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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 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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Doing

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" I don't do Shakespeare. I don't talk in that kind of broken English. "

" We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don't be a wimp. Put up a good fight. "

" I'll never have a wedding. I don't want to marry just to do what everybody else is doing. "

" We were poor, but we smiled. "

" When you give, it comes back to you. "

" It takes a smart man to play dumb. "

" I'm not a star. I don't feel I'm so great. So how can I make you feel great just because you've got my signature on a piece of paper? "

" I want to represent... to the kids to draw strength from me. So they can see that everybody goes through something, but you can rise up and do your best. Just try. "

" I have a heart of gold, but I'm really a marshmallow in my heart. "

" Left ear, I wear four earrings. The four is symbolic of the four seasons, spring, winter, summer and fall, the four directions, north, east, south and west, the four gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. "

" If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don't just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind. "

Mr. T

You

Your

" 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.' "

" I pity the fool who just gives up. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Mr. T

Opportunity

People

" 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. "

" As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss-a-meal and no meal. "

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

Mr. T

Listen

Mother

" The most violent show on TV is the six o'clock news. "

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

" I am a tough guy. "

Mr. T

Tough Guy

Guy

" When I'm in the house of God, I don't wear my jewelry, if you're looking for my jewelry. All you see is my heart of gold. "

" I used to bodyguard for Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks, Sugar Ray Leonard. I used to bodyguard a lot of diamond merchants; I would travel with a suitcase full of diamonds and take them from point A to point B. My reputation grew because I was a professional. I did my job, and I was courteous - a no-nonsense guy. "

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

" This guy Clubber Lang, I've been him all my life. He's mean and hungry just like me. "

" Obama's not Jesus. He can't walk on water. "

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Water

" Hmm, on my downtime, I take a shower or listen to the Bible on tape. "

" All I ever wanted out of my life was to buy my mother a house. By 1995, I have achieved all I wanted materially in life. "