Some authority on parenting once said, "Hold them very close and then let them go." This is the hardest truth for a father to learn: that his children are continuously growing up and moving away from him (until, of course, they move back in). Bill Cosby More Quotes by Bill Cosby More Quotes From Bill Cosby The measure ov overexposure is not how many times people see you on TV or in the bookstores. It's whether you can maintain the quality of your entertainment. If you can, people will always be glad to see you. Bill Cosby entertainment quality people 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. Bill Cosby mother father children If the audience knows you can be funny when you want to be, they will be willing to wait for that payoff. Bill Cosby payoff waiting want My father wanted me to play pro football, and he didn't like the fact that I'd left school. And he said, "It takes a man to play football. And any fool can go up on the stage and make an ass of himself. Bill Cosby football father school My father walked to school 4 o'clock every morning with no shoes on, uphill, both ways, in 5 feet of snow and he was thankful. Bill Cosby morning funny father When you graduate from college, they tell you to follow your dreams. Does anyone say you have to wake up first? Bill Cosby college dream graduation Anecdote: In a controversial way, Comedian and actor Bill Cosby sought to teach his son the pain of being lied to. Convinced his son had been dishonest regarding an issue, Cosby promised that if he told him the truth, he would not hit him. When his son did confess, Cosby did hit him. Seeing his son's shock and hurt, Cosby said he hoped this lesson had deepened his understanding of the anguish generated by a sense betrayal. Bill Cosby betrayal pain hurt Man can not live by bread alone ... he must have peanut butter. Bill Cosby wisdom witty funny Beware of people who fall at your feet. They may be reaching for the corner of the rug. Bill Cosby feet people fall Parenting needs to come to the forefront. Bill Cosby parent needs A white person listens to my act and he laughs and he thinks, 'Yeah, that's the way I see it too.' Okay. He's white. I'm Negro. And we both see things the same way. That must mean that we are alike..... So I figure I'm doing as much for good race relations as the next guy. Bill Cosby white mean thinking Your parents put a curse on you - Someday your kids are going to act just like you. Bill Cosby justice kids children All men should freely use those seven words which have the power to make any marriage run smoothly: You know dear, you may be right Bill Cosby use running men These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education and now we've got these knuckleheads walking round. Bill Cosby knuckleheads rocks people I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, mid-life for an elephant, and ancient for a quarter-miler, whose son now says, "Dad, I just can't run the quarter with you anymore, unless I bring something to read." Bill Cosby dad running son You are more important to yourself than you think you are. Bill Cosby important thinking There are no absolutes in raising children. In any stressful situation, fathering is always a roll of the dice. The game may be messy, but I have never found one with more joys and rewards. Bill Cosby stressful-situations games children Because for me it is almost analgesic to talk about what the white man is doing against us. And it keeps a person frozen in their seat, it keeps you frozen in your hole you’re sitting in. Bill Cosby white-man sitting men Let me say this: I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that, you have to go in with a neutral mind. Bill Cosby black media mind Guys standing around and talking about Spanish fly: 'You know anything about Spanish fly?' Bill Cosby party crazy girl
