It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

Muhammad Ali

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Topic

Boxing Vocation

Speaker

Muhammad Ali

Source

Life With Ali (in a Neutral Corner) The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Boxer Athlete

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ali, Muhammad. "Life with Ali (in a Neutral Corner)." Interviewed by Joyce Maynard. The New York Times, 6 Apr. 1977.

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Another quote by Muhammad Ali

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 1970s

I live in a rather special world. I know only one person who voted for Nixon. Where they are I don't know. They're outside my ken. But sometimes when I'm in a theater I can feel them.

Pauline Kael

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Topic
Living in a bubble American politics
Speaker
Pauline Kael
Language
English
Time
1972 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Kael, Pauline. Quoted in "Critics Here Focus on Films As Language Conference Opens." Written by Israel Shenker. The New York Times, 28 Dec. 1972. Originally stated in a lecture at the Modern Language Association, Dec. 1972.