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A Long Time Ago, I Took A Walk Down A Street In Harlem In New York City. I Came Upon A Man Who Asked Me For A Dollar. He Had Asked A Few Other People Before Me, But They Only Passed Him By Without Glancing His Way. I Stopped And Handed The Man Some Money. As I Began To Turn Away, He Reached Out And Shook My Hand. He Looked Me In The Eyes And Said, "i Will Bless You." Now, I'm Not Saying That Was God Himself. But How Do We Know That It Wasn't Someone Working For Him, Walking Around In Disguise, Just To See What We Would Do?

-Muhammad Ali

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A Long Time Ago,

Muhammad Ali

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A Long Time Ago, I Took A Walk Down A Street In Harlem In New York City. I Came Upon A Man Who Asked Me For A Dollar. He Had Asked A Few Other People Before Me, But They Only Passed Him By Without Glancing His Way. I Stopped And Handed The Man Some Money. As I Began To Turn Away, He Reached Out And Shook My Hand. He Looked Me In The Eyes And Said, "i Will Bless You." Now, I'm Not Saying That Was God Himself. But How Do We Know That It Wasn't Someone Working For Him, Walking Around In Disguise, Just To See What We Would Do?

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When Your Mother Dies, It Really Hurts. But With Time, You Get Used To It. That's Nature's Way.

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Service To Others Is The Rent You Pay For Your Room Here On Earth.

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We Followed The Honorable Elijah Mohammed, Who Is The Boss. And We Don't Waste A Lot Of Time Arguin' About A Dead Black Man, Malcolm X, When The Whites Are Our Common Enemies.

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Don't Ever Squeeze A Fighter's Hand, Man. You're Doing Good Just To Lay Your Eyes On Me

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.

I Sought The Advice And Cooperation From All Those Around Me- But Not Permission.

The Show Was Bad, But I Was Great

No Pork, Soda Pop, Cigarettes, Alcohol – Ever!

What's Really Hurting Me, The Name Islam Is Involved, And Muslim Is Involved And Causing Trouble And Starting Hate And Violence. ... Islam Is Not A Killer Religion. ... Islam Means Peace, I Couldn't Just Sit Home And Watch People Label Muslims As The Reason For This Problem.

Since I Won't Let The Critics Seal My Fate, They Keep Hollering I'm Full Of Hate. But They Don't Really Hurt Me None, 'cause I'm Doing Good And Having Fun.

I Am America. I Am The Part You Won't Recognize. But Get Used To Me. Black, Confident, Cocky; My Name, Not Yours; My Religion, Not Yours; My Goals, My Own; Get Used To Me.

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Law Of Attraction

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Most People Don't Pray Until They're In Trouble. When People Need Help They Pray A Lot. But After They Get What They Want, They Slow Down. If A Man Takes Five Showers A Day, His Body Will Be Clean. Praying Five Times A Day Helps Me Clean My Mind.

Even Today, If My Title Hadn't Been Given Back To Me And I Was In Such Poverty Where I Had To Go And Find A Job, I Would Have Done That.

Anywhere I Go, There Is Always An Incredible Crowd That Follows Me. In Rome, As I Land At The Airport, Even The Men Kiss Me. I Love Rome.

I Predict That This Will Be The Greatest Book Ever And It Will Sell More Than Any Other Book In History

Why Are They Picking On Boxing? It's Because The Black Men Are So Superior In Boxing That They Want To Stop It. Well, The Black Man's So Hungry He's Got To Fight.

I'm A Fighter. I Believe In The Eye-for-an-eye Business. I'm No Cheek Turner. I Got No Respect For A Man Who Won't Hit Back. You Kill My Dog, You Better Hide Your Cat.

What You Are Thinking Is What You Are Becoming.

I Only Read The Holy Koran, The Bible And The Sports Pages

I Used To Ask My Brother Rudy To Throw Rocks At Me. I'd Dodge Every One. That's How I Learned How To Bob And Weave: Ducking Rocks.

I'm A Muslim. I've Been A Muslim For 20 Years. . . . You Know Me. I'm A Boxer. I've Been Called The Greatest. People Recognize Me For Being A Boxer And A Man Of Truth. I Wouldn't Be Here Representing Islam If It Were Terrorist. . . . I Think All People Should Know The Truth, Come To Recognize The Truth. Islam Is Peace.

Women Are Not Equal With Men, That's Sure. When The Woman Is In Danger She Always Looks To The Man For Help. We Are Superior By Nature. The Black Or White Woman Needn't Worry In Life Because The World Is Ruled By The White Man.

The Whites Have Always Had The Say In America. White People Made Jesus White, Angels White, The Last Supper White. If I Threaten You, I'm Blackmailing You. A Black Cat Is Bad Luck. If You're Put Out Of A Club, You're Blackballed. Angel's-food Cake Is White; Devil's-food Cake Is Black. Good Guys In Cowboy Movies Wear White Hats. The Bad Guys Always Wore Black Hats.

I Strongly Object To The Fact That So Many Newspapers Have Given The American Public And The World The Impression That I Have Only Two Alternatives In Taking This Stand: Either I Go To Jail Or Go To The Army. There Is Another Alternative And That Alternative Is Justice. If Justice Prevails, If My Constitutional Rights Are Upheld, I Will Be Forced To Go Neither To The Army Nor Jail. In The End I Am Confident That Justice Will Come My Way For The Truth Must Eventually Prevail.

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Boxing Is Good For The Livelihood But Mainly, Money Don't Really Mean Nothing.

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