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"What I will remember most about Mr Mandela is that he was a man whose heart, soul and spirit could not be contained or restrained by racial and economic injustices, metal bars or the burden of hate and revenge."
"I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return."
"For the black man to come out superior would be against America's teachings. I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my image in the ring. America has to have its white images, no matter where it gets them. Jesus, Wonder Woman, Tarzan and Rocky."
"Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are."
"My main fight is for freedom and equality."
"Tolerance and understanding won't 'trickle down' in our society any more than wealth does."
"You can go to Japan, China, all the European, African, Arab, and South American countries, and man, they know me. I can't name a nation where they don't know me."
"I was the first one in the gym, and the last one to leave."
"Islam religion has no color distinction, we are just Muslims."
"Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?"
"I've never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself"
"There's a reason I'm known - to bring people to Allah, to God."
"The sweetness of life lies in dispensing with formalities."
"We have one life / It soon will be past / What we do for God / Is all that will last."
"Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing"
"The will must be stronger than the skill."
"There's nothing wrong with getting knocked down, as long as you get right back up."
"No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up."
"My toughest opponent has always been me."
"My main purpose is to pray five times a day. And that's not easy."