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I became the storyteller of South Side Chicago. I used an old Kiwi liquid shoe polish as a microphone. I'd go around the house interviewing everybody, telling stupid jokes, doing voices. I mimicked Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., people on 'Laugh-In,' Flip Wilson.

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Bernie Mac's Popular Quotes

I have so much respect for what's funny.

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Whatever success I've had, I always like to top it.

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Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you've learned your lesson.

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If you mess something up, remember who got you there. Don't be pointing fingers, even if finger-pointing is called for. Only one you got to blame is …

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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 was born October 5, 1957, on the South Side of Chicago, in the Woodlawn area, a neighborhood that hasn't changed much in forty-five years. Our hous…

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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 can't build myself by beating somebody down.

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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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