I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked. I'm beautiful. I'm fast. I'm so mean I make medicine sick. I can't possibly be beat.
Muhammad Ali
Related I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo... PETER LERANGIS You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON I just hope people don't get sick of us. I'm sick of us and I'm in Destiny's Child. BEYONCE KNOWLES I don't find acting to be a particularly noble way to make a living. I'm not saving anybody&... ELLEN POMPEO I hate running. I know I'm curvier - I know I'm small, but I'm not ripped. But I make a ... OLIVIA MUNN I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury - unless it's completely deb... KOBE BRYANT I mean, if you asked me what I'm going to be doing when I'm 85, I'd make a quick picture... DAVID JOHANSEN All I ever thought was, 'I'm going to do this as long as I can, and if I can't get paid ... BRUCE COCKBURN Everything I'm saying shouldn't be taken so serious. I'm playing, but at the same token,... COMMON I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm ... IAN RANKIN I'm always rebelling. I don't think I'll ever stop. GRACE JONES Just because I'm in favor of gay rights doesn't mean that I'm gay or doesn't mean I&... SCOTT FUJITA I don't have too many bad days because I just don't let them happen. When I'm having one... MATT DALLAS I mean, a lot of the times I think I'm seen as a bad girl, and I think that's because I'... AUBREY O'DAY I've got a few ideas," (Amy) admitted. "But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean ... RICK RIORDAN I'm kind of a failure. I mean, I'll be honest. I'm successful in that I'm getting to... PAUL FEIG Best advice that I ever got is to do whatever it takes to make myself happy, so that I'll be abl... FLAVOR FLAV I'm very physical. When I'm writing, I'm playing all the parts; I'm saying the lines... AARON SORKIN I don't know how long I'll be competing, but I'll always be surfing. I'll be surfing... BETHANY HAMILTON Acting feels different. I'm not sure exactly what that is, but it used to mean a lot more. Maybe... MEL GIBSON My days shouldn't be hard because I'm doing what I'm doing and that's playing basket... DERRICK ROSE I'm pretty confident about my sobriety, but I don't want to get too confident because that... MARY DOCTER I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy. TARAJI P. HENSON I'm a martial artist, and I don't train because I have a fight; I train because it's my ... GEORGES ST-PIERRE I'm going to tap until I can't: I'll be so old, all I can do is walk out from the wings ... GREGORY HINES When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next... DOLLY PARTON I don't want to be Tom Cruise. I'm not after some movie blockbuster career. That's not t... RANDY HARRISON I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore... THABO MBEKI The only way I'll ever run a marathon is if I'm involved in the administration. SALLY PHILLIPS I'm having a vacation, and it's so beautiful, and maybe I'll never get another film idea... LARS VON TRIER It's weird. I don't really have goals. I just try to make sure I'm enjoying what I'm... NATHAN FIELDER I sleep as much as I want. I'll sleep, like, 11 hours, unless I'm working. Sometimes I do fe... HEATHER GRAHAM I'm like, bursting. I should be working. I don't want to take a break. It's funny, on se... KRISTEN STEWART I'm living on this positive mind frame where I'm only attracting positive things. I'm co... SHAMEIK MOORE I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that... LANCE REDDICK Listen, I'm out of this system, man, I'm out... I'm doing better than ever. I couldn'... AIMEE MANN I walk the streets, take the train, it's real simple. Some actors create their own mythology: ... SAMUEL L. JACKSON I don't talk about how old I am because sometimes it can affect parts that you get in Hollywood.... GARRETT CLAYTON I'm a carb queen. I'll always order macaroni and cheese, but I don't want it to be fancy... DREW BARRYMORE I can't watch 'Glee' because I get so jealous that I'm not there with them doing it ... JANINA GAVANKAR Alas, I think I am becoming a god. TITUS Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name. LUCAN I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate. LUCAN Besides, I'm fairly incompetent. I can't play that fast. BENMONT TENCH Man, I'm 6 foot 8. I'm gonna be typecast. It's not like I'm gonna be the romantic le... TYLER MANE If I'm going to eat fast food, I'm going to McDonald's. I don't need to pretend. CHRISSY TEIGEN All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... becaus... TAMMY BALDWIN I've been boxing ever since I was 16. I love surprising people who think a short, blond girl can... BRITTANY SNOW I'm, like, a compulsive eater. I'm going to be so fat when I'm older, it's ridiculou... ROBERT PATTINSON I'm a piece of work, man. I will do what I want, at all times, always. Nobody's going to per... ACTION BRONSON I'm rebelling against being handed a career, like, 'You're the next this; you're the... IDRIS ELBA I can't ever see myself playing the romantic lead because that's not me; I'm not that gi... MAISIE WILLIAMS When I get to 40, I'm going to re-evaluate everything and then go from there. Because when I get... JASON DAY People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. ... USAIN BOLT I'm vain enough to think that I've made a successful life. I've had everything I've ... JACK GILBERT I don't think I'm an angry person. I think I'm a person who's angry. I'm angry a... AL FRANKEN The best food I've had was actually in catering at 'Single Ladies.' It's insane. I c... RICKY WHITTLE If I'm ever having a good time, I'll write about it so I'll remember it. BRANTLEY GILBERT I can't promise to love someone for ever. I can't imagine anyone could promise to love me fo... KELLY BROOK If I'm seeing you, you're going to influence me. I'm sorry - I'm just that way. I... DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE I'm not trying to be the highest-paid receiver in the National Football League. I've never r... DONALD DRIVER As I'm studying magic, juggling is mentioned repeatedly as a great way to acquire dexterity and ... PHILIPPE PETIT I'm just tickled pink that I'll be on Endeavour's last flight. GREGORY H. JOHNSON My thing about looking good is that it should be the character. If I'm playing a character who... AIDAN QUINN On a good day I think I'm handsome, on an average day I'm average. I'm a man's man s... CEELO GREEN I beat myself up the whole time because I'm striving for something I'll basically never achi... VICTORIA PENDLETON A career is a job you love, right? That's what a career should be. If you're in a job that y... CAMERON SINCLAIR I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something... EDDIE MURPHY I'm not Irish. Just because I have red hair doesn't mean I'm a lucky charm, you know? REBECCA MADER I'm only drinking white wine because I'm on a diet and I don't eat. OLIVER REED There's times when I'm cleaning the kitchen, and while I'm doing that, I'm singing a... COREY TAYLOR I don't listen to the radio, cause I don't have a driver's license. But if I'm in L.... BENNY BLANCO I can't tell you the number of people that are like, 'Has anyone ever told you you look like... GILLIAN JACOBS I've never asked for special treatment along the way. And I'm never going to hide the fact t... DANICA PATRICK I don't like to be me. I'm not so comfortable being me on screen because then I'd be a p... AARON JOHNSON I'm not a comedian. And I'm not sick. The world is sick, and I'm the doctor. I'm a s... LENNY BRUCE I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story. ZOEY DEUTCH I'm so stupid because I refuse to think that I'm getting older. I get up in the morning, and... CHARO When I'm running fast, I don't feel anything, it's effortless, it's like my feet don... EVELYN ASHFORD If I sleep in and don't run, I'll feel a little bit off because I didn't do what I was s... VALERIE BERTINELLI I'm one of those crazy people, if I'm watching the trailer for a movie and I'm really ex... ADAM DRIVER I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day w... JIM CARREY I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world. NELSON MANDELA I'm not sure if I'm going to get into coaching. I'm sure I'll stay in soccer somehow... ABBY WAMBACH I am and always will be a sinner. But that's the beautiful thing about Jesus. I'll always tr... BILLY RAY CYRUS I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't ... NAOMI SCOTT Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me - I'm your Lord.' I just told him, ... JOE FRAZIER I'm a vegetarian who doesn't like eggplant parmesan. Isn't that awful? I'm also sick... CANDY CROWLEY I don't care what people think of me, unless they think I'm mean or something, but I don'... SIA I'm on the rise and whatnot, but I'm not the man to say, 'All right, world, here's g... STORMZY I'm leaving. I'm doing five episodes this year, then I'll be headed out. DULE HILL It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often. JACK KEANE
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All of us are so mixed. My great-grandfather was white. MUHAMMAD ALI Ever since I first came here in 1963 to fight Henry Cooper, I have loved the people of England. MUHAMMAD ALI It's in my blood to be around people while I was training. MUHAMMAD ALI I had a good time boxing. I enjoyed it - and I may come back. MUHAMMAD ALI If I said I would knock out Sonny Liston in 1 minute and 49 seconds of the first round, that would h... MUHAMMAD ALI You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned? Wait till I whup George Foreman's behind. MUHAMMAD ALI No boxer in the history of boxing has had Parkinson's. There's no injury in my brain that su... MUHAMMAD ALI White people just don't want their slaves to be free. That's the whole thing. MUHAMMAD ALI Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day. MUHAMMAD ALI When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm more at home with my log cabins than I am in my house in Cherry Hill. MUHAMMAD ALI The white man is destroying the world. MUHAMMAD ALI We who follow the teachings of Elijah Muhammad don't want to be forced to integrate. Integration... MUHAMMAD ALI The fact is, I was never too bright in school. I ain't ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much d... MUHAMMAD ALI I didn't want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, 'W... MUHAMMAD ALI My lectures, based on Islamic teachings, were on various subjects. Some of the titles were, 'The... MUHAMMAD ALI You can't keep your mind on fighting when you're thinking about a woman. You can't keep ... MUHAMMAD ALI Anywhere I go, there is always an incredible crowd that follows me. In Rome, as I land at the airpor... MUHAMMAD ALI All black Americans have slave names. They have white names; names that the slave master has given t... MUHAMMAD ALI To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that y... MUHAMMAD ALI I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was th... MUHAMMAD ALI Joe Frazier got hit more than me - and he doesn't have Parkinson's. MUHAMMAD ALI I had to prove you could be a new kind of black man. I had to show the world. MUHAMMAD ALI People don't realize what they had till it's gone. Like President Kennedy, there was no one ... MUHAMMAD ALI I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain... MUHAMMAD ALI Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head. MUHAMMAD ALI My trainer don't tell me nothing between rounds. I don't allow him to. I fight the fight. Al... MUHAMMAD ALI God tries you in certain, certain ways. Some people are rich, and they believe in God. They lose the... MUHAMMAD ALI No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room. MUHAMMAD ALI There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win. MUHAMMAD ALI I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world. MUHAMMAD ALI I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, ... MUHAMMAD ALI I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest! MUHAMMAD ALI At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don&... MUHAMMAD ALI I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the... MUHAMMAD ALI When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Oly... MUHAMMAD ALI I got no quarrel with them Vietcong. