You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
MIKE TYSONI’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.
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As human beings, nobody gets out of this world free. We all have to do some suffering before we leave.
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In order for me to achieve… I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words I had to fake it until I make it.
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I’m just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.
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Sometimes, the people we invest the most time in disappoint us the most.
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You have to be a friend to yourself. You know, ’cause if you’re not a friend to yourself, you’re an enemy to yourself and if someone’s a friend of everybody they are an enemy to themselves.
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We all have to control our feelings. That’s the thing that separates us from animals.
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Not to be egotistical, but I don’t think there is a man on this planet who can beat me.
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You stand your ground and you perform your art. That’s what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.
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You can’t be disturbed by anything. There’s no emotion involved. You can’t feel sorrow, you can’t feel pity, there’s nothing you feel. The job has to be done.
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There’s nothing like confidence.
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I’m gonna make sure you talk about me, and your grandkids and kids after that gonna know about me…your great grandkids will say “wow, wasn’t that a bizarre individual?”
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When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.
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My nature is to get instant gratification. On stage, I can feel everybody’s anticipation. I know what they want, I know what I’m going to give them, I know when I’m going to give it to them, I know when they want it.
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People say ‘Poor guy.’ That insults me. I despise sympathy. So I screwed up. I made some mistakes. ‘Poor guy,’ like I’m some victim. There’s nothing poor about me.
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