--- title: "21 Said Quotes By Bill Cosby" description: "21 Said quotes by Bill Cosby. Plus more from Bill Cosby and more Said sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/bill-cosby-720_artist_karl-malden-was-a-good-friend-of-mine-an_3135509.jpg" --- > [Karl Malden was a good friend of mine, and he said, 'You draw the people to you,' and I guess that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/karl-malden-was-a-good-friend-of-mine-and-he-said-you-draw-the-people/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/bill-cosby-720_artist_karl-malden-was-a-good-friend-of-mine-an_3135509.jpg) > [I've said all along I've never competed with 'The Simpsons.' Not in my own mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-ve-said-all-along-i-ve-never-competed-with-the-simpsons-not-in-my/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/bill-cosby-720_along_i-ve-said-all-along-i-ve-never-competed_1321004.jpg) > [After creating the heaven, the earth, the ocean, and the entire animal kingdom, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/after-creating-the-heaven-the-earth-the-ocean-and-the-entire-animal/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/bill-cosby-720_adam_after-creating-the-heaven-the-earth-the_1444434.jpg) > [I’m supposed to figure out if the glass is half full or half empty,” I told her. Without a moment’s hesitation, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-m-supposed-to-figure-out-if-the-glass-is-half-full-or-half-empty-i/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e25/bill-cosby-720_drinking_i-m-supposed-to-figure-out-if-the-glass_2048776.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) > [I said to a guy, "Tell me, what is it about cocaine that makes it so wonderful," and he said, "Because it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-said-to-a-guy-tell-me-what-is-it-about-cocaine-that-makes-it-so/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/bill-cosby-720_cocaine_i-said-to-a-guy-tell-me-what-is-it-about_2311635.jpg) > [Tons of comedians have said, 'I grew up learning from Bill Cosby. He's great.' But that respect doesn't mean much to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/tons-of-comedians-have-said-i-grew-up-learning-from-bill-cosby-he-s/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca9/bill-cosby-720_ale_tons-of-comedians-have-said-i-grew-up-le_1473753.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) > [Some authority on parenting once said, Hold them very close and then let them go. This is the hardest truth for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/some-authority-on-parenting-once-said-hold-them-very-close-and-then/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/bill-cosby-720_authority_some-authority-on-parenting-once-said-ho_919122.jpg) > [Racial humor was about 35% of my act when I first started. But I realized that it was a crutch. What brought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/racial-humor-was-about-35-of-my-act-when-i-first-started-but-i/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/bill-cosby-720_about_racial-humor-was-about-35-of-my-act-when_160434.jpg) > [My latest blood test said my cholesterol was very high and my doctor recommended some medicine for it. I said "no" to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/my-latest-blood-test-said-my-cholesterol-was-very-high-and-my-doctor/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/bill-cosby-720_blood_my-latest-blood-test-said-my-cholesterol_348735.jpg) > [We spoke to God about the children, and we were afraid to ask God for specific things. We thought that it might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/we-spoke-to-god-about-the-children-and-we-were-afraid-to-ask-god-for/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/bill-cosby-720_asks_we-spoke-to-god-about-the-children-and-w_2006959.jpg) > [Anecdote: In a controversial way, Comedian and actor Bill Cosby sought to teach his son the pain of being lied to. Convinced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/anecdote-in-a-controversial-way-comedian-and-actor-bill-cosby-sought/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/bill-cosby-720_actors_anecdote-in-a-controversial-way-comedian_1402339.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) > [My grandpa didn't believe in hugging and kissing, or saying I love you. His love had to do with the way he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/my-grandpa-didn-t-believe-in-hugging-and-kissing-or-saying-i-love-you/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/bill-cosby-720_believe_my-grandpa-didn-t-believe-in-hugging-and_1273197.jpg) > [God has a sense of humor though and he must see funny things in us. He must also have some love. We're…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bec/bill-cosby-720_doctor-who_god-has-a-sense-of-humor-though-and-he-m_47497.jpg) > [When my son was murdered, people asked me how I felt about God and what had happened to my son. I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/when-my-son-was-murdered-people-asked-me-how-i-felt-about-god-and/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/bill-cosby-720_about_when-my-son-was-murdered-people-asked-me_1792727.jpg) > [Now, this is the fun part about getting stoned. They get stoned, then they become paranoid. Now, when they started out, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/now-this-is-the-fun-part-about-getting-stoned-they-get-stoned-then/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/bill-cosby-720_chairs_now-this-is-the-fun-part-about-getting-s_2734858.jpg) > ["And tired" always followed sick. Worst beating I ever got in my life, my mother said, "I am just sick..." And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/and-tired-always-followed-sick-worst-beating-i-ever-got-in-my-life-my/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/bill-cosby-720_funny_and-tired-always-followed-sick-worst-bea_701187.jpg) > [My father wanted me to play pro football, and he didn't like the fact that I'd left school. And he said, "It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/my-father-wanted-me-to-play-pro-football-and-he-didn-t-like-the-fact/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0f/bill-cosby-720_ass_my-father-wanted-me-to-play-pro-football_1913971.jpg) > [The beautiful thing about older people is their ability to cut the fat off of conversation. When they talk, they don't go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/the-beautiful-thing-about-older-people-is-their-ability-to-cut-the/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43f/bill-cosby-720_ability_the-beautiful-thing-about-older-people-i_1897602.jpg) ## Other authors on Said ## 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/said/bill-cosby/#itemlist", "name": "21 Said Quotes By Bill Cosby", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Karl Malden was a good friend of mine, and he said, 'You draw the people to you,' and I guess that's what I do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Cosby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/karl-malden-was-a-good-friend-of-mine-and-he-said-you-draw-the-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/bill-cosby-720_artist_karl-malden-was-a-good-friend-of-mine-an_3135509.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/bill-cosby-720_artist_karl-malden-was-a-good-friend-of-mine-an_3135509.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/bill-cosby-720_artist_karl-malden-was-a-good-friend-of-mine-an_3135509.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Karl Malden was a good friend of mine, and he said, 'You draw the people to you,' and I guess that's what I…” — Bill Cosby", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've said all along I've never competed with 'The Simpsons.' 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He's great.' But that respect doesn't mean much to the young people. They like their ginger ale with hot sauce.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Cosby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/tons-of-comedians-have-said-i-grew-up-learning-from-bill-cosby-he-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca9/bill-cosby-720_ale_tons-of-comedians-have-said-i-grew-up-le_1473753.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca9/bill-cosby-720_ale_tons-of-comedians-have-said-i-grew-up-le_1473753.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca9/bill-cosby-720_ale_tons-of-comedians-have-said-i-grew-up-le_1473753.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Tons of comedians have said, 'I grew up learning from Bill Cosby. He's great.' 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