Mr. T is an American actor, television personality, and retired professional wrestler, known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III. Profoundly inspirational Mr T quotes will fire up your brain and encourage you to look at life differently while making you laugh.
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Famous Mr T Quotes
It takes a smart man to play dumb. Mr. T
I got no time for the jibba jabba. Mr. T
To have a comeback, you have to have a setback. Mr. T
First name Mister; middle name period; last name T. Mr. T
If people are cool, then they are not stressed. I pity the fool that don’t be cool. Mr. T
I believe in the Golden Rule The Man with the Gold. Rules. Mr. T
Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate. Mr. T
Somedays you eat the bear, somedays the bear eats you. Mr. T
I’m a Christian I really don’t believe in UFOs. Mr. T
I don’t like magic but I have been known to make guys disappear. Mr. T
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
As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss a meal and no meal. Mr. T
Like Frank Sinatra, I’m doing it my way. Mr. T
You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn’t afford to pay attention. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
Any man who doesn’t love his mama can’t be no friend of mine. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
It takes a smart guy to play dumb. Mr. T
Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying. Mr. T
I’m tender when I need to be. I’m tough when I should to be. Mr. T
They used to call me Touchdown T. I remember in high school, we had homecoming, and I got in front of the pep rally, and I told them, I’m going to run for three touchdowns. I ran for three touchdowns, kicked the extra point, and took myself out the game. Mr. T
God is on my side, and that’s all I need. I get up in the morning, I pray to God. I don’t pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to God, and that’s the end of it. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
Love is a verb and verbs show action. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
I remember one time I tried to pity this fool. He told me his name was Jeff. He was married. He pulled out his wallet and showed me three pictures of his kids; Kelly, Robert, Brittany. Real cute kids. Don’t get too close man. It’s hard to pity a fool if you get too close. Mr. T
Don’t be getting sloppy drunk and telling them dirty jokes. Mr. T
When I look back on my work, I’m proud of what I’ve done. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
My mother told me that niceness and kindness goes a long way. Mr. T
I have been chosen by God Almighty to be one of his messengers. Mr. T
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
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. Mr. T
You’re going through college, and you’re going to be faced with a lot of things. You’re going to face adversity, the main thing is don’t quit. For many people it’s easy to quit, but don’t. That’s what separates the winners from the losers, what separates the all stars from the also-rans. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
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! Mr. T
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! Mr. T
Calvin Klein and Gloria Vanderbilt don’t wear clothes with your name on it, so why should you wear their name? Mr. T
I believe in the Golden Rule The Man with the Gold. Rules. Mr. T
Back in the day, I would wear up to 45 pounds of gold. It would take me four hours to get dressed! Mr. T
When I’m ready to fight, my opponent has a better chance of surviving a forest fire wearing gasoline drawers. Mr. T
People ask what gives me the authority to give advice? I say, First of all, I don’t give advice. Dr Phil gives advice. Mr T helps people. I motivate them, I inspire them, I give them hope, and I plant the seed so they can feel good about themselves. Mr. T
I don’t like magic but I have been known to make guys disappear. Mr. T
God gave me an opportunity, this is my platform for me to reach people.I tell everybody like my mother told me, it’s not what I make, it’s what I share. That’s why I’m still here because I share a lot. Mr. T
As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss a meal and no meal. Mr. T
I feel good with who I am and what I made of myself. Mr. T
T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite. Mr. T
Each week I pack my bag and travel the country, I go to people who write me and tell me their problems. I appear whether at their house or at their job site or some neighborhood gathering. I come there and listen to their story and I get hands on as I say. I don t give advice, I give people hope, I build their self esteem, I motivate em. I inspire them because that’s what I do. Mr. T
God is on my side, and that’s all I need. I get up in the morning, I pray to God. I don’t pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to God, and that’s the end of it. Mr. T
God didn’t make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God. If I never make another dollar, my life is complete. Mr. T
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! Mr. T
I’m not perfect, I’m not an angel, but I try to live a certain way because it brings honour and respect to my mother. I tell people that when they look at me, they’re looking at nothing but a big, overgrown, tough mama’s boy. That’s who I am. Mr. T
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! Mr. T
I’m tough when I have to be, tender when I should be. When you find a really tough guy, he’s not a predator. He doesn’t have to prove himself. Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain’t. I’m tough. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
I am the best bodyguard, because I’ll take a bullet, I’ll take a stab wound, I’ll take a hit upside the head; I’m like a kamikaze pilot. Mr. T
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
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. Mr. T
Any man who doesn’t love his mama can’t be no friend of mine. Mr. T
Before Rocky III, I was minding my own business, there was a Tough Man contest. I won that contest two years in a row and I didn’t win because I was the toughest, the roughest or the baddest. I won when I was training for the contest, I told my pastor They’re having a contest and when I win the contest I’m a give you the money so you can buy food and clothes for the less fortunate people in the community. That was what Mr. T was about, that was back in 1979. I didn’t have a car then but that’s what I’m about. Mr. T
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
Table the label and wear your own name. Mr. T
To kids, I’ve always been more than just some big tough black guy. I train to be tough I box and do karate but underneath all that toughness is a tender man. Mr. T
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? Mr. T
I am a tough guy. Mr. T
Basically, I wear sandals, like Jesus. When it gets cold in Chicago, the snow way up to my knees, I still wear my sandals. But that’s me. Mr. T
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
I wanted to win to feed the hungry people of my community. I didn’t want to win to buy a diamond. I didn’t have no diamonds then. I didn’t want to win to buy a car, I didn’t want to win to bring a couple of chicks downtown to a hotel. I wanted to win to feed the poor people of the community. Mr. T
When you give, it comes back to you. Mr. T
Obama’s not Jesus. He can’t walk on water. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
When I was little, I used to adore gold. It was something special. Mr. T
Why am I here? I’m not lucky. That’s God. Mr. T
I’m a child of God first. Before I became a celebrity, I was baptized a Christian. Mr. T
I don’t do Shakespeare. I don’t talk in that kind of broken English. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don’t just be dibby dabbing. You make up your mind. Mr. T
I tell everybody, I get so much because I give so much. I give freely, I give all my time, give all my money, give all of my soul. I try to motivate people. I try to inspire them. Mr. T
My momma didn’t clean up floors so I could be a thug so I could wear my pants down. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
I pity the fool who just gives up. Mr. T
As a Christian when I watched the people in Katrina they lost everything. I’m not just speaking about the Black people, I’m talking about White, Chinese, Oriental, whoever lost stuff. My heart went out to em. I said as a Christian it would be a sin before God for me to wear my gold around people, flashing it in their face and they don’t have nothing. So I said never again would I wear my gold, I want people to know I have a heart of gold and not the gold around my neck. Mr. T
I’m tough when I have to be, tender when I should be. When you find a really tough guy, he’s not a predator. He doesn’t have to prove himself. Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain’t. I’m tough. Mr. T
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. Mr. T
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
There’s hockey and football players tougher than me, there’s gangbangers tougher than me. But my toughness is more, Jesus said Be of tough mind, but tender heart; be tough as a serpent, but tender as a dove. That’s who I am and what I do. Mr. T
We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don’t be a wimp. Put up a good fight. Mr. T
I would like to talk about my Mama, for a bit. Mr. T
When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn’t afford to pay attention. Mr. T
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
I could talk all day, T stands for talking, T stands for tender, T stands for things that don’t even rhyme with T. Mr. T
