Bill Cosby
(1937-)

African-American Actor, Comedian, Social Change Activist
2002 Presidential Medal of Freedom

birthdate: July 12
birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

QUOTES

A white person listens to my act and he laughs and he thinks, 'Yeah, that's the way I see it too.' Okay. He's white. I'm Negro. And we both see things the same way. That must mean that we are alike..... So I figure I'm doing as much for good race relations as the next guy."

"Parenting needs to come to the forefront.

Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as much.

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on

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

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

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

we cannot afford to settle for being just average; we must leran as much as we can to be the best that we can. The key word is education -- education with maximum effort. Without it, we cannot be in charge of ourselves or anyone else.

 

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