Tex Cobb would call me every day after we fought, I got sick of talking to him. I liked him a lot as a fighter, and as a person, and feel that sometimes he was misunderstood.

I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter.

I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.

All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps

Mike Tyson would have been a good sparring partner for me and Muhammad Ali because Tyson was a fast fighter and he could punch and throw good combinations.

This is the lying thieving mother who cut me $500,000.

There is no quit in me.

Mike Tyson always had a big heart, but one of his problems is that he's short. And he's got kind of a personal attitude. But that don't make him a great fighter.

Now I'm free of him and I'm light as a feather. There's no weight holding me down; I'm ready to spread my wings and fly.

[My] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry.

It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor.

She's fire. But she won't burn you... she knows all too well, how it feel to live with ashes.

Before one can know what is right and wrong, he must first align himself with God. Only then is one in a position to do right.

If I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take 'myself,' subtract 'movies,' and the result is 'zero.'

For ebbing resolution ne'er returns, But falls still further from its former shore.

Whether people watch Doctor Who or not over here, everybody knows about it. It's a British icon, it's so part of the nation.

When I am performing, I try to follow the advice I give to my students. This can be very hard - I was never a good student and I find I'm no better when I am the teacher.

Wisdom is not in words; Wisdom is meaning within words.

We are a fluke of nature, a quirk of evolution, a glorious contingency.

I've had a very sheltered life. What can happen to you if you stay home writing all day?

There is no doubt that we need to manage migration better.Migrants are always getting the blame for politicians.