We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.
Muhammad Ali
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world.
Muhammad Ali
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
Muhammad Ali
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
Muhammad Ali
Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.
Muhammad Ali
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
Muhammad Ali
Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.
Muhammad Ali
I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.
Muhammad Ali
Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.
Muhammad Ali
There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.
Muhammad Ali
I’m not the greatest; I’m the double greatest. Not only do I knock ’em out, I pick the round.
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.
Muhammad Ali
I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin’ hell, but as long as they ain’t free, I ain’t free.
Muhammad Ali
I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
Muhammad Ali
I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I’m in a world of my own.
Muhammad Ali
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
Muhammad Ali
I figure I’ll be champ for about ten years and then I’ll let my brother take over – like the Kennedys down in Washington.
Muhammad Ali
I’m the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren’t no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn’t know about them.
Muhammad Ali
My only fault is that I don’t realize how great I really am.
Muhammad Ali