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the r... MUHAMMAD ALI No intelligent black man or black woman in his or her right black mind wants white boys and white gi... MUHAMMAD ALI I shook up the world, I shook up the world. MUHAMMAD ALI The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God. MUHAMMAD ALI Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the U.S. Bureau of Wild Life. MUHAMMAD ALI To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the U.S.... MUHAMMAD ALI I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brin... MUHAMMAD ALI It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila. MUHAMMAD ALI The Nation of Islam's main focus was teaching black pride and self-awareness. Why should we keep... MUHAMMAD ALI A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have se... MUHAMMAD ALI I don't have to be what you want me to be. MUHAMMAD ALI I've been everywhere in the world, seen everything, had everything a man can have. MUHAMMAD ALI My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am. MUHAMMAD ALI Go up in an airplane. Go high enough, and it's like we don't even exist. MUHAMMAD ALI It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep co... MUHAMMAD ALI I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in... MUHAMMAD ALI Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. MUHAMMAD ALI Don't feel sorry for me. MUHAMMAD ALI I calculate that I took 20,000 punches, but I earned millions and kept a lot of it. I may talk slow,... MUHAMMAD ALI America is the greatest country in the world. MUHAMMAD ALI Life is so, so short. Bible says it's like a vapor. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when J... MUHAMMAD ALI I wanted to use my fame and this face that everyone knows so well to help uplift and inspire people ... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm no leader; I'm a little humble follower. 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But if you haven't learned the meaning of friend... MUHAMMAD ALI Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. Bu... MUHAMMAD ALI Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But... MUHAMMAD ALI Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets ... MUHAMMAD ALI What keeps me going is goals. MUHAMMAD ALI Where do you think I'd be next week if I didn't know how to shout and holler and make the public tak... MUHAMMAD ALI I am the greatest. Not only do I knock em out, I pick the round! MUHAMMAD ALI I hated every minute of training, but I said, Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your li... MUHAMMAD ALI I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights. MUHAMMAD ALI No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room. MUHAMMAD ALI I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. MUHAMMAD ALI I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest. MUHAMMAD ALI Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets ... MUHAMMAD ALI If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. MUHAMMAD ALI The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses behind the lines, in the gym and out there on th... MUHAMMAD ALI It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am. MUHAMMAD ALI Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desir... MUHAMMAD ALI The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life. MUHAMMAD ALI It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. MUHAMMAD ALI I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my ... MUHAMMAD ALI It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. MUHAMMAD ALI I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest. MUHAMMAD ALI Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up. MUHAMMAD ALI The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on th... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. MUHAMMAD ALI The service you do for others is the rent you pay for the time you spend on earth. MUHAMMAD ALI Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and com... MUHAMMAD ALI My toughest fight was with my first wife. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy. MUHAMMAD ALI God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not number One; he is. MUHAMMAD ALI I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my nam... MUHAMMAD ALI To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are. MUHAMMAD ALI Fifteen referees. I want fifteen referees to be at this fight because there ain't no one man who can... MUHAMMAD ALI Service to others is the rent which you pay for your room here on earth. MUHAMMAD ALI There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people. MUHAMMAD ALI Don't count the days, make the days count. MUHAMMAD ALI Explaining why he refused induction into the Army. I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Congs. MUHAMMAD ALI Pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man. MUHAMMAD ALI Statement after losing his first fight to Ken Norton, March 31, 1973: I never thought of losing, but... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm a baaaadd man!! MUHAMMAD ALI I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer — anything but a fig... MUHAMMAD ALI It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. MUHAMMAD ALI He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. MUHAMMAD ALI Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer. MUHAMMAD ALI Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the nigh... MUHAMMAD ALI I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder... MUHAMMAD ALI I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace. MUHAMMAD ALI He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. MUHAMMAD ALI It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe. MUHAMMAD ALI I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. ... MUHAMMAD ALI Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. MUHAMMAD ALI My principles are more important than the money or my title. