I knew I wasn’t going to be a rocket scientist – let’s not be fools – but I wasn’t going to be a bum.
MR. TI believed in God when cancer come to me. Now when I speak, I speak with authority because I’ve been there.
More Mr. T Quotes
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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 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 would travel with a suitcase full of diamonds and take them from point A to point B.
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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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I pity the fool who just gives up.
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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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I used to bodyguard for some celebrities and other people, and when I wasn’t doing that, I used to work at a disco as a doorman or a bouncer.
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I used to tell her some man gave me $10 to sweep out the yard. I was like Robin Hood. I took from the rich and gave to the poor. Me.
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Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.
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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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I wanted to talk about the apostles, the disciples and all that.
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I was baptized by my father when I was 4 years old.
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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.
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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 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 believed in God when cancer come to me. Now when I speak, I speak with authority because I’ve been there.
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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.
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My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people.
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They shouldn’t make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody’s going to war.
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I’m a bold Christian, not a scaredy-cat Christian.
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If I’m a true follower of my lord and saviour Jesus Christ, I got to do the things you’re supposed to be doing.
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NBC had a show called ‘The Toughest Bouncer in America’ that I did. But I told them I didn’t like that term, ‘bouncer.’.
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My mother raised me with God. We were poor financially, but we were rich spiritually.
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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 every man loves his mother, he’s going to treat the ladies right, with love and respect.
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I was one of the wildest Santa Clauses they ever had.
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