When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn’t afford to pay attention.
MR. TI used to bodyguard for Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks, Sugar Ray Leonard. I used to bodyguard a lot of diamond merchants.
More Mr. T Quotes
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My gold, my money couldn’t stop cancer from appearing on my body. If they can’t save me, then I don’t need them.
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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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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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My reputation grew because I was a professional. I did my job, and I was courteous – a no-nonsense guy.
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You cross me, I’m going to hurt you. But I’m really very gentle.
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To have a comeback, you have to have a setback.
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I’m a mama’s boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother.
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If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don’t just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind.
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I was baptized by my father when I was 4 years old.
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If you can’t read, the only thing you can do is enjoy the pictures, not the whole story.
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Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.
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And I say that to send a message to all the young thugs out there; that it’s nothing to be ashamed of to say you love your mother.
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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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Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.
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If you get knocked down – setbacks in life, like applying for a job if they don’t hire you – keep trying, keep getting up, keep doing it.
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