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence. MUHAMMAD ALI The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrend... MUHAMMAD ALI The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on th... MUHAMMAD ALI Old age is just a record of one's whole life. MUHAMMAD ALI Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are. MUHAMMAD ALI Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just a... MUHAMMAD ALI Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can't talk. The man can't fight. The man needs talking less... MUHAMMAD ALI I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing, and the shadow won. MUHAMMAD ALI Cassius Clay is a name that white people gave to my slave master. Now that I am free, that I don'... MUHAMMAD ALI Terrorists are not following Islam. Killing people and blowing up people and dropping bombs in place... MUHAMMAD ALI Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of fr... MUHAMMAD ALI I give thanks to God and to all the people in the U.K. who have supported me over the years. MUHAMMAD ALI Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and com... MUHAMMAD ALI Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer. MUHAMMAD ALI If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your... MUHAMMAD ALI The man who has no imagination has no wings. MUHAMMAD ALI I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of y... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a... MUHAMMAD ALI If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then they can sure make something out of you. MUHAMMAD ALI I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my o... MUHAMMAD ALI Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car... MUHAMMAD ALI Allah's the Arabic term for God. Stand up for God, fight for God, work for God and do the right ... MUHAMMAD ALI It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. MUHAMMAD ALI It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm the greatest thing that ever lived! I'm the king of the world! I'm a bad man. I'... MUHAMMAD ALI Superman don't need no seat belt. MUHAMMAD ALI I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I ... MUHAMMAD ALI It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. MUHAMMAD ALI If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. MUHAMMAD ALI The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Paki... MUHAMMAD ALI Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It... MUHAMMAD ALI The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on th... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm the best. I just haven't played yet [on his golf game]. MUHAMMAD ALI Superman don't need no seat belt. [Comment to flight attendant, who replied, 'Superman don't need no... MUHAMMAD ALI If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After one of hi... MUHAMMAD ALI The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses — behind the lines, in the gym and out there on t... MUHAMMAD ALI We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last. MUHAMMAD ALI I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger. MUHAMMAD ALI Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a... MUHAMMAD ALI It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep convic... MUHAMMAD ALI I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free... MUHAMMAD ALI I'll be floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the... MUHAMMAD ALI It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe. MUHAMMAD ALI Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire... MUHAMMAD ALI I hated every minute of training, but I said, ''Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your lif... MUHAMMAD ALI If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. MUHAMMAD ALI I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on. MUHAMMAD ALI one of the greatest athletes of all time. MUHAMMAD ALI If a matter has been ruled on or issued by a decree and later is the object of doubt in the minds of... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm the best. I just haven't played yet. MUHAMMAD ALI This may shockan amasia but I'm gonna beat Joe Frazier. MUHAMMAD ALI The one without dreams is the one without wings. MUHAMMAD ALI Politicians are always saying that they are in support of Iraqi citizens and now they are increasing... MUHAMMAD ALI I have not lost [Allah's] hope in us to show compassion where none exists and to extend mercy in the... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm so pretty I even smell pretty. MUHAMMAD ALI a fierce fighter and a man of peace. MUHAMMAD ALI And if God ever calls me to a holy war, I want Joe fighting beside me. MUHAMMAD ALI This relationship will help guarantee that, for generations to come, people of all nations will unde... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm always confident. My image is being confident. Why you trying to make it look like something new... MUHAMMAD ALI Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams Ñ they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just ... MUHAMMAD ALI You know I hate fighting. If I knew how to make a living some other way, I would. MUHAMMAD ALI War on nations change maps. War on poverty maps change. MUHAMMAD ALI Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car... MUHAMMAD ALI I want to get out with my greatness intact. MUHAMMAD ALI At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get ve... MUHAMMAD ALI Love is a net that catches hearts like a fish. MUHAMMAD ALI All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my str... MUHAMMAD ALI Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe. MUHAMMAD ALI My face is so pretty, you don't see a scar, which proves I'm the king of the ring by far. MUHAMMAD ALI Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a... MUHAMMAD ALI Old age is just a record of one's whole life. MUHAMMAD ALI The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his lif... MUHAMMAD ALI You don't want no pie in the sky when you die,/ You want something here on the ground while you're s... MUHAMMAD ALI [Frazier soaked it all up like a sponge. When they arrived in Manila it was the same story. Ali pour... MUHAMMAD ALI A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen t... MUHAMMAD ALI It's not bragging if you can back it up. MUHAMMAD ALI Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception d... MUHAMMAD ALI