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Tyler Perry

Madea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
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Mother Southern Term
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
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
You know, people at Wal-Mart are standing there with their uniforms on. I feel like I’m putting on a uniform to do a movie. I don’t feel like it’s dressing in drag.
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Drag People Uniforms
A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery so the old women have to have it.
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Causes Enough Mystery
I’ve never chased money. It’s always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.
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Inspiration Inspire People
I think there’s something that happens at 40 where you settle into your own skin and you stop caring what people think – you realize life is a gift from God and you want to live it to the fullest.
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Caring People Thinking
God has put me in a really good position where I can make the choices to walk away if something is not right, so that way I can keep my integrity.
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Choices Integrity Way
I live my life outside of the box because when I die they’re going to put me into one!
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Boxes Life Living Outside
A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.
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Degrees Label Wall
There’s nothing like real forgiveness, a deep-down forgiveness where you don’t hold any grudges against people. I forgave for the things they didn’t know and for the things they didn’t know to do.
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Deep Down Grudge People Real
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
There’s a huge demand for my entertainment, and I can’t meet the need. So I decided to try a TV show to reach as many of my fans as possible.
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Fans Shows Television Trying
You can get a thousand no’s from people, and only one “yes” from God.
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God Good People Thousand
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

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