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Well, I think the worst part about tribalism is its tendency to fundamentalize, and if I can fight fundamentalism in any of its forms I'm happy. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#any #fight #forms #fundamentalism #happy

White Americans have a short memory. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#short #short memory #white

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#anything #haven #learn #learned #meaning

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#am #before #even #greatest #i

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#begin #belief #conviction #deep #deep conviction

Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#arms #believe #car #crashes #day

At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#far #found #get #guy #home

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#here #others #pay #rent #room

The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off. ↗

— Joseph Epstein

#august #being #coat #comes #damn

Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#different #different names #just #lakes #names