determination Quotes

There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.

What keeps me going is goals.

If I said I would knock out Sonny Liston in 1 minute and 49 seconds of the first round, that would hurt the gate.

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.

I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

Passion is needed for any great work, and for the revolution, passion and audacity are required in big doses.

This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.

Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard. Usually you find nothing at all.

I hardly went to school.