It’s good to know how to read, but it’s dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you’re reading.
MIKE TYSONThese books ain’t window dressing. I think Machiavelli’s the most sophisticated writer outside of Shakespeare. Way ahead of his time. Such a manipulative person. Everything he accomplished he did by kissin’ ass.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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Confidence breeds success & success breeds confidence, Confidence applied properly surpasses genius.
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Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody who helps you is not your friend.
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These books ain’t window dressing. I think Machiavelli’s the most sophisticated writer outside of Shakespeare. Way ahead of his time. Such a manipulative person. Everything he accomplished he did by kissin’ ass.
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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 no future in our past. Just experience. We want to return to it, but we don’t want to close the door on it either.
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I could have knocked him out in the 3rd round but I wanted to do it slowly, So he would remember this night for a long time.
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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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No one wants to get up at 4 and run when it’s pitch-dark, but it has to be done. The only reason i do it so early is because i believe the other guy isn’t doing it and that gives me a little edge.
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My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.
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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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As human beings, nobody gets out of this world free. We all have to do some suffering before we leave.
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Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.
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We all have to control our feelings. That’s the thing that separates us from animals.
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Sometimes during a relationship, a friendship, a friend’s gonna have to prove they’re your friend, and you’re gonna have to prove you’re their friend.
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I don’t react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don’t care about anything. It’s just too hard for me to get emotional. I can’t cry no more.
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