“It’s unnatural to fight somebody who has nothing against you and never did anything to you or to your family, who never stole anything from you. And now you’ve got to go and try to dismantle this guy.”

In order for me to achieve… I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words I had to fake it until I make it.

You stand your ground and you perform your art. That’s what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.

You can’t be disturbed by anything. There’s no emotion involved. You can’t feel sorrow, you can’t feel pity, there’s nothing you feel. The job has to be done.

My nature is to get instant gratification. On stage, I can feel everybody’s anticipation. I know what they want, I know what I’m going to give them, I know when I’m going to give it to them, I know when they want it.

The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.

Fighters are never who they appear to be.

My power is discombobulatingly devastating. It’s ludricrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.

The one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone’s not true with themselves.

Money is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.

We’re all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors.

I’m a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.

A man that is a friend to everyone is an enemy to himself.

You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.

We all have struggles in life but we have to continue to fight.

I’m scared every time I go into the ring, but it’s how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, ‘Let’s go.’

The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.

I’d like my grandchildren to be able to see that their grandmother stood up for something, a long time ago.

The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual.

Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.

We belong to a tradition where we treat the entire universe as our family. For me, globalisation is the manifestation of nationalisation. There is no contradiction between the two.

I hold one thing dearer than all else: my commitment to my son.

Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not.

Your most expensive advice is the free advice you receive from your financially struggling friends and relatives.

An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.