Quotes by Bill Cosby

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William Henry "Bill" Cosby Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and activist.
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Parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.

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Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries.

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I managed my life to the point that at age 19 I was still in high school. I decided I was too old to be walking down those hallways.

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The heart of marriage is memories; and if the two of you happen to have the same ones and can savor your reruns, then your marriage is a gift from the gods.

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I'm not the boss of my house. I don't know how I lost it, I don't know when I lost it, I don't really think I ever had it. But I've seen the boss's job...and I don't want it!

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Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.

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All parents experience the same problems.

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Did you ever see the customers in health - food stores? They are pale, skinny people who look half - dead. In a steak house, you see robust, ruddy people. They're dying, of course, but they look terrific.

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People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

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Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.

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I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

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In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

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The first-born in every family is always dreaming for an imaginary older brother or sister who will look out for them.

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Family is conflict and it's something that we all relate to.

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What kept me out of trouble is going right to the edge and then... thinking that my mother would be embarrassed, and that I didn't want to embarrass her, and that my father would be embarrassed, and I just didn't want to do that to my family.

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I can't negate the theory that the Huxtables on 'The Cosby Show' may have helped pave the way for the Obama family. People enjoyed watching that black family.

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Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made.

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If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right.

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I'm not the healthiest, but I am healthy. I'm healthy to the point where there are things that I have to eat that I don't want to eat, but I eat it because I'm enjoying staying alive.

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Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home.

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Author Bio

  • NameBill Cosby
  • DescriptionAmerican comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist
  • BornJuly 12, 1937
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Actor; Writer; Voice Actor; Gridiron Football Player; Composer
  • AwardsSpingarn Medal; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Marian Anderson Award; Daytime Emmy Award