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My momma didn’t clean up floors so I could be a thug… so I could wear my pants down.
Mr. TMr. T I said I would never wear my gold again because it would be insensitive and disrespectful to all the people who died and lost everything in Katrina.
Mr. TMr. T If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don’t just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind.
Mr. TMr. T You’ll never have any trouble with Mr. T, I’m just a big, calm teddy bear kind of guy. Mr. T ain’t ashamed to cry.
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T Whatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.
Mr. TMr. T To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T I’ve turned those steel chains into gold to symbolize the fact that I’m still a slave, only my price tag is higher.
Mr. TMr. T I always was a Christian… whatsoever a man thinks in his heart is who he is.
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T I’m a bold Christian, not a scaredy-cat Christian.
Mr. TMr. T Left ear, I wear four earrings. The four is symbolic of the four seasons, spring, winter, summer and fall, the four directions, north, east, south and west, the four gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Mr. TMr. T When you give, it comes back to you.
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T I’m not the same man I used to be, I’m not out hell-raising, stuff like that. I am a changed man.
Mr. TMr. T
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From our community writers
We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
Ginnie BaleGinnie Bale
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I am not a politician and I have no intention of being one.
Sean ConnerySean Connery I’m no genius.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz Oh, I’m not a true genius. I’m a near genius. I would say I’m a short genius. I’d rather be tall and normal than a short genius.
Mel BrooksMel Brooks I am fearless.
Conor McGregorConor McGregor I’m confident, but not so confident that I’m cocky.
Adrian BeltreAdrian Beltre I’m competitive.
Adina PorterAdina Porter I’m no Leonardo DiCaprio.
Adam BaldwinAdam Baldwin I’m at a place in my life where I do finally feel, at least most of the time, that I know who I am and I’m comfortable with the person that I am.
Aaron TveitAaron Tveit