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. Bill Cosby edgeembarrassfamily share on social
For college seniors there should be a week of being allowed to cry. Just break down and cry because you are scared and don't know what's next. Bill Cosby allowbreakcollege Change image and share on social
There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right. Bill Cosby laborpersonundignified Change image and share on social
Racial 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 actbringchallenge share on social
My observations are not bread crumbs. They do not dissolve. They are on record, on film printed in books, and found on the Internet. I am happy to share them. For this I was born. Bill Cosby bearbookbread Change image and share on social
As I have discovered by examining my past, I started out as a child. Coincidentally, so did my brother. My mother did not put all her eggs in one basket, so to speak: she gave me a younger brother named Russell, who taught me what was meant by 'survival of the fittest.' Bill Cosby basketbrotherchild share on social
I don't care what right-wing white people are thinking. Bill Cosby carepeoplethink Change image and share on social
The most important educational vehicle in all life is a parent figure. Bill Cosby educationalfigureimportant Change image and share on social
The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic. Bill Cosby childhoodendlesslyessence Change image and share on social
I'm a Christian. But Muslims are misunderstood. Intentionally misunderstood. We should all be more like them. Bill Cosby christianintentionallymisunderstand Change image and share on social