Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes.

Quote by Bill Cosby

Topics: Famous Quotes, Music Quotes

Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is...

Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is...

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...

Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back...

Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back...

Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.

Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.

A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely...

A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely...

Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love...

Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love...

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.

Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet.

Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet.

The three ingredients of a successful union between two . . . humor, commitment &...

The three ingredients of a successful union between two . . . humor, commitment &...

You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise...

You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise...

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

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

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

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

The heart of marriage is memories; and if the two of you happen to have...

The heart of marriage is memories; and if the two of you happen to have...

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...

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....

A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need the advice.

A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need the advice.

Old is always fifteen years from now.

Old is always fifteen years from now.

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...

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It...

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It...

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with...

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with...

What is important is to keep learning, to enjoy challenge, and to tolerate ambiguity. In...

What is important is to keep learning, to enjoy challenge, and to tolerate ambiguity. In...