WIST Quotations

Ali, Muhammad -- “What I’ve Learned,” Esquire (Jan 2004)

Dave — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:58:25 +0000

Brooding over blunders is the biggest blunder.

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) American boxer, activist [b. Cassius Clay]
“What I’ve Learned,” Esquire (Jan 2004)

Ali, Muhammad -- (Attributed)

Dave — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:32:33 +0000

If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) American boxer, activist [b. Cassius Clay]
(Attributed)

Ali, Muhammad -- The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life’s Journey [written with Hana Yasmeen Ali] (2004)

Dave — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:32:08 +0000

We all have the same God, we just serve him differently. Rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, oceans all have different names, but they all contain water. So do religions have different names, and they all contain truth, expressed in different ways forms and times. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Muslim, a Christian, or a Jew. When you believe in God, you should believe that all people are part of one family. If you love God, you can’t love only some of his children.

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) American boxer, activist [b. Cassius Clay]
The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life’s Journey [written with Hana Yasmeen Ali] (2004)

Ali, Muhammad -- Interview, Playboy (Nov 1975)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

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

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) American boxer, activist [b. Cassius Clay]
Interview, Playboy (Nov 1975)

Ali, Muhammad -- Quoted in New York Times (21 Nov 1965)

Dave — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:19:19 +0000

I am America. I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) American boxer, activist [b. Cassius Clay]
Quoted in New York Times (21 Nov 1965)

Ali, Muhammad -- Quoted in NY Times (6 Apr 1977)

Dave — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:14:42 +0000

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

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) American boxer, activist [b. Cassius Clay]
Quoted in NY Times (6 Apr 1977)