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

Occupation

Boxer Athlete

From

United States

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Citation

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

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I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong.

Muhammad Ali

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Topic
Vietnam War
Speaker
Muhammad Ali
Medium
Press conference
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
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Ali, Muhammad. Quoted in "I Ain't Got No Quarrel with them Viet Cong." Written by Bob Orkland. The New York Times, 27 June 2017. Originally a press conference. 28 Apr. 1967, Louisville, KY, USA.

Another quote from the 1970s

For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.

Robert Jastrow

God and the Astronomers

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Topic
Science and religion

Author

Robert Jastrow
Source
God and the Astronomers
Genre
Religious literature Scientific literature
Language
English
Time
1978 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Jastrow, Robert. God and the Astronomers. W. W. Norton & Company, 1978, ch. 9.

Another quote of the following type Boast

I am not in the roll of common men.

William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part 1

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Topic
Arrogance Self-assurance
Speaker
Glendower

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Henry IV, Part 1
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play)
Statement Type
Boast
Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Part 1. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1597, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The First Part of Henry the Fourth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015act 3, sc. 1.