Life is like a ship. There's people dancing on a ship.There's a lot of money on the ship, but I cannot integrate on the ship or get equality on the ship.And I never could. I'm just in the galley working and I never could get up to see the captain of the ship.

Holmes is so ugly, his grandmother said when he started to cry the tears would stop and roll down the back of his head.

Number one comes freedom first for my people and equality. And this is what I plan to do after I'm through fighting - working with nothing but the people, the little people in the alleys: the downtrodden people, going out and helping them with my image.

God gave me Parkinson's syndrome to show me I'm not 'The Greatest' - he is.

At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.

You made a big mistake by letting me come, because now I'm going after your job

I outwit them, and then I outhit them