They say if you don’t have your health you ain’t got nothing, but the truth is you ain’t got nothing if you don’t have no one to worry about your health.
BERNIE MACWhen I hit my 20s, I struggled to make it. I got married at 19, and my daughter, Je’Niece, was born a year later. I worked blue collar jobs during the day and comedy clubs at night, and I was earning about $25 a year doing stand-up.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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I’m an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
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It took me a long time to get to where I’m at, in my career and as a man. I was going through my trials and tribulations in life, and it gave me the strength to tackle things that have come my way.
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I’m funny. I’m a comedian. I’m not a clown.
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Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors.
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Shut up before I drop yo ass off at Koreatown. Now hold on, America, don’t start writing no letters. I’m just kidding. But am I lying?
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I ain’t running for office. I ain’t running for nothing.
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I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, ‘I’m like you – I’m frustrated, I’m not an expert, I don’t have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I’m selfish too.’
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When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take ’em.
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I love who I am. I love what I’ve become.
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Comedy has been so good to me.
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My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.
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I don’t need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don’t need any of that.
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As I got older, I got into all kinds of things in the streets – but for some reason, I never got caught up with the gangs growing up. Everybody dug me, man. I never had problems.
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Hugs aren’t like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around.
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I always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman.
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