Muhammad Ali Quotes

War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life.

I had it then. Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity. Why do I fight? I thought, and couldn't think of any real good reason. There isn't any real good reason for fighting except self-defense.

I believe that anarchists should agree to disagree but not to fight with each other.

I never fought much. It just wasn't my thing. I suppose I could, but I've never got into fights. Not a real one.

One should not maintain a dispute.

My preference is not to fight a Mexican.

Living out here, I have found that many creatures would prefer not to fight. But if your first instinct is to reach for your sword, you will never discover that.

The way to prevent war is to bend every energy toward preventing it, not to proceed by the dubious indirection of preparing for it.

Blessed are the peacemakers, and one sure way of peacemaking is to let the fire of contention alone. Neither fan it, nor stir it, nor add fuel to it, but let it go out by itself. Begin your ministry with one blind eye and one deaf ear.

Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror.

I am tired of a life of contention, and of being the personal object for the hatred of every man, who hates the present state of things.

There is no money in this world that will make us fight.

The best fights are the ones you don't have", a wise man once said to me.

I hope next time when we meet, we won't be fighting each other. Instead we will be drinking tea together.

I hate to be a kicker, I always long for peace, But the wheel that does the squeaking, is the one that gets the grease.

even when peaceful cooperation is the obvious thing, the only thing that will keep any of us alive- There are still people who won't make that choice

All my life I been waitin' for I been prayin' for, for the people to say that we don't want to fight no more. They'll be no more wars and our children will play, one day.

Peace by persuasion has a pleasant sound, but I think we should not be able to work it. We should have to tame the human race first, and history seems to show that that cannot be done.

I've never really been a fan of violence.

Every day in the news we're hearing how rampant violence is in our communities, both here in America and around the world. I believe that the establishement of a United States Department of Peace can greatly help alleviate the many problems that we hear about on a daily basis. Our children deserve so much better. It is our job right here and now to build a better world. By establishing a US Department of Peace we are doing just that. Please get involved ... It's up to us to be the change that we wish for and the time is now to co-create it.

The Department of Peace would take a more human approach to healing our society, looking not merely for ways we can destroy an enemy, but for more powerful ways to create new friends. While the State Department engages in international diplomacy, there is no domestic parallel. There is no department seeking to harness the power of a nonviolent heart.

I hated to fight all the time just to enjoy my day. Fighting wasn't the kind of thing that I enjoyed, but I grew to enjoy it because I did it so long.

We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children.