It’s good to know how to read, but it’s... by Mike Tyson | We Heart Quotes

Boxing champion Heavyweight Tattoo Knockout

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.

- Mike Tyson

Other quotes by Mike Tyson

People

I don't try to intimidate anybody before a fight. That's nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them.

- Mike Tyson

Life

I know I'm going to blow one day. My life is doomed the way it is. I have no future.

- Mike Tyson

Dream

I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.

- Mike Tyson

Want People

I don't understand why people would want to get rid of pigeons. They don't bother no one.

- Mike Tyson

People

When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.

- Mike Tyson

Want People

I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children.

- Mike Tyson

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I think most folks are good folks.

- Judge Mills Lane

Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see a knockout in the making.

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Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.

- Sugar Ray Leonard

I'm going to gut you like a fish.

- Mike Tyson