More from Mr. T
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.
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T I believe in the Golden Rule – The Man with the Gold… Rules.
Mr. TMr. T I answer only to God.
Mr. TMr. T I was one of the wildest Santa Clauses they ever had.
Mr. TMr. T I won’t do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.
Mr. TMr. T They shouldn’t make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody’s going to war.
Mr. TMr. T I used to carry my father’s Bible and put it on the pulpit so he could preach.
Mr. TMr. T If I forget to pray, I can’t get through the day without snapping at people.
Mr. TMr. T I thank God I’m in a position where I can pick and choose – there are some roles I don’t play.
Mr. TMr. T I’m a mama’s boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother.
Mr. TMr. T I would never do a commercial if I thought it was offensive to anyone.
Mr. TMr. T You know, T can stand for anything. T stand for working hard. T stand for loving thy neighbor. T stand for feeding the hungry. T stand for just working, working, working, being happy on the set, you know, lifting everybody’s spirits. T stands for just a nice guy.
Mr. TMr. T I pray to God. I don’t pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to God, and that’s the end of it.
Mr. TMr. T I don’t have a problem with Hulk Hogan. People say things and do things, and who am I to judge?
Mr. TMr. T When I was little, I used to adore gold. It was something special.
Mr. TMr. T
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From our community writers
Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans
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More on betray
No one betrays us as much in our lives as we betray ourselves.
Barbara De AngelisBarbara De Angelis Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
Erica JongErica Jong No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
Timothy KellerTimothy Keller It’s absolutely fatal to your writing to think about how your work will be received. It’s a betrayal of whatever talent you have.
Nadine GordimerNadine Gordimer If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself.
Rollo MayRollo May Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal of that right.
William FeatherWilliam Feather Timidity betrays want of powers, and audacity a want of skill. There are, indeed, two things, knowledge and opinion, of which the one makes its possessor really to know, the other to be ignorant.
HippocratesHippocrates The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne