William Henry Cosby Jr. (/ˈkɒzbi/; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, author, and convicted felon.
The only thing that you can get into without a lot of trouble is a lot of trouble.
Don't let your victories go to your head, or your failures go to your heart.
Most fathers and. . . Mothers. Only your grandmother and Ghengis Khan know how to do it.
The worst thing to do is to die while reading LIFE magazine.
A pelican that is wet walks with a gated limp, but a dry fish swims alone.
It doesn't make any difference how much money a father earns, his name is always Dad-Can-I. . . . Like all other children, my five have one great talent: they are gifted beggars. Not one of them ever ran into the room, looked up at me, and said, "I'm really happy that you're my father, and as a tangible token of my appreciation, here's a dollar.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
My dad came over to the house. . . went into his pocket and pulled out a handful of money, and began to pass it out to the children. . . This was the same man who, when I was his child, I would ask him for 50 cents, this man would tell me his life's story.
My father established our relationship when I was seven years old. He looked at me and said, “You know, I brought you in this world, and I can take you out. And it don't make no difference to me, I'll make another one look just like you.
Beware of people who fall at your feet. They may be reaching for the corner of the rug.
I didn't like what was on TV in terms of sitcomsit had nothing to do with the color of themI just didn't like any of them. I saw little kids, let's say 6 or 7 years old, white kids, black kids. And the way they were addressing the father or the mother, the writers had turned things around, so the little children were smarter than the parent or the caregiver. They were just not funny to me. I felt that it was manipulative and the audience was looking at something that had no responsibility to the family.
Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His kids.
We spoke to God about the children, and we were afraid to ask God for specific things. We thought that it might be too much. So we said to God 'Please give us a healthy child' and left it at that, not knowing that God is a generous God, but also has a sense of humor. And if you leave that much open for God, some wonderful jokes are going to come about.
When I was a boy if a girl got pregnant the shame was placed on her and the boy could get away.
If you took your child to the dentist and check for cavities, the child likely won't get them. If you take them just for emergency, that's all they're gonna get.
We parents ask dumb questions, therefore we get dumb answers.
I was a physical education major with a child psychology minor at Temple, which means if you ask me a question about a child's behavior, I will advise you to tell the child to take a lap.
Every romance does not lead to sex.
No matter what you think-life goes on and the world still turns and the universe has its own story. The most we can do is plan anyway, but understand, be humbled by things greater than ourselves.
I think the part of media that romanticizes criminal behavior, things that a person will say against women, profanity, being gangster, having multiple children with multiple men and women and not wanting to is prevalent. When you look at the majority of shows on television they placate that kind of behavior.