--- title: "4 Fathers Quotes By Bill Cosby" description: "4 Fathers quotes by Bill Cosby. Plus more from Bill Cosby and more Fathers sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/bill-cosby-720_children_while-fathers-are-pleasant-figureheads-t_755177.jpg" --- > [While fathers are pleasant figureheads, there is a special bond between children and their mothers. 'Do you help your mother clean up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/while-fathers-are-pleasant-figureheads-there-is-a-special-bond/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/bill-cosby-720_children_while-fathers-are-pleasant-figureheads-t_755177.jpg) > [Fathers are the geniuses of the house because only a person as intelligent as we could fake such stupidity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/fathers-are-the-geniuses-of-the-house-because-only-a-person-as/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/bill-cosby-720_fake_fathers-are-the-geniuses-of-the-house-be_2113231.jpg) > [In spite of the seven thousand books of expert advice, the right way to disciplne a child is still a mystery to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/in-spite-of-the-seven-thousand-books-of-expert-advice-the-right-way/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/bill-cosby-720_advice_in-spite-of-the-seven-thousand-books-of_2748595.jpg) > [Most fathers and... Mothers. Only your grandmother and Ghengis Khan know how to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/most-fathers-and-mothers-only-your-grandmother-and-ghengis-khan-know/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b10/bill-cosby-720_father_most-fathers-and-mothers-only-your-grand_3157927.jpg) ## Other authors on Fathers - [Dan Pearce 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/dan-pearce/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-frank-pittman-35815.jpg) Frank Pittman 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/frank-pittman/) - [Reed Markham 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/reed-markham/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-eugene-nathaniel-butler-4034.jpg) Eugene Nathaniel Butler 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/eugene-nathaniel-butler/) ## More by Bill Cosby > [Guys standing around and talking about Spanish fly: 'You know anything about Spanish fly?' 'No, tell me about it.' Well there's this girl Crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/guys-standing-around-and-talking-about-spanish-fly-you-know-anything/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [You come to my comedy show to be entertained.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/you-come-to-my-comedy-show-to-be-entertained/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/pay-off-your-student-loan-even-if-you-don-t-have-a-job-because-when/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don't believe the kids should be given homework.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/sex-education-may-be-a-good-idea-in-the-schools-but-i-don-t-believe/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/civilization-had-too-many-rules-for-me-so-i-did-my-best-to-rewrite/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [Dentists tell you not to pick your teeth with any sharp metal object. Then you sit in their chair and the first thing they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/dentists-tell-you-not-to-pick-your-teeth-with-any-sharp-metal-object/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [When a person has a gun, sometimes their mind clicks that this thing will win arguments and straighten people out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/when-a-person-has-a-gun-sometimes-their-mind-clicks-that-this-thing/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [The truth is that parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/the-truth-is-that-parents-are-not-really-interested-in-justice-they/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [“Parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/parents-are-not-really-interested-in-justice-they-just-want-quiet/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [God has a sense of humor though and he must see funny things in us. He must also have some love. We're still here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/god-has-a-sense-of-humor-though-and-he-must-see-funny-things-in-us-he/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [When you become senile, you won't know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/when-you-become-senile-you-won-t-know-it/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [I feel that in-person contact with people is the most important thing in comedy. While I'm up on stage, I can actually put myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-feel-that-in-person-contact-with-people-is-the-most-important-thing/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [It is a point of pride for the American male to keep the same size Jockey shorts for his entire life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/it-is-a-point-of-pride-for-the-american-male-to-keep-the-same-size/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [“The past is a ghost, the future is a dream, and all we ever have is now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/the-past-is-a-ghost-the-future-is-a-dream-and-all-we-ever-have-is-now/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) > [Suddenly, this romantic agony was enriched by a less romantic one: I had to go to the bathroom. Needless to say, I couldn't let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/suddenly-this-romantic-agony-was-enriched-by-a-less-romantic-one-i/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/bill-cosby/#itemlist", "name": "4 Fathers Quotes By Bill Cosby", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "While fathers are pleasant figureheads, there is a special bond between children and their mothers. 'Do you help your mother clean up the house?' I asked one girl of seven. 'No,' she sweetly replied, 'I help make the mess.' 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