It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.

—Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali ( ah-LEE; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring...

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

—Muhammad Ali

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

—Muhammad Ali

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

—Muhammad Ali

Don't waste too much time trying' to be a better man, ' cause you ain't never gonna be one without a good woman.

—Muhammad Ali

There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

—Muhammad Ali

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Strength is not in the body, it's in the mind. It doesn't lie in flexing your muscles and crushing those who oppose you. It lies in being the last one standing.

—Leah Raeder in Black Iris

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Sometimes you have to endure painful things to realize that you're a whole lot stronger than you think.

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He conquers who endures.

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I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.

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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

—Georgia O'Keeffe

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