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.

Muhammad Ali

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I hospitalized a rock, killed a brick...I'm so bad I make medicin... by Muhammad Ali

I hospitalized a rock, killed a brick...I'm so bad I make medicine sick!

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Impossible is nothing. by Muhammad Ali

Impossible is nothing.

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Religions all have different names, but they all contain the same truths. ... I think the people of our religion should be tolerant and understand people believe different things.

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At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.

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Stumbling is the fruit of haste. by Muhammad Ali

Stumbling is the fruit of haste.

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When one man of popularity can let the world know the problem, he might lose a few dollars himself. He might lose his life. But he's helping millions.

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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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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit wha... by Muhammad Ali

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.

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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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Fighting by itself doesn't interest me anymore. I want to help people, the black people and I need any kind of media to spread my thought: God, charity, peace.

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The world’s champ should be pretty like me! by Muhammad Ali

The world’s champ should be pretty like me!

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Nobody has to tell me that this is a serious business. I'm not fighting one man. I'm fighting a lot of men, showing a lot of 'em, here is one man they couldn't defeat, couldn't conquer. My mission is to bring freedom to 30m black people

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War on nations changes maps. War on poverty maps change. by Muhammad Ali

War on nations changes maps. War on poverty maps change.

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Ain't no reason for me to kill nobody in the ring, unless they de... by Muhammad Ali

Ain't no reason for me to kill nobody in the ring, unless they deserve it.

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Your body is sacred. You’re far more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered too.

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Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. by Muhammad Ali

Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare.

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Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it. by Muhammad Ali

Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it.

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A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.

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A man with no imaginations has no wings. by Muhammad Ali

A man with no imaginations has no wings.

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I was saying "I'm the greatest" long before I believed it. by Muhammad Ali

I was saying "I'm the greatest" long before I believed it.

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