Mr. T Quotes

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Mr. T

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 21, 1952

I always was a Christian... whatsoever a man thinks in his heart is who he is.

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My mother never cursed at home; my father never cursed at home. My father didn't drink. Even though we were poor, we would say a blessing over the table. So that's who I am.

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I always say I'm one of the toughest mama's boys you're ever gonna meet. 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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I was one of the wildest Santa Clauses they ever had.

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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.

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Don't be getting sloppy drunk and telling them dirty jokes.

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I'm so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.

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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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I was baptized by my father when I was 4 years old.

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I used to carry my father's Bible and put it on the pulpit so he could preach.

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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... I wanted to talk about the apostles, the disciples and all that.

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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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I get up every morning and say, 'Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength, 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 use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.

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Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.

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I don't call up the press and say, 'Look at me!'

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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.

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Mr. T. been to chemo, Mr. T been to radiation, hair fall out... but he's back. Now I can give hope when I go to the hospital, see the sick kids with cancer, tell them, don't quit.

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I listen to my mother, and that keeps me out of trouble. I'm a good son.

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If I forget to pray, I can't get through the day without snapping at people.

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