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"On Jan. 1, the entertainment world lost James Avery, best known for his role as Philip Banks (a.k.a. Uncle Phil) on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. \nAvery left a legacy as one of TV's favorite uncles, the tough-love role model to Will Smith's West Philadelphia goofball character. \nSee also: 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Star James Avery Dead at 68\nUncle Phil was a fountain of knowledge, always doling out advice on money, family and everything between. In honor of Avery, we remember some of Uncle Phil's greatest words of wisdom that we can (and should) all live by.\n\n\nUncle Phil Quotes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. He knew the importance of building a savings account. How else could he afford Hillary's $300 hat?\n\n\nImage: Tumblr, fallinginloveinjune\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. He thought about aging the way vintners think about wine.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr, fallinginloveinjune\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. He had a take-no-prisoners stance on making mistakes. \n\n\nImage: Tumblr, dory-7\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. He taught Will not to judge people before getting to know them first.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr, angelasuh\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. He knew what it meant to maintain relationships.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr, freshprincesubs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. He knew how to handle defeat.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr, fallinginloveinjune\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. He knew family is what you make of it.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr, fallinginloveinjune\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Tumblr, fallinginloveinjune\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Tumblr, fallinginloveinjune\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. He knew parenting wasn't an easy job.\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, HumorUs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd that sometimes you have to ground your daughter for 10 years to get your point across. \n\nVideo: YouTube, HumorUs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. He knew that sometimes, saying nothing is the best answer.\n\n\nImage: Tumblr, wordspicturesvideo\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nImage: Mark Mainz/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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