M. Ali Quotes

Islam is against killing, terrorism, and murder. People who commit these acts in the name of Islam are wrong. And if I had a chance I would do something about it.

We are all God's people. We are prejudiced and we separate into Jews, Mexicans, Italians, but God doesn't see colors.

I am NOT fighting for Muslims, believe me, when I demand Pakistan.

Last night I had a dream. When I got to Africa, I had one hell of a rumble. I had to beat Tarzan's behind first, for claiming to be King of the Jungle.

Compared to dreams, reality can be truly cruel. But it can also come up with beautiful surprises.

I like to zoom out of the situation so I can see it all and don't get caught up in the little things down there.

I tried to explain that there was a great difference between me and Mujib [Rahiman]: he was a secessionist and I wasn't.

I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.

If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

I'm The Greatest, but only in relation to fighting.

You just have to start putting one foot in front of the other, making an effort to get healthy every day.

Do you know why I’m the fastest heavyweight in the world? I’m the only heavyweight that trains underwater!

I'm proud, and Islam did it. And after these things that I heard in church, a preacher and watching this and that, I knew something was wrong but I couldn't pinpoint it.

His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.

The woman is the fiber of the nation. She is the producer of life. A nation is only as good as its women.

In Islam religion and politics cannot be separated. Unlike other religions, Islam is political by its very nature.

To succeed,all I need to do is suffer.

In order to truly give to others, you have to give to yourself first.

No woman on this whole earth can please me and cook for me and socialise and talk to me like my American black woman.

The kids now are more productive than we ever were; they're a lot more prolific and productive in the sense that they have to have music out all the time.

When you come to the fight Don't block the halls and don't block the door, for y'all may go home after round four.

No settlement with the majority community is possible, as no Hindu leader speaking with any authority shows any concern or genuine desire for it.

After flirting with neoisolationism, the U.S. is now deciding it wants to run the world.

If you don't feel the blues, then you're not listening. Then you're just a professor or something.

To conclude, the tragedy of March 25 [1969] caught me by surprise. Yahya Khan fooled even me.

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

Words can never really help you say, what you want them to anyway. And words can never really help you see, what you really want to be.

Allah made us all a different shade and colour. Nations and tribes recognize one another! 'Cause every single person is your sister and brother.

I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty.

Abstinence from sins is better than seeking help afterwards.

I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the human race.

I'm very touched on a deep level by cruelty to animals.

I wouldn't call my work Modernist. I would rust if I try to think about labels. I'd feel like the Tin Man in 'The Wizard of Oz.

The Christian take on Hellfire seems less dramatic than the Muslim vision, which I grew up with, but Christian magical thinking appeals to me no more than my mother's angels and djinns.

I don't believe there is such a thing as 'moderate Islam.' I think it's better to talk about degrees of belief and degrees of practice.

Parkinson's is my toughest fight. No, it doesn't hurt. It's hard to explain. I'm being tested to see if I'll keep praying, to see if I'll keep my faith. All great people are tested by God.

For India, Kashmir lends credibility to its secular nationalist image.

I have a daughter, she's twenty years old.

An accepted deed is never small in Taqwa (consciousness of Allah), how can what has been accepted be small?

I'm a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.

I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don't tell me I can't do something. Don't tell me it's impossible. Don't tell me I'm not the greatest. I'm the double greatest.

Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior.

Children make you want to start life over.

Apostasy from Islam is a crime and is punishable by death.

Women are the field that produces our nation. And if you can't protect your women, you can't protect your nation.

Marriage was invented to make girls miserable. I will never get married again, not ever again.

Old age is just a record of one's whole life.

Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.

When the child is ill, the mother will know how to pray.

Some of you may remember me as the 'Doritos Girl' from that Super Bowl commercial a while back, but I've been lucky enough to have gotten a few more credits under my belt since then!