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

Occupation

Boxer Athlete

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

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

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Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

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Topic
Boxing Self-assurance
Speaker
Muhammad Ali
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Ali, Muhammad. Statement after fighting Henry Cooper. Boxing match. 18 June 1963, Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK.

Another quote from the 1960s

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

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Topic
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Speaker
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Source
I Have a Dream
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 0
Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I Have a Dream." March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 28 Aug. 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

Someone I loved once gave me
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Topic
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Author

Mary Oliver
Source
The Uses of Sorrow
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
2006 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Oliver, Mary. “The Uses of Sorrow.” Thirst. Beacon Press, 2006, I. 1.