Bernie Mac Quotes
The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of.
Quotes to Explore
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A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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I didn't agree with what Joe McCarthy was trying to do, but I sure did admire his methods.
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I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.
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I loved being on the set of 'Field of Dreams' because I hung out with the baseball players all day, played cards, flirted with Ray Liotta, and had a ball.
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Running for office was definitely something I've thought about. When I was younger, I wanted to major in political science. And I've been engaged in current events since I was a kid. If I can make a difference and feel passionately and capable, then I would. Why not?
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Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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When I was younger I wanted to be a gymnast, but they have to be quite short - I was tall.
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My grandparents met each other in amateur theatre. My uncle is an actor.
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When I graduated, I was director of my school's sketch comedy group, and I knew that I wanted to be writing and performing my own sketch comedy. It kind of made me want to do my own one-person sketch group.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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Pummeling an answer out of someone never works. You cannot intimidate someone with aggressive language and think they'll be more forthcoming... that's a caricature of interrogation, part of the TV culture of what it looks like.
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Women are builders of civil society. We are the ones who are going to build it. You know why? We have no choice. Either you shut up, and you are humiliated, or you do what I'm doing. You scream.
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Call me crazy - I love elk meat!
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We Belgians love when we can go to L.A. because the city is amazing and the climate is fantastic.
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When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.
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The history of science is rich in example of the fruitfulness of bringing two sets of techniques, two sets of ideas, developed in separate contexts for the pursuit of new truth, into touch with one another.
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You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back?
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I think what's most important is family.
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It is my firm belief that it will be in the interests of the United States, especially our economic interests, to pursue comprehensive immigration reform.
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I've always said I don't believe in God, I believe in Al Pacino.
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Culture is a thousand things, a thousand times. It's living the core values when you hire; when you write an email; when you are working on a project; when you are walking in the hall.
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Then you'll feel your cheek scratched... A little kiss, like a crazy spider, Will run round your neck... And you'll say to me : "Find it !" bending your head - And we'll take a long time to find that creature - Which travels a lot.
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The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of.
