Charlie Murphy Quotes

I was the oldest of seven kids, so I had no older brother who would say, 'Schmuck, don't do that.'

My younger brother runs a guesthouse, and my sister is a janitor. I have not given them money because they earn their own money. I pay for their children's school fees.

I've always had this interest in sibling relationships because I don't have any siblings. I'm completely a product of the one-child policy in China, so I always kind of wished that I had an older brother or a younger brother or sister just to have that bond, so I find myself constantly writing about that relationship.

Daniel, my big brother, is eight years older. I'm lucky he didn't mind hanging out with his little sister and my younger brother.

I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger brother.

I protected Eddie. He never had to fight, because people knew who his older brother was.

People say, 'Well, you're not Pau's little brother anymore.' I'm always going to be Pau's younger brother and Adria's older brother.

If you try singling me out to my mother, she'll be down your throat. She has three sons, and she's equally proud of us all.

Do you know why the big brother is born first? It’s to protect the little brothers and sisters that come after him. A brother telling his sister, "I’ll kill you"... You never, ever say something like that.

A younger sister is someone to use as a guinea-pig in trying sledges and experimental go-carts. Someone to send on messages to Mum. But someone who needs you - who comes to you with bumped heads, grazed knees, tales of persecution. Someone who trusts you to defend her. Someone who thinks you know the answers to almost everything.

I don't have kids, but in many ways I feel I've had them already. I don't want to say I raised my brothers - that sounds too strong - but actually I do feel like that a bit.

We have two older brothers and two younger sisters; Sam and I are in the middle, and I've always felt protective and closest to him.

I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think about law school, and I said - well, I didn't have any money.

I've always put my family first and that's just the way it is.

I had a brother who was my savior, made my childhood bearable.

The best thing about having four big brothers is you always have someone to do something for you.

There is no better example of an older brother's love than that exhibited in the life of Hyrum Smith for the Prophet Joseph Smith.

My mother grew up strong. She was a charismatic leader among her peers, staging plays, organizing projects, raising money for charity; she was fiercely protective of her younger brother, with whom she shared a passion for jazz and rock and roll.

I'd always be loaning my sister money, knowing full well I wasn't going to get it back. But she had the kids, and that paid me back.

My father passed away in 1942, and three-four months after his death, I had to start working. There was a responsibility on my shoulders to run the household. It was my duty as the eldest child in the house.

When you're the younger brother, usually it's not that common that you're having these experiences that your older brother is in awe of.

I am the oldest of three. I was in charge of making sure my brother and sister were OK and also entertained so they didn't bother my mother, who had a job at home.

I am very proud to have the strongest brother in the world. We helped each other. I want to say thank you very much, brother, for everything what you did for me and your support. Younger brother, I'm more than sure you will also be here.

That's how I was brought up. That's the first thing to kick in, you know? Your brother gets into it with somebody. You go help.

My older brother's a cricket groundsman, my other brother's a salesman, and my younger brother's a trader in the City.