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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

98

"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

78

"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

66

"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

62

"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

61

"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

54

"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

53

"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

52

"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

52

"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

51

"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

51

"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

50

"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

48

"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

47

"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

47

"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

47

"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

45

"I happen to have the benefit of having a son-in-law who was the former Mr. France and a trainer. I like being his benefactor and I like the way he works."

"I happen to have the benefit of having a son-in-law who was the former Mr. France and a trainer. I like being his benefactor and I like the way he works."

Suzanne Somers, American Actress

Son, Being, France

45

"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

44

"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

44

"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

44

"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

43

"I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son. Hopefully I can make my son a role model to a lot of people."

"I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son. Hopefully I can make my son a role model to a lot of people."

James Brown, American Musician

Son, People, Being

43

"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

43

"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

42

"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

42

"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

42

"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

41

"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

41

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

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

Mel Tillis, American Musician

41

"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

40

"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

39

"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

39

"Sure my career means a hell of a lot, but it will never come before Sandy and my son."

"Sure my career means a hell of a lot, but it will never come before Sandy and my son."

Bobby Darin, American Musician

Son, Career, Hell, Will

39

"I thought it was such a unique concept to play parents who happen to be super heroes and have a son who is going through puberty and starting high school."

"I thought it was such a unique concept to play parents who happen to be super heroes and have a son who is going through puberty and starting high school."

Kelly Preston, American Actress

Son, Thought, Heroes, Parents

39

"'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

38

"I have a beautiful son, I don't regret it, I'm very proud of the way that we handle our relationship and the way that we keep our son first and that's our priority."

"I have a beautiful son, I don't regret it, I'm very proud of the way that we handle our relationship and the way that we keep our son first and that's our priority."

Nia Long, American Actress

Son, First, Regret

38

"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

38

"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

38

"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

37

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

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

Tom Selleck, American Actor

37

"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

37

"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

36

"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

36

"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

36

"Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson."

"Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson."

Mercedes McCambridge, American Actress

36

"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

35

"I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son."

"I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son."

John Turturro, American Actor

Son, Chess, Old, Play

35

"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

35

"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

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