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. TI believe in the Golden Rule – The Man with the Gold… Rules.
More Mr. T Quotes
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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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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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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.
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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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I don’t have a problem with Hulk Hogan. People say things and do things, and who am I to judge?
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I pity the fool who just gives up.
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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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They shouldn’t make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody’s going to war.
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If you can’t read, the only thing you can do is enjoy the pictures, not the whole story.
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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 get up every morning and say, ‘Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength.
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I believe in the Golden Rule – The Man with the Gold… Rules.
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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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Back in the day, I would wear up to 45 pounds of gold. It would take me four hours to get dressed!
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I’m a child of God first. Before I became a celebrity, I was baptized a Christian.
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When my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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I answer only to God.
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I’m a bold Christian, not a scaredy-cat Christian.
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My momma didn’t clean up floors so I could be a thug… so I could wear my pants down.
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When I go out and I meet people who are suffering and they come and talk to me, Mr. T cries, Mr. T who could break a man’s jaw with his fist.
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Visiting the hospital, visiting the kids with cancer, visiting the adults, and stuff like that. That’s what I do.
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When I’m ready to fight, my opponent has a better chance of surviving a forest fire wearing gasoline drawers.
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