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.

Quote by Bill Cosby

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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...

Parents are not quite interested in justice, they are interested in quiet.

Parents are not quite interested in justice, they are interested in quiet.

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with...

Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with...

My eleven year old daughter mopes around the house all day waiting for her breasts...

My eleven year old daughter mopes around the house all day waiting for her breasts...

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,...

That married couples can live together day after day is a miracle that the Vatican...

That married couples can live together day after day is a miracle that the Vatican...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the...

The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the...

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...

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.

I wasn't always black... there was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger.

I wasn't always black... there was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger.

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...