Muhammad Ali

Boxer, Activist

Muhammad Ali was a legendary boxer and activist known for his charisma, boxing prowess, and commitment to social justice.

Born
January 17, 1942
Quotes
544
Rank
#34

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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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"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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"Friendship is not something you can learn in college or some learning institution, no one knows how to become friends you just become but if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship you haven't learned anything"

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"I am the king of the world. I'm a man's man."

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"They used to draw cartoons of Jews in Germany. Later they started killing them in the Holocaust."

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"Shut up, I know what I'm doing!"

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"I had it in my heart. I believed in myself, and I had confidence. I knew how to do it, had natural talent and I pursued it."

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"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."

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"I don't always know what I'm talking about, but I know I'm right."

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"I'm sad because I want to bow out of my race and leave my beautiful identity? Chinese love Chinese. They love their little slant eyed, pale brown skinned babies. Pakistanis love their culture.Jewish people love their culture. A lot of Catholics want to marry Catholics because the want their religion to stay the same."

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"I'm so fast I could hit you before God gets the news."

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"I understand that the worst people in England at a time were ran to America, for some reason. Then slavery came and calls of aggression. But we've been there 600 years and there ain't no peace between black and whites because the cultures are different - like the Chinese and Mexicans cannot integrate: the music is different, the eating is different."

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"I just won the gold medal and I couldn't eat downtown. I said, 'Something's wrong.' And from then on, I've been a Muslim."

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"I didn't run with a gang - I didn't have time. There were a few little street gangs sitting in the spotlights at night time - talking and playing marbles. But I was so wrapped up in boxing since I was 12."

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"My face is so pretty, you don’t see a scar, which proves I’m the king of the ring by far."

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"I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer, anything but a fighter. In this trade, it's the managers that make the money and last the longest."

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"You have a right to say what you believe, and I have a right."

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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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