“I guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same reason that Napoleon had for invading Russia: it seemed like a good idea at the time.”

Bill Cosby
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“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.”

Bill Cosby
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“There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God.”

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“Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don’t believe the kids should be given homework.”

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

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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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“Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes.”

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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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“I wasn’t always black… There was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger.”

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“There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.”

Bill Cosby
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“Parents are not quite interested injustice, they are interested in quiet.”

Bill Cosby
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“That married couples can live together day after day is a miracle the Vatican has overlooked.”

Bill Cosby
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“A word to the wise isn’t necessary, it is the stupid ones who need all the advice.”

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“You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.”

Bill Cosby
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“Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.”

Bill Cosby
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