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I think there's something that happens at 40 where you settle into your own skin and you stop caring what people think - you realize life is a gift from God and you want to live it to the fullest.

Tyler Perry

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Tyler Perry
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 14
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New Orleans
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Emmitt Perry Jr.
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Life is so precious, such a gift, you have to live for you. Live your own truth, live the life that God has put you and nobody else on this Earth to live and not what somebody might be telling you to live.
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I am so proud to be from New Orleans and to be one of those people who had been displaced. I wasn't there during that time, but that's where I come from, that kind of poverty, and I'm very, very proud of that because it's given me my history.
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I'm always on to something else. It's like, I'm sitting here now jotting down notes for something that's in my head. There's always something going on in my head, and I have to just keep executing.
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Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.
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Don't believe the hype. I don't care how many number ones you have at the box office, I don't care how much they say you're great, don't believe it. Just stay in your lane and do what you're supposed to do.
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I'm a child who was abused. I know the difference. I clearly know the difference. The whipping for correction and then their child abuse.
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Rather than focus on your critics, focus on the people who are impacted by your work.
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I haven't had a worst business decision, because I believe all things work together for good.
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I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.
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What I've learned is you treat women right.
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The road that I'm on is a path that I didn't choose. It chose me. I'm just trying to walk it, and to do the best that I can to honor and respect it.
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All my life I've tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it.
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People say the truth hurts. Hell no, it hurts even more if you do a whole bunch of foolishness to try and avoid it.
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I'm not suspicious of success, I'm suspicious of the people who want to attach themselves because of your success.
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A mother’s love is stronger than distance, more powerful than time and can transcend the grave.
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I'm just enjoying my life.I suggest you try it.
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Once you're truly happy with yourself alone, that's when you are safe to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with.
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