Muhammad Ali Quotes
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Who would have thought when they came to the fight? That they'd witness the launching of a human satellite.
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Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.
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I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.
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They can boo me, yell at me, and throw peanuts at me, as long as they pay to get in.
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If you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
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I do a lot of reading, a lot of studying. I ask questions, I'll go out, travel these countries, I'll watch how their people live, and I learn.
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When I meet a new person, I don’t see race or religion. I look deeper. We must learn to satisfy our conflicts peacefully and to respect one another.
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If America were in a just war I'd volunteer for the front line. I'd do the shuffling and win the war.
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All black Americans have slave names. They have white names; names that the slave master has given to them.
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I have not lost Allah's hope in us to show compassion where none exists and to extend mercy in the most difficult of circumstances. We as Muslims must lead by example.
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Eat your words! Eat your words! I am the greatest.
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Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.
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Why are they picking on boxing? It's because the black men are so superior in boxing that they want to stop it. Well, the black man's so hungry he's got to fight.
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The fact is I never was too bright in school. I just barely graduated. I had a D- average. I ain't ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do principals make a month?
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It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
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For the black man to come out superior would be against America's teachings. I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my image in the ring. America has to have its white images, no matter where it gets them. Jesus, Wonder Woman, Tarzan and Rocky.
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His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.
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Be loud, be pretty and keep their black-hatin' asses in their chairs.
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I want to be the first black man on the moon.
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I think I could beat Joe Frazier singing. I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.
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Over the years my religion has changed and my spirituality has evolved. Religion and spirituality are very different, but people often confuse the two. Some things cannot be taught, but they can be awakened in the heart. Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone.
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I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given.
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I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.The play didn't make it but I was a success. It lasted six days but I sung four songs and there were critics, seriously, in New York who said that my part was perfect. So I can beat Joe Frazier singing.
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A black, a Puerto Rican and a Mexican are in a car. Who's driving? The police.