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There were certain areas in the country where I couldn’t go without being stopped and asked for autographs and pictures for years.

Tyler Perry

Statistics say that I’m supposed to be in jail. And I’m not supposed to be alive.
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Alive Jail Statistics
Children love their mothers. Especially with a boy child and his mother, there’s a bond that’s unbreakable.
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Boys Children Mother
I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells… Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
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Directors Looks Stories
Don’t stop. Narrow your focus to one idea, and make it work. That will give birth to all of the others. All you can do is plant the seed and water it.
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Giving Ideas Water
I got 27 people livin in my head and all of them was about to beat the heck out of you for doin that.
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Beats. Doing Heck People
What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can’t wrap my brain around that one.
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Brain Film Wraps
You will always fine jealous people.They’re the ones promoting you.
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Fine Jealous People
I don’t think the dreams die – I think that people give up. I think it gets too hard.
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Dream Give Up Thinking
Forgiveness is giving up the hope of what happened to you from being different.
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Being Different Giving Happened
Ever since I’ve been blessed with success, I’ve struggled a little with anonymity and even family. I’ve had people calling asking for money, and I have to ask them first, ‘Are you working? Have you been trying to help yourself?’ Then I feel like I can help.
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Blessed People Trying
…when you put on your shortest dress, please leave some mystery in it. That’s the difference between a miniskirt and a ho-skirt. A ho-skirt shows your Frisbee. A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery.
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Causes Differences Dresses
I thank God for Closed Doors
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Closed Doors Doors God Thank
A mother’s love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.
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Distance Mother Powerful
People say the truth hurts. Hell no, it hurts even more if you do a whole bunch of foolishness to try and avoid it.
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Hurt People Trying
Developing a good work ethic is a key [to success]. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you’re a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.
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Jobs Keys Summer
The important thing for me is, and what I’d like people to know is that, one particular genre does not make it whole. There are many, many different genres and if you ever gave it an opportunity open mindedly, I think you’d find some pretty interesting things there.
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Opportunity People Thinking

There were certain areas in the country where I couldn’t go without being stopped and asked for autographs and pictures for years.

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