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. TWhen I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone’s mouth was ‘Mister,’ a sign of respect.
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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’m proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer.
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I’m so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.
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Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.
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Whatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.
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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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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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I used to bodyguard for Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks, Sugar Ray Leonard. I used to bodyguard a lot of diamond merchants.
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I try to work out my mind more these days. I try to eat right. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I take the skin off chicken. But I’m not on no special diet. I like my steak and potatoes, ice cream, doughnuts.
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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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Everybody loved ‘The A-Team’ because it was entertainment, pure and simple.
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Gold was a gift to Jesus. If it’s good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me!
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I pity the fool who just gives up.
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When I was little, I used to adore gold. It was something special.
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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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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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You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need.
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My mother is a strong, wonderful woman. I could never be anything she didn’t want me to be.
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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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Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.
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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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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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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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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 said I would never wear my gold again because it would be insensitive and disrespectful to all the people who died and lost everything in Katrina.
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I hold the door for the ladies – I’m a gent.
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