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I’m not afraid to fail. Sometimes when you lose, you win. Sometimes when you win, you lose.

Bernie Mac

Making people laugh is what I’ve been doing since I was like four or five years old. I still have a lust, I still have a passion. I don’t care about how I look, I’m dedicated to the laughs.
BERNIE MAC

Laughing Life Live Making Passion Years
I had to do clubs where street gangs were, had to do motorcycle gangs, gay balls and things of that nature.
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Gangs Motorcycycle Nature Things
When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take ’em.
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Believe Children Inspirational
I have so much respect for what’s funny.
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Funny Mush Respect
My girlfriend Rhonda, who’s now my wife, I graduated from high school, she got pregnant. My grandfather said, ‘You’ve got to do the right thing.’
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Girlfriend Right School Things Wife
I wasn’t disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive that I have in comedy, and acting, and writing, that’s why I knew it just wasn’t right for me.
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Acting Athlete Comedy Writing
It was rough being dark. I got heat from my own people more than anyone else. I remember going to my mom and saying, ‘Why am I so black?’ And she said, ‘Because I’m black. You just gotta always work harder than the average bear.’
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Dark Hard Heart Mom Rough Work
I took my sports experience to my life on stage. That’s why I’m so disciplined. Playing sports, I was always underestimated. I was never picked first to do anything. This always helped me. It taught me how to push myself.
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Anything Firsts Help Push Sports Taught
I don’t care about how I look; I’m dedicated to the laughs. You know, I used to be a clown, so – my name was Smoothie the Clown. All the training I had, all my training is geared toward making people laugh, and I didn’t care about being cool.
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Laughing Names People Training
Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
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Son Success Way Winning
Stand-up is what I am; stand-up is what made me.
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Made Stand
That’s the whole key to anything: Don’t be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.
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Afraid Anything Fail Failing Keys
I want to have fun. Life ain’t no dress rehearsal. I want to have fun. I’m a comedian; I ain’t no politician. So everything I do is with humor, with love.
BERNIE MAC

Comedian Dresses Everything Fun
You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.
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Big Challenges Motivational
I’m an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
BERNIE MAC

Extraordinary Guy Jobs Ordinary
It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
BERNIE MAC

Just Pleasure Someone Strong

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