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. TI was mischievous. I wasn’t bad. I stole food so we could eat. My mother didn’t know.
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My mother told me, ‘Son, nobody else but God knows.’ And that’s what I’m about – reaching out to the people, crying with them, giving them hope.
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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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I’m not really an actor, I’m a reactor; I’m a pitchman. That’s what I do best. Nobody can do it any better.
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I’m a bold Christian, not a scaredy-cat Christian.
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They shouldn’t make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody’s going to war.
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When I’m ready to fight, my opponent has a better chance of surviving a forest fire wearing gasoline drawers.
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I always was a Christian… whatsoever a man thinks in his heart is who he is.
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If every man loves his mother, he’s going to treat the ladies right, with love and respect.
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I didn’t watch ‘The A-Team’ movie. I’m an artist. You can’t re-paint a Rembrandt. You can’t duplicate that; I don’t care who you get.
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I’ll never have a wedding. I don’t want to marry just to do what everybody else is doing.
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I’m not the same man I used to be, I’m not out hell-raising, stuff like that. I am a changed man.
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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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I’m proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer.
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I sent out a tweet, ‘Dancing with the Stars’ should stop the jibber jabber.
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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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Basically, I wear sandals, like Jesus. When it gets cold in Chicago, the snow way up to my knees, I still wear my sandals. But that’s me.
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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 was mischievous. I wasn’t bad. I stole food so we could eat. My mother didn’t know.
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NBC had a show called ‘The Toughest Bouncer in America’ that I did. But I told them I didn’t like that term, ‘bouncer.’.
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I am a tough guy.
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If I forget to pray, I can’t get through the day without snapping at people.
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It takes a smart man to play dumb.
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I believed in God when cancer come to me. Now when I speak, I speak with authority because I’ve been there.
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Gold was a gift to Jesus. If it’s good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me!
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I knew I wasn’t going to be a rocket scientist – let’s not be fools – but I wasn’t going to be a bum.
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I hold the door for the ladies – I’m a gent.
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