Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

Muhammad Ali

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Topic

Boxing Self-assurance

Speaker

Muhammad Ali

Statement Type

Boast

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Boxer Athlete

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ali, Muhammad. Statement after fighting Henry Cooper. Boxing match. 18 June 1963, Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK.

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Another quote by Muhammad Ali

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

Muhammad Ali

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Topic
Humility Greatness
Speaker
Muhammad Ali
Statement Type
Boast
Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Ali, Muhammad. Quoted in The New York Times. 30 Nov. 1974.

Another quote from the 1960s

You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... The Twilight Zone.

Rod Serling

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Topic
The mysterious The unknown
Speaker
Rod Serling
Source
The Twilight Zone
Medium
TV program
Genre
Science fiction (TV) Science fiction
Language
English
Time
1960 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

"A Thing About Machines." The Twilight Zone, directed by David Orrick McDearmon, written by Rod Serling, season 2, episode 4, Cayuga Productions/CBS Productions, 1960.

Another quote of the following type Boast

I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.

Caesar Augustus

Quoted in Lives of the Caesars, by Suetonius

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Topic
Rome
Speaker
Caesar Augustus

Author

Suetonius
Source
Lives of the Caesars
Medium
Biography
Genre
Historical literature
Statement Type
Boast
Language
Latin
Time
121 120s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Augustus, Caesar. Quoted in De vita Caesarum [About the Life of the Caesars], written by Suetonius. c. 121.

Current Citation

Augustus, Caesar. Quoted in The Lives of the Caesars, written by Suetonius, translated by Catharine Edwards. Oxford University Press, 2009.