01UndatedRacial humor was about 35% of my act when I first started. But I realized that it was a crutch. What brought it home was when another comedian said to me, 'If you changed color tomorrow, you wouldn't have any material.' He meant it as a put-down, but I took it as a challenge.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
02UndatedGeorge Carlin is brilliant with words, and Johnny Winters is very creative. It's taking something common and drawing out the humor, being clever with words.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
03UndatedNow, Richard Pryor was unique. Many misunderstood his humor. He lit up the hallway, but they didn't understand his use of profanity. He didn't use it just to be using it; he used it in the context of his satire.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
04UndatedThere is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
05UndatedI don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
06UndatedMy childhood should have taught me lessons for my own fatherhood, but it didn't because parenting can only be learned by people who have no children.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
07UndatedWith my wife Camille's help, I took to social networking. I'm working with the computers.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
08UndatedWhen I was a child, I was living in the housing projects of Philadelphia. I didn't even have a Christmas tree.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
09UndatedWhen I decided that I wanted to go to college, I wanted to be a school teacher for 7th and 8th grade boys because I felt that was an important time for them. I had gone astray at that point in my life and really wanted to help keep them from making the same mistake I had made.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
10UndatedI think 'I Spy,' still when you look at it, speaks volumes in terms of propaganda for equality. It's just magnificent.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
11UndatedThe first-born in every family is always dreaming for an imaginary older brother or sister who will look out for them.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
12UndatedLearning to read clusters is not something your eyes do naturally. It takes constant practice.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
13UndatedTons of comedians have said, 'I grew up learning from Bill Cosby. He's great.' But that respect doesn't mean much to the young people. They like their ginger ale with hot sauce.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
14UndatedMen and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
15UndatedIf 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.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
17UndatedThe 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.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
18UndatedLet us now set forth one of the fundamental truths about marriage: the wife is in charge.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
19UndatedI never saw anything funny in a car commercial - but that's OK. Whatever they wanted to do - it's their product and I'm the spokesperson, and I'm going to deliver.Bill Cosby / quote ↗
20UndatedEvery success story has a parent who says, 'over my dead body.' Every success story has an old person who walks up to you and says, when you're acting the fool, 'you know I worry about you sometimes.'Bill Cosby / quote ↗
