Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five children, my only hope is that they are all out of the house before I die.

Quote by Bill Cosby

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

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

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and...

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and...

Old is always fifteen years from now.

Old is always fifteen years from now.

Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell...

Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell...

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...

I guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same...

I guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same...

At the very least marriage is a miscarriage of expectation, at its worst a wrenching...

At the very least marriage is a miscarriage of expectation, at its worst a wrenching...

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...

I am proud to be an American. Because an American can eat anything on the...

I am proud to be an American. Because an American can eat anything on the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When you become senile, you won't know it.

When you become senile, you won't know it.

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....

Sigmund Freud once said, What do women want? The only thing I have learned in...

Sigmund Freud once said, What do women want? The only thing I have learned in...

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.

Be niggards of advice on no pretense, For the worst avarice is that of sense.

Be niggards of advice on no pretense, For the worst avarice is that of sense.

When I first got an agent, they gave me some advice--lose weight.

When I first got an agent, they gave me some advice--lose weight.

Advice from your friends in like the weather, some of it is good, some of...

Advice from your friends in like the weather, some of it is good, some of...