When I was nine years old, living on the south side of Chicago, my father was a minister and my mother used to scrub floors.
MR. TMr. T. been to chemo, Mr. T been to radiation, hair fall out… but he’s back. Now I can give hope when I go to the hospital, see the sick kids with cancer, tell them, don’t quit.
More Mr. T Quotes
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I’m tough when I have to be, tender when I should be. When you find a really tough guy, he’s not a predator. He doesn’t have to prove himself.
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They used to call me ‘Touchdown T.’ I remember in high school, we had homecoming, and I got in front of the pep rally, and I told them, ‘I’m going to run for three touchdowns.’ I ran for three touchdowns, kicked the extra point, and took myself out the game.
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Everybody has done something that we wish we didn’t say or do and wish we could take it back.
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To the women and children, T stands for tender. To the bad guys and thugs, it stands for tough.
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Reading is the key to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to understanding. So read on, young man! Read on, young lady!
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I thank God I’m in a position where I can pick and choose – there are some roles I don’t play.
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I was a straight-A student. But I was a bad lad.
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I was mischievous. I wasn’t bad. I stole food so we could eat. My mother didn’t know.
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My mother never cursed at home; my father never cursed at home. My father didn’t drink. Even though we were poor, we would say a blessing over the table. So that’s who I am.
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You cross me, I’m going to hurt you. But I’m really very gentle.
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As a Christian, you forgive, and you feed the hungry and clothe the naked, and you visit the sick and comfort the lonely.
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See, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!
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And I say that to send a message to all the young thugs out there; that it’s nothing to be ashamed of to say you love your mother.
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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.
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To have a comeback, you have to have a setback.
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