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"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
Muhammad Ali
"We spend more time learning how to make a living than we do learning how to make a life."
Muhammad Ali
"I know no fighter can survive the loss if he feels sorry for himself when he’s defeated."
Muhammad Ali
"No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up."
Muhammad Ali
"Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception doubt."
Muhammad Ali
"Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man."
Muhammad Ali
"Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong."
Muhammad Ali
"Recognize how every moment of our journey is an important part of the growth of our soul."
Muhammad Ali
"I think a role model is a mentor – someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them."
Denzel Washington
"My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don’t need another plague."
Denzel Washington
"There are two kinds of pain in this world. The pain that hurts, the pain that alters."
Denzel Washington
"I like to use the hard times of the past to motivate me today."
Dwayne Johnson
"One of the most important things you can accomplish is just being yourself."
Dwayne Johnson
"You don’t sign up for a divorce when you get married. It’s very painful. But it’s taught me a great deal about myself."
Dwayne Johnson
"Training for me is a metaphor for life, period. The dedication, the determination, the desire, the work ethic, the great successes and the great failures – I take that into life."
Dwayne Johnson
"I’ll never, ever be full. I’ll always be hungry. Obviously, I’m not talking about food. Growing up I had nothing for such a long time. Someone told me a long time ago and I’ve never forgotten it, ‘Once you’ve ever been hungry, really, really hungry, then y"
Dwayne Johnson
"By 24yrs old, I failed at achieving the biggest dream of my life. My ass was kicked and I was down – but not out. I refused to give up, got back up and pushed on."
Dwayne Johnson
"Do not go gentle — cause that rent is always due."
Dwayne Johnson
"Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust."
Sun Tzu
"It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy."
Sun Tzu