Muhammad Ali

Explaining why he refused induction into the Army. I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Congs.

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

My toughest fight was with my first wife.

The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

Don't count the days, make the days count.

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

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

The service you do for others is the rent you pay for the time you spend on earth.