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If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right. Bill Cosby 1937-, American Actor, Comedian, Producer 
Gray hair is God's graffiti. Bill Cosby 1937-, American Actor, Comedian, Producer 
That married couples can live together day after day is a miracle the Vatican has overlooked. Bill Cosby 1937-, American Actor, Comedian, Producer 
Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes. Bill Cosby 1937-, American Actor, Comedian, Producer 
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behaviour, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behaviour is always normal. Bill Cosby 1937-, American Actor, Comedian, Producer 
Parents are not quite interested injustice, they are interested in quiet. Bill Cosby 1937-, American Actor, Comedian, Producer 
There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right. Bill Cosby 1937-, American Actor, Comedian, Producer 
I wasn't always black... There was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger. Bill Cosby 1937-, American Actor, Comedian, Producer 
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. Bill Cosby 1937-, American Actor, Comedian, Producer 
He is so old that his blood type was discontinued. Bill Dana  
Fear is the biggest motivator. Bill Dixon  
Often you have to rely on intuition. Bill Gates 1955-, American Computer Engineer, Businessman, Founder of Microsoft 
There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed Bill Gates 1955-, American Computer Engineer, Businessman, Founder of Microsoft 
A lot of what appears to be progress is just so much technological rococo. Bill Grey American Business Executive, Control Data Corp. 
Yesterday's the past and tomorrow's the future. Today is a gift -- which is why they call it the present. Bill Keane  
Everybody in the world thought we couldn't do it. But we did, dammit. [After winning the America's Cup] Bill Koch 1946-, American Skipper 
We have a Bill of rights. What we need is a Bill of responsibilities. Bill Maher  
Everything that used to be a sin, is now a disease. Bill Maher  
The government can destroy wealth but it cannot create wealth, which is the product of labor and management working with creation. Bill Murray 1950-, American Comedian, Actor, Writer 
I'm a nut, but not just a nut. Bill Murray 1950-, American Comedian, Actor, Writer 
Wagner's music is better than it sounds. Bill Nye  
It's very liberating to be naked in front of a hundred people, but there's nothing sexual about lovemaking on a movie set. Bill Paxton 1955-, American Actor, Director, Musician, Producer, Screenwriter 
Oh, great. This is going to be like shooting baskets with Magic Johnson watching. [On watching Independence Day with President Clinton] Bill Pullman 1954-, American Actor, Producer 
A good hitting instructor is able to mold his teaching to the individual. If a guy stands on his head, you perfect that. Bill Robinson American Baseball Manager 
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete. Bill Russell 1934-, American Basketball Player 
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory. Bill Russell 1934-, American Basketball Player 
Do more than you're supposed to do and you can have or be or do anything you want. Bill Sands  
Our elections are free -- it's in the results where eventually we pay. Bill Stern  
Never change a winning game; always change a losing one. Bill Tilden 1893-1953, American Tennis Player 
If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors. Bill Vaughan 1915-1977, American Author, Journalist 
A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm. Bill Vaughan 1915-1977, American Author, Journalist 
When the insects take over the world we hope they will remember, with gratitude, how we took them along on all our picnics. Bill Vaughan 1915-1977, American Author, Journalist 
Pipe-smokers spend so much time cleaning, filling and fooling with their pipes, they don't have time to get into mischief. Bill Vaughan 1915-1977, American Author, Journalist 
The tax collector must love poor people. He is creating so many of them. Bill Vaughan 1915-1977, American Author, Journalist 
I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing. Bill Veeck 1914-1986, American Baseball Executive 
We have a lot of players in their first year. Some of them are also in their last year. Bill Walsh American Football Coach 
No matter how good you get, there's always something further out there. Bill Walton American Basketball Player 
Good writing is clear thinking made visible. Bill Wheeler  
A woman past forty should make up her mind to be young; not her face. Billie Burke  
Age doesn't matter, unless you're cheese. Billie Burke  
Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese Billie Burke  
To survive there, you need the ambition of a Latin-American revolutionary, the ego of a grand opera tenor, and the physical stamina of a cow pony. Billie Burke  
In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it's the worst kind of hell for those who love you. Billie Holiday 1915-1959, American Jazz Singer 
You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation. Billie Holiday 1915-1959, American Jazz Singer 
I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years. If you can, then it ain't music, it's close-order drill or exercise or yodelling or something, not music. Billie Holiday 1915-1959, American Jazz Singer 
I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been. Billie Holiday 1915-1959, American Jazz Singer 
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. Billie Jean King 1943-, American Tennis Player 
Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball. Billie Jean King 1943-, American Tennis Player 
Be bold. If you are going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball. Billie Jean King 1943-, American Tennis Player 
If a lie is repeated often enough all the dumb jackasses in the world not only get to believe it, they even swear by it. Billy Boy Franklin  



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