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.
MIKE TYSONIt’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.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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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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I’m the most brutal and ruthless conquerer there has ever been.
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This white woman came up to me, and I’m thinking, WOW. When I was a kid, she would have been robbed and raped and left for dead. This is a real strange scenario, and I just wanted to cry. I’m like, “Who am I? Where’s my heritage?
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People relate to fighters so much because fighting reflects life.
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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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We all have to control our feelings. That’s the thing that separates us from animals.
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Anyone with a grain of sense would know that if I punched my wife I would rip her head off. It’s all lies. I have never laid a finger on her.
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I always had a lot of responsibilities. I just didn’t take them. I just decided to take care of my responsibilities, live up to them. That’s a pretty interesting job. It’s harder than being heavyweight champion of the world.
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Tupac Shakur always wanted me to smoke weed with him, and I never did it, and I wish I did…That’s my biggest regret.
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Fighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It’s the determination and the will in the guy.
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There’s nothing wrong with making mistakes, just don’t make the same ones. We don’t want to duplicate them.
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Money is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.
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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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My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.
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The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.
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