“When I go out and I meet people who are suffering and they come and talk to me, Mr. T cries, Mr. T who could break a man’s jaw with his fist.”

In high school, I majored in brick masonry.

You pity the fool because you don’t want to beat up a fool! You know, pity is between sorry and mercy. See, if you pity him, you know, you won’t have to beat him up. So that’s why I say fools, you gotta give another chance because they don’t know no better. That’s why I pity them!

I knew I wasn’t going to be a rocket scientist – let’s not be fools – but I wasn’t going to be a bum.

Basically, I wear sandals, like Jesus. When it gets cold in Chicago, the snow way up to my knees, I still wear my sandals. But that’s me.

Reading is the key to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to understanding. So read on, young man! Read on, young lady!

My gold, my money couldn’t stop cancer from appearing on my body. If they can’t save me, then I don’t need them.

Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody, Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray.’

We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don’t be a wimp. Put up a good fight.

I didn’t watch ‘The A-Team’ movie. I’m an artist. You can’t re-paint a Rembrandt. You can’t duplicate that; I don’t care who you get.

Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain’t. I’m tough.

I sent out a tweet, ‘Dancing with the Stars’ should stop the jibber jabber.

I’ve never seen myself as a star. I never call myself a celebrity or a superstar, whatever.

T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite.

I was baptized by my father when I was 4 years old.

If I never make another dollar, I am proud. I did what I wanted to do.

Any man who doesn’t love his mama can’t be no friend of mine.

When you fall for the one that owns you, she’ll be the only one that has the power to make you cry.

We must laugh and cry, enjoy and suffer, in a word, vibrate to our full capacity … I think that’s what being really human means.

Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]

An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.

They terrify lest they should fear.

Everything unknown is magnified. [Lat., Omne ignotum pro magnifico est.]

Flattery labors under the odious charge of servility.

Weep not for me. Rather let your tears flow for the sorrows of the multitude. My work is done. Like a ripe fruit I admit the gathering. Death has no terrors for it is a wise law of nature. I am ready whenever the summons may come.