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We All Have The Same God, We Just Serve Him Differently. Rivers, Lakes, Ponds, Streams, Oceans All Have Different Names, But They All Contain Water. So Do Religions Have Different Names, And They All Contain Truth, Expressed In Different Ways Forms And Times. It Doesn't Matter Whether You're A Muslim, A Christian, Or A Jew. When You Believe In God, You Should Believe That All People Are Part Of One Family. If You Love God, You Can't Love Only Some Of His Children.

-Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali

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We All Have The Same God, We Just Serve Him Differently. Rivers, Lakes, Ponds, Streams, Oceans All Have Different Names, But They All Contain Water. So Do Religions Have Different Names, And They All Contain Truth, Expressed In Different Ways Forms And Times. It Doesn't Matter Whether You're A Muslim, A Christian, Or A Jew. When You Believe In God, You Should Believe That All People Are Part Of One Family. If You Love God, You Can't Love Only Some Of His Children.

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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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Boxing Champions

I Was Asked In A Way When Honorable Elijah Mohammed Said Take The Step, Choose Between The Wealth Of America And The Millions Of Dollars And The Title, The Ministry. So, I Chose The Ministry. If I Was Not Sincere, Then I Would Have Easily Went To Vietnam, Boxin' Exhibitions, And Made A Couple Of Cool Million.

How Many Push Ups Do You Do? I Don't Know. I Only Starts Counting When It Starts Hurting

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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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We All Have The Same God, We Just Serve Him Differently. Rivers, Lakes, Ponds, Streams, Oceans All Have Different Names, But They All Contain Water. So Do Religions Have Different Names, And They All Contain Truth, Expressed In Different Ways Forms And Times. It Doesn't Matter Whether You're A Muslim, A Christian, Or A Jew. When You Believe In God, You Should Believe That All People Are Part Of One Family. If You Love God, You Can't Love Only Some Of His Children.

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.

Christians Are My Brothers, Hindus Are My Brothers, All Of Them Are My Brothers. We Just Think Different And Believe Different.

The Same People That Are With Me For Not Going To Vietnam Because I Saved Them And Their Children.the Same People Will Give Me Hell If I Turn To Them And Say, 'let's Free My People Now'.they're With Me On One Part Of My Beliefs About The War, That's All. Not For My Freedom.

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