People who are born round don't die square.

A boy comes to me with a spark of interest. I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and it becomes a fire. I feed the fire and it becomes a roaring blaze.

No matter what anyone says, no matter the excuse or explanation, whatever a person does in the end is what he intended to do all along.

Greatness is not a measure of how great you are but how great others came to be because of you

To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy.

Losers are winners who quit,...even if you lose...you still win...if you don't quit.

Heroes and cowards feel exactly the same fear. Heroes just react to it differently.

Boxing is a contest of character and ingenuity. The boxer with more will, determination, desire, and intelligence is always the one who comes out the victor.

Emotions, particularly anger, are like fire. They can cook your food and keep you warm, or they can burn your house down.

The punch that knocks a man out is the punch that he doesn't see.

There is no such thing as a natural puncher. There is a natural aptitude for punching and that is different. Nobody is born the best. You have to practice and train to become the best.

Pure heart begets pure body, soul and spirit.

Poverty in a big city is more humiliating and deadening to all the joys of life than it can possibly be elsewhere.

He was as obsequious as a Japanese ivy plant. Wringing his hands as if he hoped to squeeze the milk of human kindness from his fingernails, ...

Never give up, have the passion. Don't be afraid.

I know of only three people who really understand money. A professor at another university. One of my students. And a rather junior clerk at the Bank of England.

He may be president, but he still comes home and swipes my socks.

If I don't have a mother, I'll let music be my mother.

Despair young and never look back.

I don't believe in dining on an empty stomach.

Hearts are stronger than swords.