War should always be the absolute last resort.
I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes.
The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic.
There's no way I'm goin' down. I don't go down for nobody.
You can't go into the ring and be a nice guy. I would go a month, two months, without having sex. It worked for me because it made me a vicious animal. You can't fight if you have any compassion or anything like that.
In my whole career, I've never really gotten hurt. The only ones that really hurt me were my wives.
I fought Sugar [Ray Robinson] so many times that I'm lucky I didn't get diabetes
What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?
During Breaking The Waves, I was on my own in a hotel room. I think I would have been impossible to live with. When you go home, you have to pretend to be the person you are at home.
Things are not difficult to make; what is difficult is putting ourselves in the state of mind to make them
I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.