“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.” WayYearsChildrenLittlesKidsMotherFatherFeltParentBlackTermWhiteResponsibilityAudienceSawsColorTvsSmarterLittle KidSitcomManipulativeCaregivers Author:Bill Cosby
“The mother may be doing ninety percent of the disciplining, but the father still must have a full-time acceptance of all the children. He never must say, "Get these kids out of here; I'm trying to watch TV." If he ever does start saying this, he is liable to see one of his kids on the six o'clock news.” IfsTryingMayChildrenDoeStillsKidsMotherFatherWatchesAcceptanceTvsSixNewsPercentClockNinetyLiable Author:Bill Cosby
“I love it when mothers get so mad they can't remember your name. "Come here, Roy, er, Rupert, er, Rutabaga... what is your name, boy? And don't lie to me, because you live here, and I'll find out who you are."” HumorFunnyRememberLyingMotherNamesBoysMadWho You AreDon't LieLie To MeDon't Lie To Me Author:Bill Cosby
“My mother comes in my room and says, "Just look at this mess! This is a pig sty!" Now, I've already been in the room five hours, and she wants me to LOOK at it.” WantLooksHumorFunnyMotherHoursRoomsFiveMessWant MePigsHe Wants Me Author:Bill Cosby
“"And tired" always followed sick. Worst beating I ever got in my life, my mother said, "I am just sick..." And I said, "And tired." I don't remember anything after that.” SaidHumorFunnyRememberMotherWorstSickTired Author:Bill Cosby
“Emotionally, a person can become so negatively driven that they don't respect the privilege of being on this Earth without their mother and their father. They may say it doesn't bother them, but there is something in us about those who are a biological part of us and don't care. People in that situation stop hearing the other voices that love them, hold them, trust them and tells them how great they are. They're focused on that one person who isn't answering them.” PeopleMayPersonsCareEarthMotherFatherVoiceSituationPrivilegeDon't CareHearingFocusedDrivenBotherThat One Person Author:Bill Cosby
“In spite of the seven thousand books of expert advice, the right way to disciplne a child is still a mystery to most fathers and...mothers Only your grandmother and Genghis Khan know how to do it.” KnowsWayChildrenStillsBookMotherFatherFamilyKnow HowMysteryAdviceThousandSevenExpertsSpiteGrandmotherRight WayYour Grandmother Author:Bill Cosby
“While fathers are pleasant figureheads, there is a special bond between children and their mothers. 'Do you help your mother clean up the house?' I asked one girl of seven. 'No,' she sweetly replied, 'I help make the mess.' It's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it.” ChildrenHelpingJobsMotherGirlFatherHouseSpecialCleanSevenMessDirtyPleasantDirty Jobs Author:Bill Cosby
“My children love my mother, and I tell my children, that is not the same woman I grew up with...That is an old woman trying to get into heaven now.” TryingChildrenMotherHeavenFamilyGrewGrew UpMy ChildrenOld WomanChildren LoveFunny Family Author:Bill Cosby
“The problem is that your daughter has given her heart to a 15-year-old boy, and a 15-year-old boy does not yet qualify as a human being.” YearsHumansHeartDoeProblemMotherGivenHuman BeingsBoysDaughterOur DaughterYour Daughter Author:Bill Cosby
“Most fathers and... Mothers. Only your grandmother and Ghengis Khan know how to do it.” KnowsMotherFatherParentKnow HowGrandmotherYour Grandmother Author:Bill Cosby
“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.'” ChildrenFunnyPastMotherSpeakTaughtBrotherSurvivalDiscoveryMotherhoodMy BrotherEggsBrotherhoodMy PastBasketsExaminingSurvival Of The FittestYounger BrotherEggs In One BasketYoung Brother Author:Bill Cosby
“My mother was an authority on pig sties. This is the worst looking pigsty I have ever seen in my life, and I want it cleaned up right now.” WantMotherWorstSonRight NowAuthorityPigsMother Son Author:Bill Cosby
