--- title: "22 You Quotes By Bill Cosby" description: "22 You quotes by Bill Cosby. Plus more from Bill Cosby and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/bill-cosby-720_laugh_when-you-don-t-understand-something-you_1369191.jpg" --- > [When you don't understand something, you often laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/when-you-don-t-understand-something-you-often-laugh/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/bill-cosby-720_laugh_when-you-don-t-understand-something-you_1369191.jpg) > [You don't reinvent yourself; you get better with what you do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/you-don-t-reinvent-yourself-you-get-better-with-what-you-do/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/bill-cosby-720_better_you-don-t-reinvent-yourself-you-get-bett_2539602.jpg) > [I think you need to make responsibility something that's not just a word.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-think-you-need-to-make-responsibility-something-that-s-not-just-a/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/bill-cosby-720_i-think_i-think-you-need-to-make-responsibility_2483194.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a48/bill-cosby-720_come_you-come-to-my-comedy-show-to-be-enterta_17096.jpg) > [Nobody asked you to flip burgers for the rest of your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/nobody-asked-you-to-flip-burgers-for-the-rest-of-your-life/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/230/bill-cosby-720_asked_nobody-asked-you-to-flip-burgers-for-the_429348.jpg) > [You don't know what you're going to fall in love with until you're exposed to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/you-don-t-know-what-you-re-going-to-fall-in-love-with-until-you-re/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/bill-cosby-720_exposed_you-don-t-know-what-you-re-going-to-fall_399396.jpg) > [Sometimes you try to help people, and it backfires on you, and then they try to take advantage of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/sometimes-you-try-to-help-people-and-it-backfires-on-you-and-then/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/bill-cosby-720_advantage_sometimes-you-try-to-help-people-and-it_1238068.jpg) > [You can't prove somebody is a racist unless they really come out and do the act and is found to be that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/you-can-t-prove-somebody-is-a-racist-unless-they-really-come-out-and/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/509/bill-cosby-720_act_you-can-t-prove-somebody-is-a-racist-unl_558667.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) > [People say to me, 'Do you know who you look like?' And I say, 'I'm really tired of looking like that guy.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/people-say-to-me-do-you-know-who-you-look-like-and-i-say-i-m-really/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1c/bill-cosby-720_do-you-know_people-say-to-me-do-you-know-who-you-loo_520582.jpg) > [If you watch kids looking at something on television, even something that's produced for them and is supposed to be funny, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/if-you-watch-kids-looking-at-something-on-television-even-something/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26a/bill-cosby-720_even_if-you-watch-kids-looking-at-something-o_1626332.jpg) > [I tell stories. Because I believe you can do things that joke tellers can't do, and that is, bring your audience along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-tell-stories-because-i-believe-you-can-do-things-that-joke-tellers/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/bill-cosby-720_along_i-tell-stories-because-i-believe-you-can_2480307.jpg) > [I love cake. I love pie. I love potato chips. I love salt. I do not want yogurt, plain yogurt. It's healthy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-love-cake-i-love-pie-i-love-potato-chips-i-love-salt-i-do-not-want/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/973/bill-cosby-720_bad_i-love-cake-i-love-pie-i-love-potato-chi_1371904.jpg) > [I think 'I Spy,' still when you look at it, speaks volumes in terms of propaganda for equality. It's just magnificent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-think-i-spy-still-when-you-look-at-it-speaks-volumes-in-terms-of/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/025/bill-cosby-720_equality_i-think-i-spy-still-when-you-look-at-it_1713359.jpg) > [People have all kinds of approaches when they come up to me. Some of them are so nervous: 'You know, Mr. Cosby,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/people-have-all-kinds-of-approaches-when-they-come-up-to-me-some-of/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/bill-cosby-720_am_people-have-all-kinds-of-approaches-when_3061812.jpg) > [If you have one of the worst schools in the city, then chances are the teachers are not going to care for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/if-you-have-one-of-the-worst-schools-in-the-city-then-chances-are-the/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5a/bill-cosby-720_about_if-you-have-one-of-the-worst-schools-in_1859296.jpg) > [I see Obama as Sisyphus in the first four years. And nobody would speak about the size of the rock, or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-see-obama-as-sisyphus-in-the-first-four-years-and-nobody-would/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/bill-cosby-720_about_i-see-obama-as-sisyphus-in-the-first-fou_1725517.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) > [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) > [We are all anxious to be accepted. But if you have a strong mother and father who tell you that you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/we-are-all-anxious-to-be-accepted-but-if-you-have-a-strong-mother-and/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/bill-cosby-720_accepted_we-are-all-anxious-to-be-accepted-but-if_2321329.jpg) > [There are certain times of the day when you need a balance - that is, your protein and your carbs. I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/there-are-certain-times-of-the-day-when-you-need-a-balance-that-is/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/bill-cosby-720_anything_there-are-certain-times-of-the-day-when_1633618.jpg) > [I don't think you can bring the races together by joking about the differences between them. I'd rather talk about the similarities,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-don-t-think-you-can-bring-the-races-together-by-joking-about-the/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/bill-cosby-720_about_i-don-t-think-you-can-bring-the-races-to_2002600.jpg) ## Other authors on You ## 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/you/bill-cosby/#itemlist", "name": "22 You Quotes By Bill Cosby", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you don't understand something, you often laugh.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Cosby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/when-you-don-t-understand-something-you-often-laugh/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/bill-cosby-720_laugh_when-you-don-t-understand-something-you_1369191.jpg", "contentUrl": 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