Bill Cosby Quotes

Comedian

Bill Cosby, born on July 12, 1937, is a renowned American comedian, writer, actor, and producer. Known for his unique humor style and wisdom, he starred in numerous television shows and films, achieving significant success in various fields.

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“Listen to John Coltrane enough and after two bars, just two bars at any place, and you know that's him. We all have signature things that happen to be similar that you can predict and you try to stay away from that except the rhythms: those pauses, they're part of my signature, the part where I know when I say nothing, I already painted enough, led enough and I don't even have to say anything. But those pauses don't belong to me. Jack Benny was one of the first guys in comedy to make the anticipation so great that during the pause people start to laugh before the execution.”

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Author:Bill Cosby

“Public education is a good foundation on which to build a better life for each of us. And if we want to prove to these children who never made the mess in the first place that education is worth the trouble, our schools have to inspire them so they can do what they ought to do.”

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“Dentists tell you not to pick your teeth with any sharp metal object. Then you sit in their chair and the first thing they grab is an iron hook.”

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“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.”

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“On many young actors that don't give their parents proper credit: I'm still waiting for some actor to win, say, an Oscar... and deliver the following acceptance speech: I would like to thank my parents, first of all, for letting me live.”

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“When we look at the settling of America we see a Bible in hand and God. Every Thanksgiving has God and the peacefulness of gratitude. It was important when the Twin Towers were hit and the sorrow with them that the first thing Congress did was sing "God Bless America."”

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“When you graduate from college, they tell you to follow your dreams. Does anyone say you have to wake up first?”

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“The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.”

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“The first-born in every family is always dreaming for an imaginary older brother or sister who will look out for them.”

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“Immortality is a long shot, I admit. But somebody has to be first.”

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Book:Time Flies

Source: Time Flies

“My feeling is, personally, I want to die first... because I believe that when you die, your soul goes immediately up for judgment - and I don't want my wife up there first. No, the judgment will be horrendous.”

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“After creating the heaven, the earth, the ocean, and the entire animal kingdom, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing He said to them was "Don't."”

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Book:Bill Cosby on Fatherhood

Source: Bill Cosby on Fatherhood

“The first time I came across the birds and the bees in actual flight, I couldn't identify the formation.”

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Book:Love & Marriage

Source: Love & Marriage

About the Author

Born: July 12, 1937
Known for: Comedian
Quotes: 298

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