130 quotes found
“We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable conditio...”
“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.”
“Come forward as servants of Islam, organise the people economically, socially, educationally and politically and I am sure that you will be a power that will be accepted by everybody.”
“When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.”
“The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.”
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
“My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am.”
“I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.”
“It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.”
“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.”
“My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.”
“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.”
“It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.”
“Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.”
“My principles are more important than the money or my title.”
“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 ju...”
“I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.”
“Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large.”
“When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.”
“Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.”
