Allen Iverson Quotes

I just want people to know that I'm a good person, and I'm not a thug like everybody thinks I am.

I wanted people to see me, to change their minds about me.

I've given up trying to understand what people think about me. It seems like a lot of people don't like the music we make and don't know me, or something.

There will be a moment in life, whether you're forceful or not, where someone will label you something that is negative.

All I want is for people not to see me as this cartoon monster.

It's funny how a chubby kid can just be having fun, and people call it entertainment!

Just because I look sexy on the cover of Rolling Stone doesn't mean I'm naughty.

I always say I'm one of the toughest mama's boys you're ever gonna meet. And I say that to send a message to all the young thugs out there; that it's nothing to be ashamed of to say you love your mother.

Certainly no man could be such an irredeemable 'schlub' as the American press portrays its losers.

I feel like a lot of people don't have the most positive things to say about YouTubers.

The press portrayed me as a joke and a clown.

I don't know how I'm really perceived in the world.

I am bewildered at the length to which people will go to portray me so negatively.

I think that people are going to think of me however they want to think of me, whether it's female or gay or cancer or funny or unfunny.

I think a lot of times, when people who get a chance to meet me and be around me, they understand that I'm not the person that the media make me out to be.

Donald Trump is a family man.

The X Factor' was amazing because I like being a positive role model to young artists; that's what I believe in. If I can shed some light and give them some tips on how to believe in themselves and be more confident with their craft.

Don't matter what I do, what I say, how much I try to change. You don't change perception.

Everyone thinks of me as some weird swamp trash pro wrestler, and that's okay - think what you want - but I'm an intelligent person, and I have my own views on the world.

You know, as far as public perception goes, if you get seen with some people one time, everyone thinks you're in that group.

I search my name on Twitter because I don't want to miss the compliments, and I favorite the nice things people say about me so they know I saw it. People are more positive than they are negative, and I try not to harp on the negative.

I want any kid who listens to my music to see that I am confident with all elements of my personality that I can't change.

When people see me, I might come across as just eye candy.

American public opinion sees Arabs as terrorists and has the desert-man image about them. I wish the Americans would see Arabs and Muslims the way I see them... but Arabs are losing the public relations battle in the United States.

When I was growing up, my mother taught me and my sisters to celebrate each other - there was no room in our household for negativity. She taught us to embrace each other, and this was empowering for us. She also taught us the value of celebrating our differences.