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I think the reality of prison is you don't get anything unless you want it in there. Whatever happens to you in prison, this is what you asked for. Nothing happens to you if you don't give that vibe.

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Mike Tyson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: June 30
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I'm doing what great artists before me did, like Judy Garland, Sammy Davis, Eddie Cantor. I'm doing what they were doing, not at their level yet, but one day I will be. I'm just happy to be in their company.
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I intend to fight and I want to win. But my priorities are basically to be a good Brother and a strong one, and to try to be a good father one day.
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I feel like sometimes that I was not meant for this society.
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I want your heart, I want to eat your children.
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I know why they don't like me because they want the money I have.
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It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading.
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