You can inherit male-pattern baldness from your mother's father, but not a tendency to fight in the First World War. - Jeremy Hardy

My daughter wanted a new pair of trainers. I told her "You're eleven, make your own!"

… really very critical of hereditary peers, but they — I mean — they've got their faults, but some of those faults have been in the family for generations.

All socialists have bad backs because we slouch — except when we’re watching the news when we sit on the edge of our seats, shout, and wave our arms. Generally we sit hunched, arms crossed in a judgemental way, the whole of our bodies pulled into a frown.