I'm more at home with my log cabins than I am in my house in Cherry Hill.

I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.

I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the floor and the ref counts to ten, hope and pray that you never meet me again.

Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.

When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.

When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.

Old age is just a record of one's whole life.

My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am.

Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.