There is boxing and then there is me. The rest are just falling in line behind me or are trying to get in line to fight me. And that includes Manny Pacquiao too.

You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.

Everybody is blessed with a certain talent, you have to know what your talent is maximize it and push it to the limit.

I'm a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit.

Just live every day like it's your last day and be the best person that you can be.

To be the best you have to work overtime.

As long as you know you gave whatever you did 100% you're considered a winner in my book.

I know how I could beat myself: by not being disciplined, by slacking, by not dedicating myself to my craft, by not working hard, by not listening, by thinking I know it all - short like that.

I've done some things that I shouldn't have done but I know I'm not a bad person, and I know that I can become a better person... Only thing I can do is work at it.

If I did want to come back, I was going to make, what, $50 million? You know what; don't call my phone unless you've got $100 million.

A true champion can adapt to anything.

We need to get to the heart of each heart issue—and we can’t do it. Only the Maker can. The world needs #Jesus.

No man ever became very wicked all at once.

I started with the classical violin when I was 6, and I guess it went well.

I learned about the sacred art of self decoration with the monarch butterflies perched atop my head, lightning bugs as my night jewelry, and emerald-green frogs as bracelets.

The person who is in tune with the Universe becomes like a radio receiver, through which the voice of the Universe is transmitted.

I don't really know what that job [experimental philosopher] entails.

What is an aristocrat? A woman who is never sullied by vulgarity, although she may be surrounded by it.

Agreement is made more precious by disagreement.

Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.

As strenuous challenge or contemplative retreat, the parks and other units of the national lands offer welcome respite from the world, a safety valve for body and spirit.