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We Must Not Only Control The Weapons That Can Kill Us, We Must Bridge The Great Disparities Of Wealth And Opportunity Among The Peoples Of The World, The Vast Majority Of Whom Live In Poverty Without Hope, Opportunity Or Choices In Life. These Conditions Are A Breeding Ground For Division That Can Cause A Desperate People To Resort To Nuclear Weapons As A Last Resort. Our Only Hope Lies In The Power Of Our Love, Generosity, Tolerance And Understanding And Our Commitment To Making The World A Better Place.

-Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali

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We Must Not Only Control The Weapons That Can Kill Us, We Must Bridge The Great Disparities Of Wealth And Opportunity Among The Peoples Of The World, The Vast Majority Of Whom Live In Poverty Without Hope, Opportunity Or Choices In Life. These Conditions Are A Breeding Ground For Division That Can Cause A Desperate People To Resort To Nuclear Weapons As A Last Resort. Our Only Hope Lies In The Power Of Our Love, Generosity, Tolerance And Understanding And Our Commitment To Making The World A Better Place.

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Islam Is Against Killing, Terrorism, And Murder. People Who Commit These Acts In The Name Of Islam Are Wrong. And If I Had A Chance I Would Do Something About It.

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The Man Who Has No Imagination Has No Wings.

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I'm Definitely Gonna Be The People's Champion ... But I Just Ain't Gonna Be The Champ The Way You Want Me To Be The Champ. I'm Gonna Be The Champ The Way I Wanna Be.

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I Think We're All Brothers - That's The Truth. But The Press Gave Us The Name Black Muslims To Cut Us Off From The Others.

I'm The Most Recognized And Loved Man That Ever Lived Cuz There Weren't No Satellites When Jesus And Moses Were Around, So People Far Away In The Villages Didn't Know About Them.

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America Don't Have No Future! America's Going To Be Destroyed! Allah's Going To Divinely Chastise America! Violence, Crimes, Earthquakes - There's Gonna Be All Kinds Of Trouble. America's Going To Pay For All Its Lynchings And Killings Of Slaves And What It's Done To Black People.

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I Had To Prove You Could Be A New Kind Of Black Man. I Had To Show The World.

Outrun The People Who Quit When They Feel Discomfort, Outrun The People Who Stop Because Of Despair, Outrun The People Who Are Delayed Because Of Prejudice, Outrun The People Who Surrender To Failure, And Outrun The Opponent Who Loses Sight Of The Goal. Because If You Want To Win, The Will Can Never Retire, The Race Can Never Stop, And Faith Can Never Weaken.

Fifteen Referees. I Want Fifteen Referees To Be At This Fight Because There Ain't No One Man Who Can Keep Up With The Pace I'm Gonna Set Except Me. There's Not A Man Alive Who Can Whup Me. I'm Too Fast. I'm Too Smart. I'm Too Pretty. I Should Be A Postage Stamp. That's The Only Way I'll Ever Get Licked.

Will Be A Divine Fight, A Holy War...armageddon On A Miniature Scale.

My Trainer Don't Tell Me Nothing Between Rounds. I Don't Allow Him To. I Fight The Fight. All I Want To Know Is Did I Win The Round. It's Too Late For Advice.

Whether It's Boxing, Basketball, Or Badminton, One Must Be Ready To Succeed Before Entering The Arena...long Before The Lights Come Up.

I'm The Greatest, But Only In Relation To Fighting.

I Don't Look Like No Kiwi Bird

I Know I Got It Made While The Masses Of Black People Are Catchin' Hell, But As Long As They Ain't Free, I Ain't Free.

I Was Lucky, From The Age Of 12 I Had Boxing Talent And Was Good For My Age.

To Be A Great Champion You Must Believe You Are The Best. If You’re Not, Pretend You Are.

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.

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.'

He Who Is Not Courageous Enough To Take Risks Will Accomplish Nothing In Life.

Boxing Is Just To Introduce Me To The Struggle. Like, When I Speak I Draw People In The States To Teach Them Various Things Or To Give Them Dignity, Pride And Self-help. I Have To Help The Dope And Prostitution Problem.

I Knew I Had Him In The First Round. Almighty God Was With Me. I Want Everyone To Bear Witness, I Am The Greatest! I'm The Greatest Thing That Ever Lived. I Don't Have A Mark On My Face, And I Upset Sonny Liston, And I Just Turned Twenty-two Years Old. I Must Be The Greatest. I Showed The World. I Talk To God Everyday. I Know The Real God. I Shook Up The World, I'm The King Of The World. You Must Listen To Me. I Am The Greatest! I Can't Be Beat!

It's Just A Job. Grass Grows, Birds Fly, Waves Pound The Sand. I Beat People Up.

God Will Not Place A Burden On A Man's Shoulders Knowing That He Cannot Carry It.

How Could They Say That My Religion, Islam Was A 'race Hate' Religion After All The Plunder And Enslavement And Domination Of My People By White Christians In The Name Of White Supremacy?

I Always Liked To Chase The Girls. Parkinson's Stops All That. Now I Might Have A Chance To Go To Heaven.

I Am The Greatest, I Said That Even Before I Knew I Was.

Motivational Sports

People Will Know You’re Serious When You Produce.

If Some Black Man Go Out And Start Something, A Riot Or Something Or, I'm Not Going To Jump In It And Get Killed Because He's Gone Out And Started Something I Don't Believe In What He's Fighting For Or His Approach.

I Wanted To Keep These Trunks As A Souvenir." "now Look At Them." "they Were Splattered With Blood.

I Had It In My Heart. I Believed In Myself, And I Had Confidence. I Knew How To Do It, Had Natural Talent And I Pursued It.

You Been Hearing About How Bad I Am Since You Were A Little Kid With Mess In Your Pants! Tonight, I'm Gonna Whip You Till You Cry Like A Baby.

I'm Gonna Have To Be Killed Before I Lose, And I Ain't Going To Die Easy.

Islam Religion Has No Color Distinction, We Are Just Muslims.

I Am An Ordinary Man Who Worked Hard To Develop The Talent I Was Given.

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