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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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!

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Topic
Boxing
Speaker
Muhammad Ali
Source
CBS
Medium
Interview
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Ali, Muhammad. Interviewed by Bob Halloran, CBS, c. 25 Feb. 1964.

Another quote from the 1960s

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.

Edward Abbey

Desert Solitaire

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Topic
Learning from adversity

Author

Edward Abbey
Source
Desert Solitaire
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Statement Type
Wish
Language
English
Time
1968 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Abbey, Edward. Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. McGraw-Hill, 1968, preface.

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I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

Horace

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Topic
Immortality through art Artistic legacy Art Poetry

Author

Horace
Source
Odes (Horace)
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Boast
Language
Latin
Time
23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 3, no. 30.

Current Citation

Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk, 3, no. 30.