinner party the other night and he helped a lot. He helped peel asparagus; he hung out. It was great."

"I try to get them working. My older son is 10 and he's pretty interested. We had a dinner party the other night and he helped a lot. He helped peel asparagus; he hung out. It was great."

Todd English, American Celebrity

Son, Night, Party, Pretty

24

"The French never allow a distinguished son of France to lack a statue."

"The French never allow a distinguished son of France to lack a statue."

Edward V. Lucas, American Writer

24

"I'm a rompin', stompin', piano playing son of a bitch. A mean son of a bitch."

"I'm a rompin', stompin', piano playing son of a bitch. A mean son of a bitch."

Jerry Lee Lewis, American Musician

24

"My son Wesley has just turned 13. He was 12 during the recording of this record and he is quite a drummer already and has been studying drums since he was four, but he's also very interested in African percussion and studies percussion."

"My son Wesley has just turned 13. He was 12 during the recording of this record and he is quite a drummer already and has been studying drums since he was four, but he's also very interested in African percussion and studies percussion."

Lee Ritenour, American Musician

24

"Ethiopia didn't just blow my mind; it opened my mind. Anyway, on our last day at this orphanage a man handed me his baby and said, 'Would you take my son with you?' He knew, in Ireland, that his son would live, and that in Ethiopia, his son would die."

"Ethiopia didn't just blow my mind; it opened my mind. Anyway, on our last day at this orphanage a man handed me his baby and said, 'Would you take my son with you?' He knew, in Ireland, that his son would live, and that in Ethiopia, his son would die."

Bono, Irish Musician

Son, Baby, Day, Ireland

24

"A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums and said, Stay on the job, son."

"A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums and said, Stay on the job, son."

Levon Helm, American Musician

Son, Friend, Job, Musicians

23

"This kid's excited because he's with Bad Company and I'm excited because I'm with Chuck Berrys' son."

"This kid's excited because he's with Bad Company and I'm excited because I'm with Chuck Berrys' son."

Mick Ralphs, English Musician

23

"'Project Runway' was my guilty pleasure while my son was napping or nursing."

"'Project Runway' was my guilty pleasure while my son was napping or nursing."

Debra Messing, American Actress

23

"Lee was such a fine, high-class boy. If my son killed the president he would have said so. That's the way he was brought up."

"Lee was such a fine, high-class boy. If my son killed the president he would have said so. That's the way he was brought up."

Marguerite Oswald, American Mother of Lee Harvey Oswald

23

"If you listen to the left track on their album, if you get The Best of the Mamas and Papas, you listen to the left track, you can still hear a little bit of my voice. My son discovered that once."

"If you listen to the left track on their album, if you get The Best of the Mamas and Papas, you listen to the left track, you can still hear a little bit of my voice. My son discovered that once."

Barry McGuire, American Musician

23

"I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit independently or speak. He uses a talking computer. I started becoming an advocate for him when he was 3 years old."

"I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit independently or speak. He uses a talking computer. I started becoming an advocate for him when he was 3 years old."

Laura San Giacomo, American Actress

Son, Computer, Old, Talking

23

"I named all my children after flowers. There's Lillie and Rose and my son, Artificial."

"I named all my children after flowers. There's Lillie and Rose and my son, Artificial."

Bert Williams, American Entertainer

Son, Children, Flowers

22

"I played with Eddie Taylor's son, Tim Taylor and Carey Bells son Lurie Bell."

"I played with Eddie Taylor's son, Tim Taylor and Carey Bells son Lurie Bell."

Jimmy Smith, American Musician

22

"My son - and what's a song? A thing begot within a pair of minutes, thereabout, a lump bred up in darkness."

"My son - and what's a song? A thing begot within a pair of minutes, thereabout, a lump bred up in darkness."

Thomas Kyd, English Dramatist

Son, Darkness, Song

22

"Without a doubt, Ozzy is the craziest person I've ever met. Son of Sam is a close second."

"Without a doubt, Ozzy is the craziest person I've ever met. Son of Sam is a close second."

Geezer Butler, English Musician

22

"It's my first record since my son is old enough to understand and I can't even show it to him. Yes, it's affected me, probably in the opposite of how anyone would have thought."

"It's my first record since my son is old enough to understand and I can't even show it to him. Yes, it's affected me, probably in the opposite of how anyone would have thought."

Paul Westerberg, American Musician

Son, Thought, First, Old

22

"My son thinks I'm hilarious, but he's only 1."

"My son thinks I'm hilarious, but he's only 1."

