"If you want to be equal with..." - Quote by Muhammad Ali
If you want to be equal with me, you can get your own Rolls-Royce, your own house and your own million dollars.
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“Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up.”
“I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.”
“There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.”
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“We have to focus on how do we ensure the economy works for everybody, and not just a few.”
“I believe I have no prejudices whatsoever. All I need to know is that a man is a member of the human race. That's bad enough for me.”
“Called to the throne by the voice of the people, my maxim has always been: A career open to talent without distinction of birth. It is this system of equality for which the European oligarchy detests me”
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“Come hither, all ye empty things,Ye bubbles rais'd by breath of Kings;Who float upon the tide of state,Come hither, and behold your fate.Let pride be taught by this rebuke,How very mean a thing's a Duke;From all his ill-got honours flung,Turn'd to that dirt from whence he sprung.”
“When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.”
“I'm with an old family" was the euphemism used to dignify the professions of white folks' cooks and maids who talked so affectedly among their own kind in Roxbury [Massachusetts] that you couldn't even understand them.”