My 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.

Quote by Bill Cosby

Topics: Childhood Quotes, Family Quotes

Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.

Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.

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

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

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

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

Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don't believe the...

Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don't believe the...

Anyone should be able to say on stage what they want. But those who have...

Anyone should be able to say on stage what they want. But those who have...

A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones that need the...

A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones that need the...

If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from...

If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from...

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education...

These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education...

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to...

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to...

Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.

Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.

Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don't believe the...

Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don't believe the...

You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything,...

You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything,...

I am certainly not an authority on love because there are no authorities on love,...

I am certainly not an authority on love because there are no authorities on love,...

There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.

There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.

The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly...

The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly...

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself....

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself....

Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them...

Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them...

When I was little, I used to sing in the shower. Now? I make life...

When I was little, I used to sing in the shower. Now? I make life...

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

A bad father has never a good son

A bad father has never a good son