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.

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.

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

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

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.

Massive success has never been the outcome of playing small.

We are trying to make up these other elements by gaining cost efficiencies through our reengineering process and through overt fund-raising activities to better support graduate education.

The situation is worse than it has ever been before. This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton - death, destruction, terrorism and weakness.

The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.

Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue.

Eva [Braun] loved [Adolf] Hitler and he was the only man in her life. She flirted and danced with other men but never would she have done more than that.

I listen to music when I'm feeling down or just a certain way. I don't know what I'd do without it!

This war has been motivated by pride or arrogance, by a desire to control oil wealth, by a desire to implant our programs. (talking about the Iraq war)

Laughter is a highly addictive positive contagion: if somebody starts, it's very difficult to stop.

When people say that meditation makes them calm, they are often referring to this stability of the mind. A stable mind creates the foundation for a happier and more contented person.