Uncle Phil Taught ‘Em! 10 Life Lessons We Learned From Uncle Phil - Page 10

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Today would have been the late, great James Avery’s 72nd birthday. Most of the evergreen gems he dropped in the 90s as Uncle Phil on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air are still valuable to the generation growing  up today.

Hardwork pays off…

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Don’t make excuses…

Stand up and fight for what you believe in…

Dance like no one’s watching…

Sometimes you’ve just got to scream…

Be a good friend, no matter what…

Family, no matter how unconventional or dysfunctional, is most important…