Muhammad Ali Quotes
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We must not only control the weapons that can kill us, we must bridge the great disparities of wealth and opportunity among the peoples of the world, the vast majority of whom live in poverty without hope, opportunity or choices in life. These conditions are a breeding ground for division that can cause a desperate people to resort to nuclear weapons as a last resort. Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place.
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What’s my greatest weakness? Sad stories, people with problems.
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Love is the net where hearts are caught like fish.
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No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.
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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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I want fifteen referees at this fight…because there ain’t no one man who can keep up with the pace I’m gonna set except me.
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Women are the field that produces our nation. And if you can't protect your women, you can't protect your nation.
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Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't!
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If we were second class citizens we'd be driving old Cadillacs and living good. If we were first class we'd be driving a Rolls Royce.
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We can't be brave without fear.
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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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It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
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In Ali change creation faith growth hope humor life living Muhammad Ali transformation wonder. If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
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In America they got two policemen, five policemen and one car watching each other, each has got a pistol, one has got a machine gun, one' got a shotgun and two dogs growling at each other.
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Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
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We are stone enemies when the bell rings.
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A black, a Puerto Rican and a Mexican are in a car. Who's driving? The police.
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Put yourself out on a limb, sucka, like me!
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I just can't see myself with a man on the ropes and just to prove how bad I am - and I see in his eyes, his head, he's hopeless - and I'm just deliberately hitting. I don't do that.
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The most powerful military country in the world, America - which makes all the guns, all the machinery, all the bullets - taught us how to shoot the guns.
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I'd like to live to a hundred.
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I'm definitely gonna be the People's champion ... but I just ain't gonna be the champ the way you want me to be the champ. I'm gonna be the champ the way I wanna be.
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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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I think I could beat Joe Frazier singing. I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.