When 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.
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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I want people to say at the end of my day, you know, like I used to say about Sidney Poitier and James Cagney and Joan Crawford and Red Skelton and those guys and Bill Cosby. They did quality and substance. You always remember them.
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That’s the whole key to anything: Don’t be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.
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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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I get facials. I get a manicure and pedicure every week. I get my hair cut, and I oil myself down from head to toe. I got that from my brother. I was so impressed with how high maintenance he was. When he left the room, you could still smell him for an hour.
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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.
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I think a lot of TV insults the audience.
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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 grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.
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My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that – a stern enforcer.
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Fear is not one of my attributes.
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I’m not afraid to fail. Sometimes when you lose, you win. Sometimes when you win, you lose.
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I came from a place where there wasn’t a lot of joy.
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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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I’m not a politician, I’m a comedian. I know my limitations.
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The two sides of Bernie – that’s a quiet weapon that I have.
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