You dont lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.

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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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The more we help others, the more we help ourselves

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

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Just remember that you don't have to be what they want you to be.

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I'll tell you how I'd like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title - Who has humorous and who never looked down on those who looked up to him - A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality - And I wouldn't even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.

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Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.

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Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

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There comes a time in every person's life when he has to choose the course his life will take.

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I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

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