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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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.
Mr. TMr. T When I’m in the house of God, I don’t wear my jewelry, if you’re looking for my jewelry. All you see is my heart of gold.
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T I hold the door for the ladies – I’m a gent.
Mr. TMr. T Back in the day, I would wear up to 45 pounds of gold. It would take me four hours to get dressed!
Mr. TMr. T I have the Midas touch, in the way that when I hook up with a project, I feel, not speaking cocky or conceited, but there’s a confidence I have.
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T In high school, I majored in brick masonry.
Mr. TMr. T 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!
Mr. TMr. T 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. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T Reading is the key to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to understanding. So read on, young man! Read on, young lady!
Mr. TMr. T 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.
Mr. TMr. T 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.’
Mr. TMr. T We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don’t be a wimp. Put up a good fight.
Mr. TMr. T 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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