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.- Muhammad Ali

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Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other

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Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.- Muhammad Ali

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The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.- Muhammad Ali

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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.- Muhammad Ali

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It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.- Muhammad Ali

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If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your revenge.- Muhammad Ali

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We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread, but there are many more dying for a little love.

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Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.- Muhammad Ali

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If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.- Muhammad Ali

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