Muhammad Ali Quotes
I had it in my heart. I believed in myself, and I had confidence. I knew how to do it, had natural talent and I pursued it.

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The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife; and for the sake of that woman he abandons all other earthly ties, should any of these happen to interfere with that relation.
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It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
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And so there is no God but has been in the loins of past gods.
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Ecuador has about 700 kilometers of border with Colombia, and a lot of it is impenetrable jungle.
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I wear the national dress because it is the most natural and the most becoming for an Indian.
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All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.
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I like to get up around 5:30 or six - that's my favorite time of day. My family is still asleep, and the office is still closed, so I can start my day slowly.
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Sometimes I panic to the point where I don't know what I'm thinking or doing. I have a full anxiety attack. I have them all the time anyway, but with auditioning, it's bad.
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I'm trying to learn the lessons of the past, but not to make speeches about the past.
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I like writers who seem to write because they have to. You get the feeling of this burning desire to tell a story. I find it in Peter Carey, Nicola Barker, Ali Smith and David Foster Wallace.
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For if the mystery concealed of old is made manifest to the Apostles through the prophetic writings, and if the prophets, being wise men, understood what proceeded from their own mouths, then the prophets knew what was made manifest to the Apostles.
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With each book, in each place, I have to keep an ongoing map as I write because otherwise I don't know where I am.
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As an actor, you look for roles that can constantly challenge you and you can learn from.
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The working class owes all honor and respect to the first men who planted the standard of labor solidarity on the hostile frontier of unorganized industry.
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For art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments' sake.
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Panama is a country that's been dealing with issues of identity since its very birth. It was born on Wall Street. It was born out of engineering construction. It was the canal. Because of the canal, the country was born, so the country has been divided into pro-canal and against-canal people for so long.
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My interest in Virtual Reality (VR) films began for me when I began a fellowship with MIT's Open Documentary Lab. It was a profound experience to be on MIT's campus one day a week and to enter a new world of storytelling where breaking convention and traditional methods were expected. This was deeply challenging and inspiring.
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I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.
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My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without bloodshed. That is the real test. It is perhaps the severest test. But when you are judging the quality of the material you must put it to the severest test.
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What, I have actually loved it, because I've been underestimated every step of the way, and it's so exciting when you can prove them all wrong.
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Most artists, their 60th show was in front of no one. My first show was in front of 1,200 people.
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This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own.
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I had it in my heart. I believed in myself, and I had confidence. I knew how to do it, had natural talent and I pursued it.