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 pity the fool who just gives up.
More Mr. T Quotes
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To the women and children, T stands for tender. To the bad guys and thugs, it stands for tough.
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We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don’t be a wimp. Put up a good fight.
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I used to bodyguard for Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks, Sugar Ray Leonard. I used to bodyguard a lot of diamond merchants.
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I answer only to God.
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I’m a Christian – I really don’t believe in UFOs.
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I have a heart of gold, but I’m really a marshmallow in my heart.
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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’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 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.
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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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I’m a child of God first. Before I became a celebrity, I was baptized a Christian.
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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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I know about two things: ‘Rocky III’ and Clubber Lang, and ‘A-Team’ and B.A. Baracus. That’s who I am!
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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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I’m proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer.
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I get up every morning and say, ‘Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength.
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I wanted to talk about the apostles, the disciples and all that.
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When I’m in the house of God, I don’t wear my jewelry, if you’re looking for my jewelry. All you see is my heart of gold.
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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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When my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains.
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I could talk all day, T stands for talking, T stands for tender, T stands for things that don’t even rhyme with T.
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I thank God I’m in a position where I can pick and choose – there are some roles I don’t play.
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They used to call me ‘Touchdown T.’ I remember in high school, we had homecoming, and I got in front of the pep rally, and I told them, ‘I’m going to run for three touchdowns.’ I ran for three touchdowns, kicked the extra point, and took myself out the game.
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Don’t be getting sloppy drunk and telling them dirty jokes.
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When you give, it comes back to you.
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In high school, I majored in brick masonry.
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