I don’t need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don’t need any of that.
BERNIE MACWhen it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take ’em.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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Black audiences are hard. They always think they’re better than you. So you got to come with a little extra to satisfy them.
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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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Okay, first rule of this carpool. No breaking wind in my car. The only gas that Bernie Mac want to be smelling is unleaded.
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Bernie Mac don’t sugarcoat.
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I’m not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that’s what makes my comedy different.
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I’m not a star, I hate that word, and I’m an entertainer. Stars fall, you know, I’m an entertainer. I want to be known as an entertainer.
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I’ve always been a reserved cat. When I play sports, there’s people used to get mad at me because I didn’t hang out and things like that. I’ve never been that kind of person. Nothing has changed in that regard. I’ve never been posse, and all that. I’m a quiet storm.
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I’m an entertainer and I really enjoy entertaining. I think if you’re going to really be what you say you are, you have to really live it, work it, practice it, and think it.
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It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
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Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
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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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I love who I am. I love what I’ve become.
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I’m very much disciplined because I’m more mature. When I was young I just wanted to live, I could jump, I could run, I was quick and I was relentless.
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You can’t change what happened. Just like you can’t change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving.
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I have so much respect for what’s funny.
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