Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.
BILL COSBYEvery closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.
BILL COSBYI’m supposed to figure out if the glass is half full or half empty, I told her. Without a moment’s hesitation, in a split second, my grandmother shrugged and said: It depends on if you’re drinking or pouring.
BILL COSBYIntellectuals are people who go to study things other people do naturally.
BILL COSBYParents are not interested in justice, they’re interested in peace and quiet.
BILL COSBYThe essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.
BILL COSBYIf you know what you want, you will recognize it when you see it.
BILL COSBYOld is always fifteen years from now.
BILL COSBYThere is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God.
BILL COSBYDecide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.
BILL COSBYThe heart of marriage is memories; and if the two of you happen to have the same ones and can savor your reruns, then your marriage is a gift from the gods.
BILL COSBYHuman beings are the only creatures on earth who allow their kids to come back home.
BILL COSBYTake your bottom lip and pull it over your head.
BILL COSBYIs the glass half full, or half empty? It depends on whether you’re pouring, or drinking.
BILL COSBYIt is a point of pride for the American male to keep the same size jockey shorts for his entire life.
BILL COSBYI guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same reason that Napoleon had for invading Russia: it seemed like a good idea at the time.
BILL COSBYLet us now set forth one of the fundamental truths about marriage: the wife is in charge.
BILL COSBY