A black, a Puerto Rican and a Mexican are in a car. Who’s driving? The police.
When people are forced to interact to survive, their prejudices diminish.
God gave me this illness to remind me that I’m not Number One; He is.
If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.
I try to learn as much as I can because I know nothing compared to what I need to know.
I’ll beat him so bad he’ll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.
My mama told me I was already in a hurry as a child. I even had measles and chicken pox at the same time.
Put yourself out on a limb, sucka, like me! – young Cassius Clay to heavily favored thug Sonny Liston during the weigh in before Cassius wins his first title and changes his name to Muhammad Ali.
To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.
When I meet a new person, I don’t see race or religion. I look deeper. We must learn to satisfy our conflicts peacefully and to respect one another.
Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn’t belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone.
Home is the place you can go when you’re whipped.
All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.
Every day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it.
If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don’t ask how. Hitch him up.
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams – they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do – they all contain truths.
I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.
There is one hell of a difference between fighting in the ring and going to war in Vietnam.
It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.