If you get knocked down – setbacks in life, like applying for a job if they don’t hire you – keep trying, keep getting up, keep doing it.
MR. TAll I ever wanted to do with my life was own a little house. I did that way back with ‘Rocky,’ so now everything I do is just icing on the cake.
More Mr. T Quotes
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I take a lot of pride in the work I do, because people pay to see me. They’ve got to get babysitters, park their car, get popcorn and candy. I’ve got to be conscious of that.
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When my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains.
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Football players, the brain and all that stuff, ooh-eee, that’s not good.
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You pity the fool because you don’t want to beat up a fool! You know, pity is between sorry and mercy. See, if you pity him, you know, you won’t have to beat him up. So that’s why I say fools, you gotta give another chance because they don’t know no better. That’s why I pity them!
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I was being trained because I wanted to be a preacher like my father. I wanted to talk about Moses; I wanted to talk about God.
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I was baptized by my father when I was 4 years old.
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I always was a Christian… whatsoever a man thinks in his heart is who he is.
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I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.
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I used to carry my father’s Bible and put it on the pulpit so he could preach.
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Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain’t. I’m tough.
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When you give, it comes back to you.
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I listen to my mother, and that keeps me out of trouble. I’m a good son.
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All I ever wanted to do with my life was own a little house. I did that way back with ‘Rocky,’ so now everything I do is just icing on the cake.
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I try to work out my mind more these days. I try to eat right. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I take the skin off chicken. But I’m not on no special diet. I like my steak and potatoes, ice cream, doughnuts.
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I didn’t come to Hollywood. Hollywood came to me. A lot of people wish they could say the things I say. Everyone out here is so phony, it’s sickening.
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