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Bill Cosby
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 12
American Football Player
Comedian
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Philadelphia
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William Henry Bill Cosby Jr.
Dr. William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D.
William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D.
William Henry Cosby Jr.
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My father established our relationship when I was seven years old. He looked at me and said, “You know, I brought you in this world, and I can take you out. And it don't make no difference to me, I'll make another one look just like you.
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My father wanted me to play pro football, and he didn't like the fact that I'd left school. And he said, It takes a man to play football. And any fool can go up on the stage and make an ass of himself.
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My mother was an authority on pig sties. This is the worst looking pigsty I have ever seen in my life, and I want it cleaned up right now.
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It's painful, but we can't heal ourselves unless we cleanse the wounds.
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You'll have many, many friends, but if your relationship with your mate is one hundred per cent of your heart, you'll never need a friend.
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I wanted to give the house back to the parents.
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If you have a question about anything, the answer can be found in a book somewhere in the library.
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Pay off your student loan. Even if you don't have a job...Because when you finally get a job you're going to be one of us.
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People should fact check. People shouldn’t have to go through that and shouldn’t answer to innuendos.
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The mother may be doing ninety percent of the disciplining, but the father still must have a full-time acceptance of all the children. He never must say, Get these kids out of here I'm trying to watch TV. If he ever does start saying this, he is liable to see one of his kids on the six o'clock news.
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Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
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YOU are a genius!... and I am a genius because I married you.
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As I have discovered by examining my past, I started out as a child. Coincidentally, so did my brother. My mother did not put all her eggs in one basket, so to speak: she gave me a younger brother named Russell, who taught me what was meant by 'survival of the fittest.'
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I was a physical education major with a child psychology minor at Temple, which means if you ask me a question about a child's behavior, I will advise you to tell the child to take a lap.
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Let me say this: I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that, you have to go in with a neutral mind.
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Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit.
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After creating the heaven, the earth, the ocean, and the entire animal kingdom, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing He said to them was Don't.
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Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet.
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You also notice that the right side of your face feels like it's sliding off of your skull. And your bottom lip is in your lap!
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Take your bottom lip and pull it over your head.
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