I believed in God when cancer come to me. Now when I speak, I speak with authority because I’ve been there.
MR. TMy mother is a strong, wonderful woman. I could never be anything she didn’t want me to be.
More Mr. T Quotes
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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.
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To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.
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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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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.
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God is on my side, and that’s all I need. I get up in the morning.
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Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain’t. I’m tough.
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When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn’t afford to pay attention.
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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.
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I always was a Christian… whatsoever a man thinks in his heart is who he is.
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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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Obama’s not Jesus. He can’t walk on water.
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I tell everybody, I get so much because I give so much. I give freely, I give all my time, give all my money, give all of my soul.
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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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I love performing, you know, because, like I say, I’m a ham for this stuff.
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My momma didn’t clean up floors so I could be a thug… so I could wear my pants down.
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As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss-a-meal and no meal.
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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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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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If people are cool, then they are not stressed. I pity the fool that don’t be cool.
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As a Christian, you forgive, and you feed the hungry and clothe the naked, and you visit the sick and comfort the lonely.
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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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T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite.
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I believe in the Golden Rule – The Man with the Gold… Rules.
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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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Reading is the key to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to understanding. So read on, young man! Read on, young lady!
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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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