I don't think that boxing historians have been able to find a case in which a great fighter, or a fighter presumed to be a great fighter, came to such an ignominious end,
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Christian is to let other people know what Jesus has done, not to
think of themselve... LEWIS N. ROE Naturalistic atheism debunks itself. It
has no power to explain even some
of the most basic principl... LEWIS N. ROE It's important to understand that if
someone calls themselves a Christian, it does not automatically... LEWIS N. ROE A great idea is like a fast moving train without brake & all contrary minds that crosses its path wi... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) A great man even when dead,his name will continue to elicit greatness for generations to come. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The light of a great man shines for generations to come. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Who is a great man? A great man is a person whom people are dying to write books about. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) I think I would have to go so far as to say Russell is Jim Braddock. I'm amazed the way Russell pick... ANGELO DUNDEE A freedom-fighter is a slave to freedom. MOKOKOMA MOKHONOANA more like a prize fighter than an artist. WALT REED I think my candidate, John Kerry, has now demonstrated that he's a fighter, EDWARD KENNEDY always cheerful and the essence of grace, dignity and courage -- a fighter to the end. CALVIN KLEIN I thought Arce wasn't that good. But I should have prepared better. He's a great fighter. I did too ... ROSENDO ALVAREZ In the face of adversity, you find out if you're a fighter or a quitter. It's all about getting up a... ARCHIE GRIFFIN Angulo presents a difficult challenge because he's a fighter who can punch and take a great punc... CANELO ALVAREZ I am what I am. A fighter. GORDON RAMSAY Humberto is the first fighter to go through our weekly Guilty Boxing series and graduate, if you wil... JAY HASSMAN More people think it's a new Israeli jet fighter than something to eat. DAVID GLICKMAN I used to be a fighter and I'm used to taking weight off. BURT YOUNG I'm a fighter, not a quitter. PETER MANDELSON I am a fighter and not a quitter. PETER MANDELSON How to be a Poet (to remind myself) Make a place to sit down. Sit down. Be quiet. <... WENDELL BERRY if it doesn't come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don't do it. unless it... CHARLES BUKOWSKI I'm a strong-minded fighter. CANELO ALVAREZ When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a... ADOLF GALLAND I grew up thinking that I would become a fighter pilot and was fascinated by aircrafts as I had grow... KAPIL SHARMA Confession Of A Pit Fighter ARMAND ASSANTE She is a huge fighter. LINDSAY DAVENPORT I believe in myself. I want to be a fighter. I want to be heavyweight champion of the world. GERRY COONEY A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to en... JACK DEMPSEY I'm a lover not a fighter. But when I have to fight, I fight to win. There cannot be another outcome... TEMITOPE IBRAHIM I lost to a fighter who was better than me everywhere KOSTYA TSZYU It's hard not to be a fighter when you're constantly under siege. CASSANDRA DUFFY I'm a fighter. I'm not going to give up. ANDREW GUILFORD I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter. BILLY JOEL I grew up and I kind of took the road of becoming a pilot, which was another dream I had of flying, ... LUCA PARMITANO "I'm not a fighter, I'm a bleeder." DYLAN MORAN I'm not a fighter, I'm a bleeder. DYLAN MORAN A tooth for a tooth, will make the world's inhabitants a people without teeth SOTONYE ANGA Why, darling, I don't live at all when I'm not with you. ERNEST HEMINGWAY The atheist might have
no proof for the
supernatural, but they
also have no proof
against it. If we ... LEWIS N. ROE He said we were all cooked but we were all right as long as we did not know it. We were all cooked. ... ERNEST HEMINGWAY After Rilke's Letters -- by John VanDyke Wilmerding II this is my letter to a young ... RAINER MARIA RILKE Yes, their reasons are overwhelming. They are as big as hope and as deep as revolt. They are the rea... ALBERT CAMUS …A city deprived of everything, devoid of light and devoid of heat, starved, and still not crushed... ALBERT CAMUS Words always take on the color of the deeds or sacrifices they evoke. ALBERT CAMUS No, no. Don't make that face. Every time I propose to you, you make that twisty, unhappy face. It we... TESSA DARE Atticus---" ...said Jem bleakly. "How could they do it, how could they?" "I don't know, but the... HARPER LEE Learn to stand for something in life otherwise you will fall for anything that comes along which is ... EUGINIA HERLIHY We are born different to make a difference. LISA R. REYNOLDS Dreams can change histories and songs can alter destinies. TIFFANIE DEBARTOLO I'm a fighter. I'm a lover. DAVID BOREANAZ But I'm not a tough guy or a street fighter for real. I'm just an actor. CHANNING TATUM Will's always kind of been a kid with nine lives. He's a fighter. STEPHEN TYLER centered all my aspirations and hopes about where I'd end up: in a jet fighter cockpit. CLYDE EDGERTON Plunging in “truths” about God is like walking on the bottom of a sea that is not there, searchi... MARIANA FULGER He's a fighter. The family is trying to stay calm. EDWARD GARDNER As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for... ADOLF HITLER He is a strong fighter. A great fighter, his record speaks for itself. I mean everybody who gets in ... VITALI KLITSCHKO He's not a fighter or anything like that. He's a soft-spoken mild mannered guy. DAVID MOSS SR Cancer ravaged her body, but it never took her spirit away. She was a fighter to the end. ELAINE GAMPEL I believe that the most important thing for a couple of any sort, to realize in their relationship w... C. JOYBELL C. Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is nev... A WALK TO REMEMBER
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