Tyler Perry Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I've never chased money. It's always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.”

“The Bible says that all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to his purpose. I believe that. Because I've seen it all work.”

“You can never be upset with the people who forced you into your dream or up higher.”

“My mother was truly my saving grace, because she would take me to church with her. I would see my mother smiling in the choir, and I wanted to know this God that made her so happy. If I had not had that faith in my life, I don't know where I would be right now.”

“You close the door on me and tell me I can't, I'm gonna find a way to get in.”

“I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.”

“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.”

“'Madea' is a Southern term. It's short for 'mother dear.' So there are a lot of Madeas out there.”

“Happiness for me is totally just being at peace knowing that, everything I'm doing, God is pleased with that. It's complete peace for me.”

“Statistics say that I'm supposed to be in jail. And I'm not supposed to be alive.”