Muhammad Ali

"I've learned that while people enjoy having a friend, they value a friend who has a strong sense of purpose"

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

"Every person has the ability to become great because every person has the ability to serve"

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions"

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall"

"What you're thinking is what you're becoming"

"The man who has no sense of humor has lost a most valuable possession"

"Justice without conscience is a weapon of tyranny"

"I am learning that if I just go on accepting everything and being nice, I'm not being true to myself"

"Silence is a powerful statement. Sometimes it's better to say nothing than to speak anger"

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life"

"Knowledge of self is the most important knowledge one can possess"

"The legacy you leave is not just in your successes but in how you inspired others"

"Legends are not born, they are made through hard work and dedication"

"To keep my mind sharp and clear, I must always challenge conventional thinking"

"The sweet science of boxing is a metaphor for the sweet science of living"

"My children will not be impressed by how much money I leave them. They'll be impressed by the values I left in them"

"People don't realize what they can accomplish until someone shows them they can"

"A man can go broke twice in his life. Once from money, and once from never living"

"The man who views the world at fifty like he viewed it at twenty has lost thirty years"

"Adventure is worthless, unless you find gold at the end of it"

"Beauty is not just in the external appearance. It's in how a person carries themselves"

"Aging is not about the hands on the clock, it's about how you keep your mind and spirit young"

"The struggle itself becomes the story that defines a generation"

"When you are great, you attract great people and great opportunities"

"Technology is a tool, but it cannot replace the human spirit"

"Literature teaches you about the human condition in ways that statistics never can"

"Music is a language that transcends words and connects souls"

"Science shows us how the world works, but wisdom shows us how to live in it"

"War is a symptom of mankind's failure to resolve conflict through dialogue"