Parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.

— Bill Cosby

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

Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made.

— Bill Cosby

That's why ears have cartilage, to keep them from flapping.

— Bill Cosby

The firstborn in every family is always dreaming for an imaginary older brother or sister who will look out for them.

— Bill Cosby

The 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

The main goal of the future is to stop violence. The world is addicted to it.

— Bill Cosby

The past is a ghost, the future a dream and all we ever have is now.

— Bill Cosby

The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.

— Bill Cosby

There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor, and we are funny to God.

— Bill Cosby