"Christians are my brothers, Hindus are my brothers, all of them are my brothers. We just think different and believe different."
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"I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest."
"My soul has grown over the years, and some of my views have changed. As long as I am alive, I will continue to try to understand more because the work of the heart is never done."
"We can't be brave without fear."
"If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don't ask how. Hitch him up."
"Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all."
"I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on."
"When I meet a new person, I don’t see race or religion. I look deeper. We must learn to satisfy our conflicts peacefully and to respect one another."
"Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer."
"Miss America was always white. All the beautiful brown women in America, beautiful sun tans, beautiful shapes, all types of complexions, but she always was white.And Miss World was always white, and Miss Universe was always white.And the angel fruit cake was the white cake and the devil food cake was the chocolate cake.I said, 'Momma, why is everything white?' I always wondered. And the President lived in the White House."
"Santa Claus was white and everything bad was black. The little ugly duckling was the black duck, and the black cat was the bad luck. And if I threaten you, I'm going to blackmail you.I said, 'Momma, why don't they call it 'whitemail'? They lie too.'"
"My mama told me I was already in a hurry as a child. I even had measles and chicken pox at the same time"
"If you want to be equal with me, you can get your own Rolls-Royce, your own house and your own million dollars."
"Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all."
"I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy."
"God gave me Parkinson's syndrome to show me I'm not 'The Greatest' - he is."
"Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it."
"If you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
"The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets and promote my career. In my private life, I am quiet and reflective by nature."
"Get up sucker and fight. Get up and fight"