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" When I was little, I used to adore gold. It was something special. "
Mr. T
Something
Special
Little
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" You know, T can stand for anything. T stand for working hard. T stand for loving thy neighbor. T stand for feeding the hungry. T stand for just working, working, working, being happy on the set, you know, lifting everybody's spirits. T stands for just a nice guy. "
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" If you can't read, the only thing you can do is enjoy the pictures, not the whole story. Reading is the key to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to understanding. So read on, young man! Read on, young lady! "
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" If you look at my job, my union card, it says 'actor.' It don't say nothing about celebrity, movie star, nothing like that, and that's one thing that keeps me humble. "
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Look
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Humble
" Gold was a gift to Jesus. If it's good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me! "
Mr. T
Enough
Gift
Me
" 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. "
Mr. T
God
Father
Being
" My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people. Not even always preaching but just leading, motivating them by being a leader. "
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Me
Opportunity
People
" I sent out a tweet, 'Dancing with the Stars' should stop the jibber jabber. They shouldn't make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody's going to war. "
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Dancing
War
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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. "
Mr. T
Africa
Chains
Gold
" I listen to my mother, and that keeps me out of trouble. I'm a good son. "
Mr. T
Me
Listen
Mother
" You'll never have any trouble with Mr. T, I'm just a big, calm teddy bear kind of guy. Mr. T ain't ashamed to cry. 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. "
Mr. T
Suffering
Me
You
" I'm proud to be an actor. See, as an actor, you live longer. Football players, the brain and all that stuff, ooh-eee, that's not good. "
Mr. T
Live
Football
Brain
" 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. "
Mr. T
Job
Me
Work
" One time, this guy was bothering my mother, and me and my brothers had a stern talking with the guy and a little bit of physicality with him. So he disappeared. But I'm not a magician. "
Mr. T
Time
Talking
Magician
" Whatever role I play is a positive role; it's a strong role. Never negative. "
Mr. T
Strong
Positive
Negative
" We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don't be a wimp. Put up a good fight. "
Mr. T
Fight
Die
Something
" When I'm ready to fight, my opponent has a better chance of surviving a forest fire wearing gasoline drawers. "
Mr. T
Forest
Fight
Chance
" I believed in God when cancer come to me. Now when I speak, I speak with authority because I've been there. "
Mr. T
Me
Speak
Authority
" Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate. "
Mr. T
Fortunate
Stay
Concerned
" You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need. "
Mr. T
Want
Need
Got
" I'm a mama's boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother. I won't do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother. "
Mr. T
Disrespect
Mother
Respect
" My gold, my money couldn't stop cancer from appearing on my body. If they can't save me, then I don't need them. "
Mr. T
Need
Money
Stop
" I take a lot of pride in the work I do, because people pay to see me. They've got to get babysitters, park their car, get popcorn and candy. I've got to be conscious of that. "
Mr. T
People
Pride
Work
" I hold the door for the ladies - I'm a gent. "
Mr. T
Door
Hold
Ladies
" 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. "
Mr. T
Try
People
Ghetto
" 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. "
Mr. T
Knew
Bum
Rocket
" Any man who doesn't love his mama can't be no friend of mine. "
Mr. T
Mama
Man
Mine
" 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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Life
Mother
People
" You pity the fool because you don't want to beat up a fool! You know, pity is between sorry and mercy. See, if you pity him, you know, you won't have to beat him up. So that's why I say fools, you gotta give another chance because they don't know no better. That's why I pity them! "
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Better
Chance
Fool
" As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss-a-meal and no meal. "
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Meal
Day
Meals
" If people are cool, then they are not stressed. I pity the fool that don't be cool. "
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Fool
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People