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I've Been On Planes Flying Through Thunder Storms When The Pilot Says, 'ladies And Gentlemen, We Tried To Fly Around It But We Can't So It's Going To Be Rough'.and When A Pilot Says It's Going To Be Bad, It's Going To Be Rough. And You Say To Youself, Boy, I Could Have Got The Train.

-Muhammad Ali

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I've Been On Planes

Muhammad Ali

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I've Been On Planes Flying Through Thunder Storms When The Pilot Says, 'ladies And Gentlemen, We Tried To Fly Around It But We Can't So It's Going To Be Rough'.and When A Pilot Says It's Going To Be Bad, It's Going To Be Rough. And You Say To Youself, Boy, I Could Have Got The Train.

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