Life guided me to being a bodyguard, protecting people, then in the movies, so I’m happy with everything because basically all I ever wanted to do was be a good son and take care of my mother.
MR. TI love performing, you know, because, like I say, I’m a ham for this stuff.
More Mr. T Quotes
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I always was a Christian… whatsoever a man thinks in his heart is who he is.
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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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Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody, Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray.’
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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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I didn’t watch ‘The A-Team’ movie. I’m an artist. You can’t re-paint a Rembrandt. You can’t duplicate that; I don’t care who you get.
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Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.
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I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.
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Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.
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If you look at my job, my union card, it says ‘actor.’ It don’t say nothing about celebrity, movie star, nothing like that, and that’s one thing that keeps me humble.
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God didn’t make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God.
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If I never make another dollar, my life is complete.
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You’ll never have any trouble with Mr. T, I’m just a big, calm teddy bear kind of guy. Mr. T ain’t ashamed to cry.
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I’ve turned those steel chains into gold to symbolize the fact that I’m still a slave, only my price tag is higher.
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Judas betrayed Jesus. Lady Red betrayed John Dillinger. Those things happen.
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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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To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.
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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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As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss-a-meal and no meal.
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You pity the fool because you don’t want to beat up a fool! You know, pity is between sorry and mercy. See, if you pity him, you know, you won’t have to beat him up. So that’s why I say fools, you gotta give another chance because they don’t know no better. That’s why I pity them!
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Why am I here? I’m not lucky. That’s God.
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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.
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I am a tough guy.
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I try to use my experience and the fact that I grew up in the ghetto – I tell people you don’t have to rob or steal to get out of the ghetto.
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Obama’s not Jesus. He can’t walk on water.
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All I ever wanted out of my life was to buy my mother a house. By 1995, I have achieved all I wanted materially in life.
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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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