100 Quotes by Booker T

We, as a people, we gotta know when it's time to speak up and when it's time to shut up.

WCW and WWE were two totally different environments. A lot of guys in WCW were making a lot of money, and the work schedule wasn't that hard. You had to earn it in WWE.

You've got to be able to think on your own; you've got to be creative. You can't be willing to take a backseat.

Just because I wasn't with my brother in the WWE, that doesn't mean I wasn't in the business.

I look at a guy like Chris Jericho. This guy, man, he's one of the hardest workers.

At the end of the day, it is about taking care of your family. Going out and doing the job like Stevie Ray would say, to the best of your ability until something better comes along. I say that because it's very simple; we are all in the entertainment business.

I'll tell you right now, man, if WWE was to call me and say, 'Hey, Book, we want you to do a match with 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin,' I'd do it!

My thing has always been preparation. When I was a performer on the roster as one of the guys on a weekly, full-time schedule, I was always prepared.

The thing is you never know what you can do until you try it. Even if you try, you still may fail, but that's when you have to go and prepare because if you're not prepared, you're preparing to fail.