My faith was tested like Job. That’s the message I try to tell other people: just because you believe in God, serve God, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, people gotta realize, it don’t mean things not gonna happen to you.
MR. TThey shouldn’t make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody’s going to war.
More Mr. T Quotes
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They used to call me ‘Touchdown T.’ I remember in high school, we had homecoming, and I got in front of the pep rally, and I told them, ‘I’m going to run for three touchdowns.’ I ran for three touchdowns, kicked the extra point, and took myself out the game.
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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 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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Judas betrayed Jesus. Lady Red betrayed John Dillinger. Those things happen.
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I always say I’m one of the toughest mama’s boys you’re ever gonna meet.
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My mother told me, ‘Son, nobody else but God knows.’ And that’s what I’m about – reaching out to the people, crying with them, giving them hope.
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Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.
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I don’t like magic – but I have been known to make guys disappear.
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This guy Clubber Lang, I’ve been him all my life. He’s mean and hungry just like me.
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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 was one of the wildest Santa Clauses they ever had.
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My mother raised me with God. We were poor financially, but we were rich spiritually.
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Any man who doesn’t love his mama can’t be no friend of mine.
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I tell everybody, I get so much because I give so much. I give freely, I give all my time, give all my money, give all of my soul.
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WWE asked me to be in the Hall of Fame, and I turned it down. You know why? They put Pete Rose in the wrestling Hall of Fame. This guy can’t even get into his own Hall of Fame.
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Obama’s not Jesus. He can’t walk on water.
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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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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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Not even always preaching but just leading, motivating them by being a leader.
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I’m proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer.
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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 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’m a mama’s boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother.
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I was being trained because I wanted to be a preacher like my father. I wanted to talk about Moses; I wanted to talk about God.
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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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