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Anyone who studies the state of things which preceded the French Revolution will see that the tremendous catastrophe came about from so excessive a regulation of men's actions in all their details, and such an enormous drafting away of the products of their actions to maintain the regulating organization, that life was fast becoming impracticable. And if we ask what then made, and now makes, this error possible, we find it to be the political superstition that governmental power is subject to no restraints. Herbert Spencer		Thursday Feb 19, 2026
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Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even Muhammad Ali

Quote Author: Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942) is a retired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion and winner of an Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal. In 1999, Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and the BBC.

Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr., who was named for the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Clay. Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964 and subsequently converted to Islam in 1975.

Other Muhammad Ali Quotes

If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

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

Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

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

I am the greatest.

I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer anything but a fighter. In this trade, it's the managers that make the money and last the longest.

I'm a baaaadd man!!

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.

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

Statement after losing his first fight to Ken Norton, March 31, 1973: I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.

If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After one of his fight predictions turned out to be wrong.

I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.

God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not number One; he is.

Pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.

I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy.

Explaining why he refused induction into the Army. I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Congs.

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

My toughest fight was with my first wife.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

Don't count the days, make the days count.

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

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even

The service you do for others is the rent you pay for the time you spend on earth.

Service to others is the rent which you pay for your room here on earth.

Superman don't need no seat belt. [Comment to flight attendant, who replied, 'Superman don't need no airplane, either.']

I'm the best. I just haven't played yet [on his golf game].

Fifteen referees. I want fifteen referees to be at this fight because there ain't no one man who can keep up with the pace I'm gonna set except me. There's not a man alive who can whup me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty. I should be a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked.

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.