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Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five chil
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"Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five children, my only hope is that they are all out of the house before I die"

- Bill Cosby

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This quote by Bill Cosby is a funny take on the idea of immortality. He is recommending that having children does not really offer you immortality, however rather can be a source of stress and concern. He is implying that having five children is a great deal of duty which his only hope is that they will all run out the house before he passes away. This quote is a lighthearted way of revealing the concept that having children can be a difficult and frustrating experience. It also indicates that having kids is not a warranty of immortality, however rather a source of worry and tension. Cosby's quote is a funny way of expressing the concept that having children is not always an assurance of immortality.

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Bill Cosby This quote is written / told by Bill Cosby somewhere between July 12, 1937 and today. She was a famous Comedian from USA. The author also have 43 other quotes.

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