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.
MR. TMy mother told me, ‘Son, nobody else but God knows.’ And that’s what I’m about – reaching out to the people, crying with them, giving them hope.
More Mr. T Quotes
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Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.
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WWE asked me to be in the Hall of Fame, and I turned it down. You know why? They put Pete Rose in the wrestling Hall of Fame. This guy can’t even get into his own Hall of Fame.
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When my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains.
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If I never make another dollar, my life is complete.
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I didn’t come to Hollywood. Hollywood came to me. A lot of people wish they could say the things I say. Everyone out here is so phony, it’s sickening.
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Back in the day, I would wear up to 45 pounds of gold. It would take me four hours to get dressed!
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I hold the door for the ladies – I’m a gent.
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I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.
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When you give, it comes back to you.
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I have the Midas touch, in the way that when I hook up with a project, I feel, not speaking cocky or conceited, but there’s a confidence I have.
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I’m tough when I have to be, tender when I should be. When you find a really tough guy, he’s not a predator. He doesn’t have to prove himself.
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If you get knocked down – setbacks in life, like applying for a job if they don’t hire you – keep trying, keep getting up, keep doing it.
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This guy Clubber Lang, I’ve been him all my life. He’s mean and hungry just like me.
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My faith was tested like Job. That’s the message I try to tell other people: just because you believe in God, serve God, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, people gotta realize, it don’t mean things not gonna happen to you.
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When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn’t afford to pay attention.
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