I had seven brothers and four sisters. I told my mama, ‘One of these days I’m going to be big and strong and buy you a beautiful house.’ That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do with my life, is to take care of my mother.
MR. TI’ll never have a wedding. I don’t want to marry just to do what everybody else is doing.
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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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I learned that from Muhammad Ali; I used to bodyguard him. He taught me about confidence. So when it comes to any job I work, I’m gonna do it good; I’m going to bring it over the top.
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It takes a smart man to play dumb.
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I’m so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.
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Whatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.
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I go to cancer wards, and I tell them guys, ‘I’ve beaten it. You can, too.’
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I don’t mean to be cocky, but if I’m never on TV again.
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Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.
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I’m proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer.
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I pray to God. I don’t pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to God, and that’s the end of it.
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I’m a free spirit.
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Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.
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My mother never cursed at home; my father never cursed at home. My father didn’t drink. Even though we were poor, we would say a blessing over the table. So that’s who I am.
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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.
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I used to bodyguard for some celebrities and other people, and when I wasn’t doing that, I used to work at a disco as a doorman or a bouncer.
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