Mackenzie Crook, English Actor

21

"Of course that was my idol, Son House. I think he did a lot for the Mississippi slide down there."

"Of course that was my idol, Son House. I think he did a lot for the Mississippi slide down there."

Muddy Waters, American Musician

21

"The care of a wise and good man for his only son is inferior to the regard of the great Parent of the universe for his creatures."

"The care of a wise and good man for his only son is inferior to the regard of the great Parent of the universe for his creatures."

John Woolman, American Clergyman

Son, Care, Man, Universe

21

"I'm currently raising a 15 year old son and an 18 year old daughter, which a guess is my punishment for a wild youth!"

"I'm currently raising a 15 year old son and an 18 year old daughter, which a guess is my punishment for a wild youth!"

Gil Gerard, American Actor

Son, Daughter, Old, Punishment

21

"I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants."

"I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants."

Sidney Altman, Canadian Scientist

21

"I felt (a) it was a great role and (b) I wanted to stay in town. I wanted to stop going to these four month and five month gigs up in Toronto or Montreal or Vancouver or down in Mexico. I wanted to be around my son, Max. This came along and I was like, "I really want to play this guy!""

"I felt (a) it was a great role and (b) I wanted to stay in town. I wanted to stop going to these four month and five month gigs up in Toronto or Montreal or Vancouver or down in Mexico. I wanted to be around my son, Max. This came along and I was like, "I really want to play this guy!""

John C. McGinley, American Actor

Son, Play, Want

20

"Being on the cover of a magazine with my son is the best thing ever. It took me 18 years to get my first cover, he gets one at 8 months."

"Being on the cover of a magazine with my son is the best thing ever. It took me 18 years to get my first cover, he gets one at 8 months."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

Son, Being, First, Months

20

"I am happy now, to recall that I was no only his son but his companion, and whenever there was a hunting expedition or any other pleasure, I was always with him."

"I am happy now, to recall that I was no only his son but his companion, and whenever there was a hunting expedition or any other pleasure, I was always with him."

John Philip Sousa, American Musician

Son, Hunting, Now, Pleasure

20

"How can my son not be straight after all I've said and done for him?"

"How can my son not be straight after all I've said and done for him?"

Rod Stewart, Scottish Musician

20

"Our children, two daughters and a son, were born in 1874, 1876, and 1879."

"Our children, two daughters and a son, were born in 1874, 1876, and 1879."

Mary A. Ward, American Author

Son, Children, Daughters

20

"My son writes songs and plays. He sings like an angel."

"My son writes songs and plays. He sings like an angel."

Edie Brickell, American Musician

20

"He wants to live on through something-and in his case, his masterpiece is his son. all of us want that, and it gets more poignant as we get more anonymous in this world."

"He wants to live on through something-and in his case, his masterpiece is his son. all of us want that, and it gets more poignant as we get more anonymous in this world."

Arthur Miller, American Playwright

Son, Want, World

20

"We often don't think of them, we think of the great wars and the great battles, but what about losing a son or a daughter, or a girl losing her husband or vice versa? I think of the people who never got the chance to have the opportunities I had."

"We often don't think of them, we think of the great wars and the great battles, but what about losing a son or a daughter, or a girl losing her husband or vice versa? I think of the people who never got the chance to have the opportunities I had."

Tony Curtis, American Actor

Son, HusbSon, Daughter, People, Chance

19

"It was the baseball fantasy of a lifetime - to be able to sit on the bench with all those professional athletes. I got to take my son along because I wasn't sure I would be able to play with them."

"It was the baseball fantasy of a lifetime - to be able to sit on the bench with all those professional athletes. I got to take my son along because I wasn't sure I would be able to play with them."

Matthew Modine, American Actor

Son, Athletes, Baseball, Fantasy

19

"Son, never throw a punch at a redwood."

"Son, never throw a punch at a redwood."

Tom Selleck, American Actor

19

"With Connery, he does act. He is in complete command. He completely trusts the person first, then the instrument. I've worked with his son also, on a picture in Russia."

"With Connery, he does act. He is in complete command. He completely trusts the person first, then the instrument. I've worked with his son also, on a picture in Russia."

F. Murray Abraham, American Actor

Son, Act, First, Russia

19

"You know, he likes me because I'm his son. I have to go long and far to find someone who knows me just as me, rather than me the songwriter or whatever."

"You know, he likes me because I'm his son. I have to go long and far to find someone who knows me just as me, rather than me the songwriter or whatever."

Paul Westerberg, American Musician

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