--- title: "10 Want Quotes By Mr. T" description: "10 Want quotes by Mr. T. Plus more from Mr. T and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/065/mr-t-2138_draw_i-want-people-to-draw-strength-from-me-2_2282858.png" --- > [I want people to draw strength from me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-want-people-to-draw-strength-from-me/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/065/mr-t-2138_draw_i-want-people-to-draw-strength-from-me-2_2282858.png) > [I'll never have a wedding. I don't want to marry just to do what everybody else is doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-ll-never-have-a-wedding-i-don-t-want-to-marry-just-to-do-what/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/mr-t-2138_doing_i-ll-never-have-a-wedding-i-don-t-want-t_468364.png) > [You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/you-might-not-have-the-things-you-want-but-if-you-check-carefully-you/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/mr-t-2138_check_you-might-not-have-the-things-you-want-b_494032.png) > [My mother is a strong, wonderful woman. I could never be anything she didn't want me to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/my-mother-is-a-strong-wonderful-woman-i-could-never-be-anything-she/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d2/mr-t-2138_mother_my-mother-is-a-strong-wonderful-woman-i_2253421.png) > [I'm not outright seeking stuff. Because all I want to do is done. I bought my mother a nice house and pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-m-not-outright-seeking-stuff-because-all-i-want-to-do-is-done-i/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/mr-t-2138_done_i-m-not-outright-seeking-stuff-because-a_2156152.png) > [I wanted to win to feed the hungry people of my community. I didn't want to win to buy a diamond.. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-wanted-to-win-to-feed-the-hungry-people-of-my-community-i-didn-t/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/mr-t-2138_car_i-wanted-to-win-to-feed-the-hungry-peopl_1382746.png) > [I'm a tough guy, but I'm a good guy, I'm durable because when you play football they want you being tough, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-m-a-tough-guy-but-i-m-a-good-guy-i-m-durable-because-when-you-play/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/mr-t-2138_ankles_i-m-a-tough-guy-but-i-m-a-good-guy-i-m-d_872792.png) > [Everybody wants the easy stuff, "Okay, I wanna be a rapper. I wish I could fight in order to get more money."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/everybody-wants-the-easy-stuff-okay-i-wanna-be-a-rapper-i-wish-i/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c77/mr-t-2138_balls_everybody-wants-the-easy-stuff-okay-i-wa_2738434.jpg) > [When I was nine years, growing up on the south side of Chicago, in the ghetto. The Robert Taylor Projects. I came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/when-i-was-nine-years-growing-up-on-the-south-side-of-chicago-in-the/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/mr-t-2138_ball-player_when-i-was-nine-years-growing-up-on-the_3021928.jpg) > [As a Christian when I watched the people in Katrina they lost everything. I'm not just speaking about the Black people, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/as-a-christian-when-i-watched-the-people-in-katrina-they-lost/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/mr-t-2138_black_as-a-christian-when-i-watched-the-people_1416725.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Mr. T > [Hmm, on my downtime, I take a shower or listen to the Bible on tape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/hmm-on-my-downtime-i-take-a-shower-or-listen-to-the-bible-on-tape/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [This guy Clubber Lang, I've been him all my life. He's mean and hungry just like me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/this-guy-clubber-lang-i-ve-been-him-all-my-life-he-s-mean-and-hungry/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [I don't like magic - but I have been known to make guys disappear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-don-t-like-magic-but-i-have-been-known-to-make-guys-disappear/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [I don't call up the press and say, 'Look at me!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-don-t-call-up-the-press-and-say-look-at-me/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-tell-everybody-i-get-so-much-because-i-give-so-much-i-give-freely-i/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-m-tough-when-i-have-to-be-tender-when-i-should-be-when-you-find-a/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [I don't mean to be cocky, but if I'm never on TV again, if I never make another dollar, I am proud. I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-don-t-mean-to-be-cocky-but-if-i-m-never-on-tv-again-if-i-never-make/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [I hope people have pulled something about me and said "Hey Mr. T loves his mother, hey Mr. T ain't no dummy, hey Mr.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-hope-people-have-pulled-something-about-me-and-said-hey-mr-t-loves/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-try-to-use-my-experience-and-the-fact-that-i-grew-up-in-the-ghetto/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [If every man loves his mother, he's going to treat the ladies right, with love and respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/if-every-man-loves-his-mother-he-s-going-to-treat-the-ladies-right/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [Back in the day, I would wear up to 45 pounds of gold. It would take me four hours to get dressed!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/back-in-the-day-i-would-wear-up-to-45-pounds-of-gold-it-would-take-me/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [I'm not gonna buy something without planning. If I buy $100,000 worth of gold, I gotta put $100,000 aside for my family in case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-m-not-gonna-buy-something-without-planning-if-i-buy-100-000-worth/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [I believe in the Golden Rule - The Man with the Gold... Rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-believe-in-the-golden-rule-the-man-with-the-gold-rules/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [First name: Mister; middle name: period; last name T.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/first-name-mister-middle-name-period-last-name-t/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-take-a-lot-of-pride-in-the-work-i-do-because-people-pay-to-see-me/) [Mr. T](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-t/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/mr-t/#itemlist", "name": "10 Want Quotes By Mr. T", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want people to draw strength from me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mr. T" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-t/i-want-people-to-draw-strength-from-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/065/mr-t-2138_draw_i-want-people-to-draw-strength-from-me-2_2282858.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/065/mr-t-2138_draw_i-want-people-to-draw-strength-from-me-2_2282858.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/065/mr-t-2138_draw_i-want-people-to-draw-strength-from-me-2_2282858.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want people to draw strength from me.” — Mr. T", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'll never have a wedding. 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