لا أريد لأبنائي أن يكونوا مثلي، ولا أريد لابنتي أن تواعد رجلاً مثلي. أن أنجح، في نظري، هو أن أُؤمّن لأولادي حياةً مريحة وميسورة، وأن يبتعدوا عن أمثالي، فلا تتاح لهم أبداً فرصة الوجود في حضرة إنسانٍ مثلي.

“I don't want my kids to be like me, I don't want my daughter to date a guy like me. You know, for a guy like me success is to take care of my children to take care of their life and make 'em cushioned. I don't want them to be around people like me. You know, success for me would be that they never have the opportunity of being in the presence of someone like me.”Mike Tyson — Mike Tyson Teaches Earl Sweatshirt a Thing or Two About the Glory of The Notebook