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" The fact is, I was never too bright in school. I ain't ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do school principals make a month? "

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" I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others. "

" Life is so, so short. Bible says it's like a vapor. "

" I got no quarrel with them Vietcong. "

" 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. "

" To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the U.S.A. won the medal of gold. The Greeks said, 'You're better than the Cassius of old.' "

" If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. "

" Allah's the Arabic term for God. Stand up for God, fight for God, work for God and do the right thing, and go the right way, things will end up in your corner. "

Do The Right Thing

" 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. "

" It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. "

" Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the floor and the ref counts to ten, hope and pray that you never meet me again. "

" I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want. "

" I've been everywhere in the world, seen everything, had everything a man can have. "

" Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you. "

" Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the U.S. Bureau of Wild Life. "

" It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe. "

" My principles are more important than the money or my title. "

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

Service To Others

" Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up. "

" My toughest fight was with my first wife. "

" There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people. "

" My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world. "

" Cassius Clay is a name that white people gave to my slave master. Now that I am free, that I don't belong anymore to anyone, that I'm not a slave anymore, I gave back their white name, and I chose a beautiful African one. "

" Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are. "

" It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am. "

" Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. "

" I shook up the world, I shook up the world. "