Mr. T Quotes

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Mr. T

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 21, 1952

Like Frank Sinatra, I'm doing it my way.

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I love performing, you know, because, like I say, I'm a ham for this stuff.

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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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My mother raised me with God. We were poor financially, but we were rich spiritually.

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When you give, it comes back to you.

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I'm not really an actor, I'm a reactor; I'm a pitchman. That's what I do best. Nobody can do it any better.

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When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn't afford to pay attention.

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I'm tender on the inside.

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The reason why I wear gold - I wear gold for three reasons. One, when Jesus was born, three wise men came from the east: one brought frankincense, one brought myrrh, the other one brought gold. The second reason I wear gold is I can afford it. The third reason I wear it, it's symbolic of my African heritage.

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When I was nine years old, living on the south side of Chicago, my father was a minister and my mother used to scrub floors. 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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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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When my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains. 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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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. I learned that from Muhammad Ali; I used to bodyguard him. He taught me about confidence. So when it comes to any job I work, I'm gonna do it good; I'm going to bring it over the top.

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I don't worry. I don't doubt. I'm daring. I'm a rebel.

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I'm a free spirit.

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When 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 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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You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need.

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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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As a Christian, you forgive, and you feed the hungry and clothe the naked, and you visit the sick and comfort the lonely. If I'm a true follower of my lord and saviour Jesus Christ, I got to do the things you're supposed to be doing.

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