--- title: "21 Knows Quotes By Bill Cosby" description: "21 Knows quotes by Bill Cosby. Plus more from Bill Cosby and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/bill-cosby-720_ifs_if-you-know-what-you-want-you-will-recog_358620.jpg" --- > [If you know what you want, you will recognize it when you see it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/if-you-know-what-you-want-you-will-recognize-it-when-you-see-it/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/bill-cosby-720_ifs_if-you-know-what-you-want-you-will-recog_358620.jpg) > [If you know two languages, the level of your intelligence is multiplied a hundredfold in other people's eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/if-you-know-two-languages-the-level-of-your-intelligence-is/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c6/bill-cosby-720_eye_if-you-know-two-languages-the-level-of-y_2696758.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) > [Children today know more about sex than I or my father did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/children-today-know-more-about-sex-than-i-or-my-father-did/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/bill-cosby-720_children_children-today-know-more-about-sex-than_541823.jpg) > [I know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn’t have to answer to innuendos,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-know-people-are-tired-of-me-not-saying-anything-but-a-guy-doesn-t/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/bill-cosby-720_answers_i-know-people-are-tired-of-me-not-saying_845054.jpg) > [If the audience knows you can be funny when you want to be, they will be willing to wait for that payoff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/if-the-audience-knows-you-can-be-funny-when-you-want-to-be-they-will/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/bill-cosby-720_audience_if-the-audience-knows-you-can-be-funny-w_1443225.jpg) > [You know my father's favorite game? Come here and pull my finger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/you-know-my-father-s-favorite-game-come-here-and-pull-my-finger/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42f/bill-cosby-720_father_you-know-my-father-s-favorite-game-come_184814.jpg) > [What's your name again? That's right. I'm so glad you know your name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/what-s-your-name-again-that-s-right-i-m-so-glad-you-know-your-name/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/bill-cosby-720_glad_what-s-your-name-again-that-s-right-i-m_935917.jpg) > [I can't even talk the way these people talk. 'Why you ain't?' 'Where you is?' Everybody knows it's important to speak English…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-can-t-even-talk-the-way-these-people-talk-why-you-ain-t-where-you/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/bill-cosby-720_coming-out_i-can-t-even-talk-the-way-these-people-t_478893.jpg) > [Among the guitarists, Wes Montgomery is fantastic. He's always good to let you know what the art form is all about. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/among-the-guitarists-wes-montgomery-is-fantastic-he-s-always-good-to/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a7/bill-cosby-720_art_among-the-guitarists-wes-montgomery-is-f_1093024.jpg) > [If you listen carefully to what a child is saying to you, you'll see that he has a point to make. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/if-you-listen-carefully-to-what-a-child-is-saying-to-you-you-ll-see/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/bill-cosby-720_answers_if-you-listen-carefully-to-what-a-child_1864538.jpg) > [A father has to do everything in his power to keep a tight ship, even though he knows the crew would like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/a-father-has-to-do-everything-in-his-power-to-keep-a-tight-ship-even/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/bill-cosby-720_crew_a-father-has-to-do-everything-in-his-pow_826338.jpg) > [Well, I really don't know what the secret of success is but I can tell you that the secret of failure is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/well-i-really-don-t-know-what-the-secret-of-success-is-but-i-can-tell/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/bill-cosby-720_failure_well-i-really-don-t-know-what-the-secret_2363965.jpg) > [My father established our relationship when I was seven years old. He looked at me and said, “You know, I brought you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/my-father-established-our-relationship-when-i-was-seven-years-old-he/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/bill-cosby-720_differences_my-father-established-our-relationship-w_1143117.jpg) > [If you have no faith, you've lost your battle. You can't let things just happen. If you know right from wrong, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/if-you-have-no-faith-you-ve-lost-your-battle-you-can-t-let-things/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acc/bill-cosby-720_battle_if-you-have-no-faith-you-ve-lost-your-ba_2860057.jpg) > [A father... knows exactly what those boys at the mall have in their depraved little minds because he once owned such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/a-father-knows-exactly-what-those-boys-at-the-mall-have-in-their/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4aa/bill-cosby-720_arrested_a-father-knows-exactly-what-those-boys-a_2326026.jpg) > [Listen to John Coltrane enough and after two bars, just two bars at any place, and you know that's him. We all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/listen-to-john-coltrane-enough-and-after-two-bars-just-two-bars-at/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d3/bill-cosby-720_anticipation_listen-to-john-coltrane-enough-and-after_316381.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) > [My grandfather said, "When you become senile, you won't know it."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/my-grandfather-said-when-you-become-senile-you-won-t-know-it/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/bill-cosby-720_age_my-grandfather-said-when-you-become-seni_2929324.jpg) > [I didn't know how serious it is to a female that you lift the lid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-didn-t-know-how-serious-it-is-to-a-female-that-you-lift-the-lid/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/bill-cosby-720_female_i-didn-t-know-how-serious-it-is-to-a-fem_3012526.jpg) > [Anyone who has brought up children knows that consistency has absolutely nothing to do with discipline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/anyone-who-has-brought-up-children-knows-that-consistency-has/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/bill-cosby-720_absolutely-nothing_anyone-who-has-brought-up-children-knows_879291.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## 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/knows/bill-cosby/#itemlist", "name": "21 Knows Quotes By Bill Cosby", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you know what you want, you will recognize it when you see it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Cosby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/if-you-know-what-you-want-you-will-recognize-it-when-you-see-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/bill-cosby-720_ifs_if-you-know-what-you-want-you-will-recog_358620.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/bill-cosby-720_ifs_if-you-know-what-you-want-you-will-recog_358620.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/bill-cosby-720_ifs_if-you-know-what-you-want-you-will-recog_358620.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you know what you want, you will recognize it when you see it.” — Bill Cosby", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you know two languages, the level of your intelligence is multiplied a hundredfold in other people's eyes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Cosby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/if-you-know-two-languages-the-level-of-your-intelligence-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c6/bill-cosby-720_eye_if-you-know-two-languages-the-level-of-y_2696758.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c6/bill-cosby-720_eye_if-you-know-two-languages-the-level-of-y_2696758.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c6/bill-cosby-720_eye_if-you-know-two-languages-the-level-of-y_2696758.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you know two languages, the level of your intelligence is multiplied a hundredfold in other people's eyes.” — Bill Cosby", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most fathers and... 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