Every success story has a parent who says, over my dead body. Every success story has an old person who walks up to you and says, when youre acting the fool, you know I worry about you sometimes. – Bill Cosby
The first-born in every family is always dreaming for an imaginary older brother or sister who will look out for them. – Bill Cosby
The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now. – Bill Cosby
Parents are not interested in justice; they are interested in quiet. – Bill Cosby
I think the success of a talk show depends on how true it is to the personality of the person hosting it. The shows I really admire, like Oprah and Ellen, are distinctively like their hosts, so I think my show will be successful only if we try to stay consistent to my own sense of myself. – Jane Pauley