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" I'm not the same man I used to be, I'm not out hell-raising, stuff like that. I am a changed man. "
Mr. T
Man
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I Am
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" In 1995, I was diagnosed with cancer, and I had to practice what I preached. I had always said to 'believe in God' and 'don't give up' to little kids who had been diagnosed with cancer. I then thought if I can't call on that same God and same strength that I told people about, I would be a liar and a phony. "
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" We were poor, but we smiled. "
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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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" I could talk all day, T stands for talking, T stands for tender, T stands for things that don't even rhyme with T. "
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" Any man who doesn't love his mama can't be no friend of mine. "
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" I go to cancer wards, and I tell them guys, 'I've beaten it. You can, too.' "
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" I didn't come to Hollywood. Hollywood came to me. A lot of people wish they could say the things I say. Everyone out here is so phony, it's sickening. "
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" I've never seen myself as a star. I never call myself a celebrity or a superstar, whatever. "
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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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Tape