I probably have a 20,000-word vocabulary... by Mike Tyson | We Heart Quotes

Boxing champion Heavyweight Tattoo Knockout

I probably have a 20,000-word vocabulary. I’ll match my wits with anyone on literature, science and the arts.

- Mike Tyson

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I can inspire people on how to use money, how to get economically powerful.

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He was screaming like my wife. (on Tyrell Biggs)

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I'm just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.

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Everybody thinks this is a tough man’s sport. This is not a tough man’s sport. This is a thinking man’s sport. A tough man is gonna get hurt real bad in this sport.

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These books ain’t window dressing. I think Machiavelli’s the most sophisticated writer outside of Shakespeare. Way ahead of his time. Such a manipulative person. Everything he accomplished he did by kissin’ ass.

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Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn’t have a cent.

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I'm going to gut you like a fish.

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