Archie Bunker

"You kids are always complaining about something or other."

"A man provides, a woman takes care of the home - that's how it should be."

"I've seen empires rise and fall, and I know how the story ends."

"The secret to life is knowing when to hold on and when to let go."

"I may not be perfect, but I'm honest - that counts for something."

"You gotta have faith, even when things look darkest."

"A man who can't admit his mistakes is a fool."

"I've given this family everything I've got, and that's the truth."

"I'm the man of this house, and as long as I'm payin' the bills, we're gonna do things my way."

"Edith, you're a dingbat, but you're my dingbat."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, and that's the truth."

"You can't trust anybody these days - that's the problem with the world."

"Hard work never killed anybody, but why take the chance?"

"The only way to get ahead is to work harder than the next guy."

"I didn't come this far by listenin' to nobody."

"Life is what you make it, and I made mine pretty good."

"A woman's place is in the home, where she belongs."

"There ain't nothin' wrong with sayin' what you think - that's free speech."

"You gotta respect your elders, that's what I always say."

"Money don't grow on trees, so you better earn it."

"I tell it like it is, and if people don't like it, that's their problem."

"A man should be able to relax in his own home without all this nonsense."

"I've been around long enough to know what's what."

"The trouble with young people is they got no respect."

"You work all day, come home, and what do you get? More problems."

"Education is fine, but it don't teach you common sense."

"I ain't prejudiced - I hate everybody equally."

"A good woman knows her place, and that ain't tellin' her husband what to do."

"The world's goin' to hell in a handbasket, and I'll tell you why."

"You can't change people - they are what they are."