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"I'm a friend in the context that we helped fight a battle together for survival of the American Football League. But I don't consider myself close to Al in recent years. You just don't continually sue your business partners like he has."
"So that's our new flag. The thing we've been fighting for-thirteen stripes for the colonies and thirteen stars in a circle for the union."
"That's just the business of boxing. Things just turned out that way. I don't think it was any particular reason. I had opportunities to fight in bigger fights, but things just didn't always work out."
"Unfortunately with certain situations, just sometimes it's just the way it is. It could be a problem with the promotion side or training or anything. Management, sometimes doesn't work out. Sometimes certain guys just choose to fight other guys."
"I like fighting at the higher weight. That extra seven pounds helps because of energy, strength and I can focus more throughout the training camp, without having to put extra time into making weight."
"Boxing is a business and if it makes sense, other than my brother (Anthony), damn right I'll fight him."
"Not too worried about fighting for titles, but just fighting the best competition at the Welterweight division. I'll be happy with that."
"I'm not going to be a name chaser. I just love to fight."
"I see myself fighting for about six more fights and I'll be done and happy with my career."
"I just love to fight, and regardless of who I'm fighting, I want to be at the top level."
"People who have to fight for their living and are not afraid to die for it are higher persons than those who, stationed high, are too fat to dare to die."
"I used to love slapping people in the face when I was drunk. I thought it was really funny, so I did a lot of that. I'd pick fights with doormen and bouncers and stuff a lot. Ex-boyfriends. But nobody ever punched me back, so I don't know if that counts as a physical fight."
"Unfortunately, I feel as actors we have to fight for the right to really go in as many directions as possible."
"The simplest idea of someone coming to your home to pamper you at a time when all your energy is being expended to fight a personal battle, is much more than just feeling good about how you look. Beauty Bus gives its clients renewed internal strength to keep fighting."
"But if you kept thinking about a fight you’d lost, Mom said, you were programming yourself to lose again."
"You can go raise the money outside of the industry, and then what you're doing is fighting with your money to get back into the industry, or for them to use your money instead of their own. So, you got to figure out how to do it within the flow of the industry."
"Although I fancy Britney, I think Shakira is hot too. Maybe I could let them fight over me. I'm a young lad and I've got to keep my options open."
"I don't fight creativity. I don't fight against not being creative. If I'm not being creative, I'm not forcing it."
"Screaming, it's not me. I tried it before! Action is more my thing. Not talking. It's hard for me to have word fights, fighting with words. I'd rather just listen."
"The revolution will come from the people and the willingness to work towards something better, to fight for a better living."
