Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.

It's easy to do anything in victory. It's in defeat that a man reveals himself.

Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.

The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.

I've learned so much, so very much about myself in defeat. I've learned very little to nothing in victory.

I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.

Clay is so young and has been misled by the wrong people. He might as well have joined the Ku Klux Klan.

A prizefighter who gets knocked out or is badly outclassed suffers in a way he will never forget.

For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum

When you have millions of dollars, you have millions of friends.

To hell, allegiance! Vows, to the blackest devil!Conscience and grace, to the profoundest pit!I dare damnation

Sing your own song. There are always some earnest listeners.

All philosophy in two words - sustain and abstain.

Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.

In nightlife you can become a star, while in the daytime you can just be a nobody.

Index investing outperforms active management year after year.

I like barbecuing because it's easy.

The sun penetrates me soundlessly like a distant friend that stirs up my laziness, fertilizes it. We bring forth life.

There's no straighter road to success than exceeding expectations one day at a time.

I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.