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The Rio de Contas, a wide, almost delta-like river, was startling, a sudden big sky and a feeling of openness, and very bright. It was noisy with birds. The rain forest houses most of the earth's plant and animal population. I hadn't anticipated it would be so loud.


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BILL COSBY There are two sides to every story, and sometimes three, four, and five.
BILL COSBY When I say, I don't care what white people think, I mean that.
BILL COSBY If you speak your mind and if it is true what you're saying, then I think the integrity of what ...
BILL COSBY Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.
BILL COSBY Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituari...
BILL COSBY Sometimes you try to help people, and it backfires on you, and then they try to take advantage of yo...
BILL COSBY Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.
BILL COSBY Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: e...
BILL COSBY Gray hair is God's graffiti.
BILL COSBY A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
BILL COSBY If you took your child to the dentist and check for cavities, the child likely won't get them. I...
BILL COSBY By the 1960s, many of us believed that the Civil Rights Movement could eliminate racism in America d...
BILL COSBY The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.
BILL COSBY Anytime I get down to Miami, it's a wonderful thing.
BILL GOLDBERG I have realized over time that I missed the mark with HyperCard. I grew up in a box-centric culture ...
BILL ATKINSON As a father, you want the best for your son, quite obviously. You want to create the best memories f...
BILL GOLDBERG Movie acting suits me because I only need to be good for ninety seconds at a time.
BILL MURRAY If you're so pro-life, do me a favour: don't lock arms and block medical clinics. If you'...
BILL HICKS I was in NYC during 9/11; it happened on a Tuesday, I was on stage Thursday. It was a small crowd, b...
BILL BURR There are more people dying of malaria than any specific cancer.
BILL GATES The man who rows the boat seldom has time to rock it.
BILL COPELAND I can't negate the theory that the Huxtables on 'The Cosby Show' may have helped pave th...
BILL COSBY A buddy will keep you honest and add a dimension of fun to your workout.
BILL TOOMEY Someday, somehow, the leadership of Planned Parenthood will have to answer for their callous disrega...
BILL FLORES