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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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!

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Topic
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Speaker
Muhammad Ali
Source
CBS
Medium
Interview
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
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Citation

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

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The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

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Topic
Zen Hiking Climbing mountains Spending time in nature Nature

Author

Robert M. Pirsig
Source
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenence
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Pirsig, Robert M. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. William Morrow and Company, 1974.

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I came, I saw, I conquered.

Julius Caesar

Quoted in Plutarch's Lives, by Plutarch

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Topic
Victory Domination
Speaker
Julius Caesar

Author

Plutarch
Source
Julius Caesar Plutarch's Lives
Genre
Biography Historical literature
Statement Type
Boast
Language
Latin
Time
46 BC 40s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Caesar, Julius. Quoted in "Julius Caesar." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. c. 2nd century BC, ch. 50, sect. 2.

Current Citation

Caesar, Julius. Quoted in "Julius Caesar." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 50, sect. 2.