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I try to use my experience and the fact that I grew up in the ghetto – I tell people you don’t have to rob or steal to get out of the ghetto.
Mr. TMr. T I don’t mean to be cocky, but if I’m never on TV again.
Mr. TMr. T I used to bodyguard for some celebrities and other people, and when I wasn’t doing that, I used to work at a disco as a doorman or a bouncer.
Mr. TMr. T When I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone’s mouth was ‘Mister,’ a sign of respect.
Mr. TMr. T I had seven brothers and four sisters. I told my mama, ‘One of these days I’m going to be big and strong and buy you a beautiful house.’ That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do with my life, is to take care of my mother.
Mr. TMr. T I believe in the Golden Rule – The Man with the Gold… Rules.
Mr. TMr. T I answer only to God.
Mr. TMr. T I was one of the wildest Santa Clauses they ever had.
Mr. TMr. T I won’t do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.
Mr. TMr. T They shouldn’t make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody’s going to war.
Mr. TMr. T I used to carry my father’s Bible and put it on the pulpit so he could preach.
Mr. TMr. T If I forget to pray, I can’t get through the day without snapping at people.
Mr. TMr. T I thank God I’m in a position where I can pick and choose – there are some roles I don’t play.
Mr. TMr. T I’m a mama’s boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother.
Mr. TMr. T I would never do a commercial if I thought it was offensive to anyone.
Mr. TMr. T You know, T can stand for anything. T stand for working hard. T stand for loving thy neighbor. T stand for feeding the hungry. T stand for just working, working, working, being happy on the set, you know, lifting everybody’s spirits. T stands for just a nice guy.
Mr. TMr. T
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ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
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Power gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue.
Edmund BurkeEdmund Burke Its incredible how gentle and rough life is at the same time.
Amy Turn SharpAmy Turn Sharp Basically it’s like this, sometimes you have to tell fear to gently fuck off.
Amy Turn SharpAmy Turn Sharp The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
T.L. MartinT.L. Martin When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales A man will be as much of a gentleman as a woman requires.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
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