--- title: "9 Five Quotes By Bill Cosby" description: "9 Five quotes by Bill Cosby. Plus more from Bill Cosby and more Five sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/bill-cosby-720_children_my-wife-and-i-have-five-children-and-the_1643734.jpg" --- > [My wife and I have five children and the reason why we have five children is because we do not want six.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/my-wife-and-i-have-five-children-and-the-reason-why-we-have-five/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/bill-cosby-720_children_my-wife-and-i-have-five-children-and-the_1643734.jpg) > [There are two sides to every story, and sometimes three, four, and five.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/there-are-two-sides-to-every-story-and-sometimes-three-four-and-five/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/bill-cosby-720_every_there-are-two-sides-to-every-story-and-s_289307.jpg) > [People say children are charming because they tell the truth. That's a lie. I've got five of them. They only tell the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/people-say-children-are-charming-because-they-tell-the-truth-that-s-a/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/bill-cosby-720_because_people-say-children-are-charming-because_540777.jpg) > [Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five children, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/poets-have-said-that-the-reason-to-have-children-is-to-give-yourself/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/bill-cosby-720_african-american_poets-have-said-that-the-reason-to-have_1509169.jpg) > [My mother comes in my room and says, "Just look at this mess! This is a pig sty!" Now, I've already been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/my-mother-comes-in-my-room-and-says-just-look-at-this-mess-this-is-a/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a2/bill-cosby-720_five_my-mother-comes-in-my-room-and-says-just_1897159.jpg) > [If you're a parent, the five worst words you can say to your children are, "When I was your age ..." You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/if-you-re-a-parent-the-five-worst-words-you-can-say-to-your-children/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91f/bill-cosby-720_age_if-you-re-a-parent-the-five-worst-words_706111.jpg) > [A person with no children says, "Well I just love children," and you say "Why?" and they say, "Because a child is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/a-person-with-no-children-says-well-i-just-love-children-and-you-say/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/bill-cosby-720_children_a-person-with-no-children-says-well-i-ju_847669.jpg) > [It doesn't make any difference how much money a father earns, his name is always Dad-Can-I… Like all other children, my five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/it-doesn-t-make-any-difference-how-much-money-a-father-earns-his-name/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/bill-cosby-720_appreciation_it-doesn-t-make-any-difference-how-much_2753525.jpg) > [Guys standing around and talking about Spanish fly: 'You know anything about Spanish fly?' 'No, tell me about it.' Well there's this…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62e/bill-cosby-720_boys_guys-standing-around-and-talking-about-s_14333.jpg) ## Other authors on Five ## 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/five/bill-cosby/#itemlist", "name": "9 Five Quotes By Bill Cosby", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My wife and I have five children and the reason why we have five children is because we do not want six.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Cosby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/my-wife-and-i-have-five-children-and-the-reason-why-we-have-five/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/bill-cosby-720_children_my-wife-and-i-have-five-children-and-the_1643734.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/bill-cosby-720_children_my-wife-and-i-have-five-children-and-the_1643734.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/bill-cosby-720_children_my-wife-and-i-have-five-children-and-the_1643734.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My wife and I have five children and the reason why we have five children is because we do not want six.” — Bill Cosby", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are two sides to every story, and sometimes three, four, and five.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Cosby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/there-are-two-sides-to-every-story-and-sometimes-three-four-and-five/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/bill-cosby-720_every_there-are-two-sides-to-every-story-and-s_289307.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/bill-cosby-720_every_there-are-two-sides-to-every-story-and-s_289307.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/bill-cosby-720_every_there-are-two-sides-to-every-story-and-s_289307.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are two sides to every story, and sometimes three, four, and five.” — Bill Cosby", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People say children are charming because they tell the truth. 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