My mother is a strong, wonderful woman. I could never be anything she didn’t want me to be.
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Mr. T143 quotes“My mother is a strong, wonderful woman. I could never be anything she didn’t want me to be.”
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Rocky’ and ‘Rocky III’ were the best.
Mr. TMr. T I’m a child of God first. Before I became a celebrity, I was baptized a Christian.
Mr. TMr. T See, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T All I ever wanted to do with my life was own a little house. I did that way back with ‘Rocky,’ so now everything I do is just icing on the cake.
Mr. TMr. T Don’t be getting sloppy drunk and telling them dirty jokes.
Mr. TMr. T I have a heart of gold, but I’m really a marshmallow in my heart.
Mr. TMr. T My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people.
Mr. TMr. T I am a Christian, and the Bible teaches me to forgive.
Mr. TMr. T When I go out and I meet people who are suffering and they come and talk to me, Mr. T cries, Mr. T who could break a man’s jaw with his fist.
Mr. TMr. T Mr. T. been to chemo, Mr. T been to radiation, hair fall out… but he’s back. Now I can give hope when I go to the hospital, see the sick kids with cancer, tell them, don’t quit.
Mr. TMr. T I’m a free spirit.
Mr. TMr. T You cross me, I’m going to hurt you. But I’m really very gentle.
Mr. TMr. T I don’t like magic – but I have been known to make guys disappear.
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ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
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The things you do for a woman you wouldn’t do for anything else. Same with money.
Satchel PaigeSatchel Paige a little sounder for those who come after. Nobody begins or ends anything. Each person is a link, weak or strong, in an endless chain.
Ida TarbellIda Tarbell Perhaps I’m not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything else.
Sean ConnerySean Connery Few of us get anything without working for it.
William FeatherWilliam Feather I don’t care about making anything new. I make music to express an emotion, and if the emotion is nostalgic, so be it.
MitskiMitski I can’t do anything in moderation.
Ozzy OsbourneOzzy Osbourne If love means anything at all it means extending your hand to the unlovable.
Quentin CrispQuentin Crisp When asked, ‘Shall I tell my mother I’m gay?’, I reply, ‘Never tell your mother anything.
Quentin CrispQuentin Crisp