Top 591 Quotes & Sayings by Muhammad Ali - Page 4

My main fight is for freedom and equality.

Wouldn't it be a beautiful world if just 10 percent of the people who believe in the power of love would compete with one another to see who could do the most good for the most people?

I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don't tell me I can't do something. Don't tell me it's impossible. Don't tell me I'm not the greatest. I'm the double greatest.

I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy.

If the culprits are Muslim, they have twisted the teachings of Islam. Whoever performed, or is behind, the terrorist attacks in the United States of America does not represent Islam. God is not behind assassins.

My health is in the hands of Allah, who has ways of testing us. Whatever happens, happens. I a'int the greatest - it's Allah. I gave myself a job. I work for God.

The woman is the fiber of the nation. She is the producer of life. A nation is only as good as its women.

I do a lot of reading, a lot of studying. I ask questions, I'll go out, travel these countries, I'll watch how their people live, and I learn.

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.

The man of least capacity is the one who shows himself incapable of self-correction.

Once the Choice is Made, Do Not Look Back, Do Not Second-Guess Your Decisions

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.

In the big leagues everyone has ability. It always comes down to mind games. Who ever is more mentally strong-wins.

His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.

For the black man to come out superior would be against America's teachings. 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.

Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all.

Outrun the people who quit when they feel discomfort, outrun the people who stop because of despair, outrun the people who are delayed because of prejudice, outrun the people who surrender to failure, and outrun the opponent who loses sight of the goal. Because if you want to win, the will can never retire, the race can never stop, and faith can never weaken.

I'm sure no intelligent white person, in his or her right white mind, want black men and women marrying their white sons and daughters and in return introducing their grandchildren to half brown, kinky haired black people.

The sun is always shining someplace.

How many push ups do you do? I don't know. I only starts counting when it starts hurting

You don't want no pie in the sky when you die, You want something here on the ground while you're still around.

The greater our level of understanding, the harder the tests become.

What's really hurting me, the name Islam is involved, and Muslim is involved and causing trouble and starting hate and violence. ... Islam is not a killer religion. ... Islam means peace, I couldn't just sit home and watch people label Muslims as the reason for this problem.

I'm the king of the world, I am the greatest, I'm Muhammed Ali, I shook up the world, I am the greatest, I'm king of the world, I'm pretty, I'm pretty, I'm a baaaad man, you heard me I'm a baaad man, Archie Moore fell in four, Liston wanted me more, so since he's so great, I'm a make him fall in eight, I'm a baaad man, I'm king of the world! I'm 22 years old and ain't gotta mark on my face, I'm pretty, I easily survived six rounds with that ugly bear, because I am the greatest.

Enjoy your children, even when they don't act the way you want them to.

Islam religion has no color distinction, we are just Muslims.

There's a reason I'm known - to bring people to Allah, to God.

Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?

I'd like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, teaspoon of generosity, one pint of kindness. He took one quart of laughter, one pinch of concern, and then, he mix willingness with happiness, he added lots of faith, and he stirred it up well, then he spreads it over his span of a lifetime, and he served it to each and every deserving person he met.

I'm so mean I make medicine sick!

I believe in the holy Koran. It says we declare ourselves to be righteous Muslims and do not take part in wars, or in no way fashion or form take the lives of humans unless it's a holy war declared by God himself.

I always liked to chase the girls. Parkinson's stops all that. Now I might have a chance to go to heaven.

Home is the place you can go when you're whipped.

What I will remember most about Mr Mandela is that he was a man whose heart, soul and spirit could not be contained or restrained by racial and economic injustices, metal bars or the burden of hate and revenge.

Love is a net that catches hearts like a fish

My main purpose is to pray five times a day. And that's not easy.

You can go to Japan, China, all the European, African, Arab, and South American countries, and man, they know me. I can't name a nation where they don't know me.

Why do I want my wife to show off her panties when the wind blows? Horses show their behinds, and cows and mules, not humans.

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.

This life is not real. I conquered the world and it did not bring me satisfaction.

I was the first one in the gym, and the last one to leave.

If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don't ask how. Hitch him up.

I outwit them, and then I outhit them

I did not take the name, I just named myself Cassius Clay, this is a honorable, Mohammed Ali, given to me by my religious leader and teacher, the Honorable Elijah Mohammed, and I would like to say that Mohammed means in Arabic "one who is worthy of praise" and one praiseworthy, and Ali means the most High, but the slave name Clay meant dirt with no ingredients.

Boxing is a stepping stone just to introduce me to the audience. If I was still in Louisville, Kentucky and never was a boxer I still might get killed next week in some kind of freedom struggle and you'd ever hear the news.

I have not lost Allah's hope in us to show compassion where none exists and to extend mercy in the most difficult of circumstances. We as Muslims must lead by example.

Friendship is not something you can learn in college or some learning institution, no one knows how to become friends you just become but if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship you haven't learned anything

Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all.

The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets and promote my career. In my private life, I am quiet and reflective by nature.

If you are not the best, then pretend you are

It's the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

To succeed,all I need to do is suffer.

God gave me Parkinson's syndrome to show me I'm not 'The Greatest' - he is.

You could be the world's best garbage man, the world's best model; it don't matter what you do if you're the best.

Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it.

The bull is stronger, but the matador is smarter.

I believe in Allah and in peace. I don't try to move into white neighborhoods... I don’t want to marry a white woman. I was baptized when I was 12, but I didn’t know what I was doing. I’m not a Christian anymore. 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.

When you come to the fight Don't block the halls and don't block the door, for y'all may go home after round four.

The worst man is the one who sees himself as the best.