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 TYSONThere’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.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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There’s nothing like confidence.
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I’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
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Sometimes, the people we invest the most time in disappoint us the most.
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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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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 try my best to learn from other people’s mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change.
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Destroy or be destroyed! I just love that way of 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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You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
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It’s unnatural to fight somebody who has nothing against you and never did anything to you or to your family, who never stole anything from you. And now you’ve got to go and try to dismantle this guy.
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I fight for perfection.
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I refuse to let adversity allow me to be average.
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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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You have to compete in life because if you don’t have no competition – no competition, no spirit, you know, you’ll fall under the slightest struggle.
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Any man can do what he has to do. But doing it like you love it? That is what takes it to a whole different level. A champion does it like he loves it, even when he doesn’t.
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