All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.

Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.

I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.

To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.

I'm working for the Lord, and even though the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is.

Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.

It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.

Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.

Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.

All I've ever tried to tell anyone is that I'm not a black man or a white man or anything else. All I've ever been was an American.

You may have even an ex-wife or an ex-husband, but you can never have ex-children.

Never fear to be wonderful.

Perhaps one day I will go into space.

She doesn't give you time for questions as she locks up your arms in hers. And you follow till your sense of direction completely disappears.

I often say songwriting is like trying to climb down a ladder at night. You put your foot on the next rung and test it out and make sure it holds and then you reach for the next one.

If you want to bring the people of this world together, you have to be willing to engage with countries that do not share our [western] democratic values.

Some dire misfortune to portend, no enemy can match a friend.

Sometimes, in order to go forward, You must first go back.

Conversations with my mother, father, my grandparents, as I've grown up have obviously driven me towards wanting to try and make a difference as much as possible.

If happiness in self-content is placed, The wise are wretched, and fools only blessed.