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You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.


Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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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