I was baptized by my father when I was 4 years old.
MR. TI was being trained because I wanted to be a preacher like my father. I wanted to talk about Moses; I wanted to talk about God.
More Mr. T Quotes
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God didn’t make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God.
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NBC had a show called ‘The Toughest Bouncer in America’ that I did. But I told them I didn’t like that term, ‘bouncer.’.
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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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I love performing, you know, because, like I say, I’m a ham for this stuff.
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All I ever wanted out of my life was to buy my mother a house. By 1995, I have achieved all I wanted materially in life.
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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!
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See, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!
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And I say that to send a message to all the young thugs out there; that it’s nothing to be ashamed of to say you love your mother.
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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.
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I used to bodyguard for Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks, Sugar Ray Leonard. I used to bodyguard a lot of diamond merchants.
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To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.
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I try to work out my mind more these days. I try to eat right. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I take the skin off chicken. But I’m not on no special diet. I like my steak and potatoes, ice cream, doughnuts.
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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 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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If every man loves his mother, he’s going to treat the ladies right, with love and respect.
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