I don’t call up the press and say, ‘Look at me!’
MR. TGuys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain’t. I’m tough.
More Mr. T Quotes
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My reputation grew because I was a professional. I did my job, and I was courteous – a no-nonsense guy.
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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.
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To me, it’s offensive. A bouncer likes to get physical, likes to put his hands on people.
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To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.
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If you look at my job, my union card, it says ‘actor.’ It don’t say nothing about celebrity, movie star, nothing like that, and that’s one thing that keeps me humble.
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Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody, Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray.’
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I don’t worry. I don’t doubt. I’m daring. I’m a rebel.
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I used to tell her some man gave me $10 to sweep out the yard. I was like Robin Hood. I took from the rich and gave to the poor. Me.
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My faith was tested like Job. That’s the message I try to tell other people: just because you believe in God, serve God, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, people gotta realize, it don’t mean things not gonna happen to you.
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My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people.
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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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I’m proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer.
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Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.
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I’ve turned those steel chains into gold to symbolize the fact that I’m still a slave, only my price tag is higher.
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My momma didn’t clean up floors so I could be a thug… so I could wear my pants down.
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