Malcolm-Jamal Warner Quotes

I have accepted that even when Mr. Cosby is long gone, I will still get asked about him.

I want to be remembered as the biggest philanthropist in Turkey.

I met Arthur Ashe a few times. I know how important education was to him.

As philanthropists, the most powerful legacy we can create is one that keeps on giving - through our children.

After my grandfather began to be successful, he returned to the village where he was born and founded a primary school.

One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife.

The world is better because of Coretta Scott King. She affected countless lives and her voice will be deeply missed, especially by those who carry on her incredible undertaking.

Tons of comedians have said, 'I grew up learning from Bill Cosby. He's great.' But that respect doesn't mean much to the young people. They like their ginger ale with hot sauce.

I always wanted to work with Betty White, because she is one of my heroes of all time, and I just love her.

Of course, the whole Andy Kaufman angle was classic. I'm real proud of that. I mean that is something people are still talking about 20 years later, making movies about and that sort of thing. I mean not a day goes by that someone doesn't mention Andy Kaufman to me.

But there's a huge blessing that comes from being a part of a show like 'The Cosby Show' that sets such a high standard of quality - it touched so many people on so many different levels.

When I was on TV in the '80s, I wasn't thinking, 'There's a 10-year-old kid watching this and in 15 years, he's gonna be doing stuff that was influenced by me.' I was trying to get my five minutes together. So now that those people are comedians and they're influenced by me - it's bizarre.

Teach [our girls] that there is a race with special needs [Blacks] which they and only they can help; that the world needs and is already asking for their trained, efficient forces.

There are very few African Americans who have had as much impact on American society as Bill Cosby.

But for those who really want to make the world a better place, can we start looking at Bill Gates's path instead of Steve Jobs? I like my iPad, but Gates is one of the greatest heroes of our time. For me, that has nothing to do with Microsoft and everything to do with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

You know what Bill Cosby did wrong? He started criticizing young black men.

What can I say about a world without Garry Shandling? This is where I need Garry. He would have something pithy, and there would be a laugh, and your heart would break at the same time. He changed my life.

I had an amazing experience being on a hit show for Showtime, doing 'Queer as Folk', and impacting things socially, like helping change hearts and minds. It's such a big chapter of my life.

I don't necessarily believe that 'The Cosby Show' should disappear as a cultural reference, but it is. That's sad to me. I understand why. He was a man who possibly did some really bad things, and he should be punished beyond a doubt. But that show, and the impact it had not just on black culture, but culture, was amazing.

I think Hollywood is an incredible tool to teach people. It brings stories and information to the television screen, to the movie theater screens, that people get to empathize with.

We need to have Bill Cosby month in Philadelphia.

Donald Trump had a university. Well, the state attorney general decided that the Donald Trump University was an unlicensed sham. And I thought, you know you're at a bad university when your commencement speaker is Whitey Bulger.

I wanted to continue to be active on those things that I cared about when I was president where I could still have an impact.

The truth of the matter is: you can create a great legacy, and inspire others, by giving it to philanthropic organizations.

Totie Fields is one of my benchmarks for a lot of things. There was a standard of show business.