I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing - give that to Joe Louis, or somebody - I believe he’s one of the greatest men I’ve ever met.

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.

Stories never really end...even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don't end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page.

If you can't give people a piece of your mind, they probably don't deserve the whole of your heart.

An entrepreneur is someone who empowers & pushes people to attain their highest capabilities.

I think that ultimately your age is determined by your attitude. It's not the number it's not how many wrinkles you have on your face. It's the energy that you project.

President Yar'Adua can rule from anywhere in the World

Everything is imprinted for ever with what it once was.

I'm afraid I tend to be thinking about things and not paying sufficient attention to one's posture, deportment and general cast of face.

He was sick with lust and mesmerized with regret

The more fodder, the more flesh; the more flesh, the more manure; the more manure, the more grain.

It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.