A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.

Muhammad Ali

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Topic

Ignorance Enlightenment

Speaker

Muhammad Ali

Source

The New York Times

Medium

Interview Newspaper

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Boxer Athlete

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Ali, Muhammad. "Clay Says He Has Adopted Islam Religion and Regards It as Way to Peace." Interviewed by The Associated Press. The New York Times, 28 Feb. 1964.

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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.

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The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices to be found only in the minds of men.

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Topic
Power of ideas Ideas
Speaker
Narrator (Twilight Zone)
Actor
Rod Serling
Source
The Twilight Zone
Medium
TV program
Genre
Science fiction (TV) Science fiction
Language
English
Time
1960 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Oscar Wilde

Intentions

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Dreamers Avant garde
Speaker
Gilbert

Author

Oscar Wilde
Source
The Critic as Artist Intentions
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1891 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Critic as Artist." Intentions. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1891, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Critic as Artist Part II." Oscar Wilde: The Major Works, edited by Isobel Murray. Oxford University Press, 2008.