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. TI have the Midas touch, in the way that when I hook up with a project, I feel, not speaking cocky or conceited, but there’s a confidence I have.
More Mr. T Quotes
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WWE asked me to be in the Hall of Fame, and I turned it down. You know why? They put Pete Rose in the wrestling Hall of Fame. This guy can’t even get into his own Hall of Fame.
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My mother is a strong, wonderful woman. I could never be anything she didn’t want me to be.
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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.
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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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I’m so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.
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I love performing, you know, because, like I say, I’m a ham for this stuff.
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T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite.
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I hold the door for the ladies – I’m a gent.
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If people are cool, then they are not stressed. I pity the fool that don’t be cool.
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You cross me, I’m going to hurt you. But I’m really very gentle.
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We had the wood shop, the machine shop, so I know about all that. I wanted to build buildings when I graduated from high school. I do know my way around that stuff.
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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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All I ever wanted out of my life was to buy my mother a house. By 1995, I have achieved all I wanted materially in life.
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I don’t have a problem with Hulk Hogan. People say things and do things, and who am I to judge?
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I was baptized by my father when I was 4 years old.
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