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I am a product of a rat and roach infested black ghetto. It is easy for me to rationalize my dealings as a numbers man. I'll defend men today who are involved in it.

Don King

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Don King
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: August 20
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You must believe the unbelievable, snatch the possible out of the impossible.
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America is supposed to be the richest and most powerful nation and we don't have health care for everybody.
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I'll pay them right after it snows in Panama. Let Eleta pay them if he feels so strongly about it.
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There's nothing wrong with options. Options are everywhere. In movies, in sports. Options is not a dirty word. I need to pay my overheads, you know. I invest a lot of money developing a fighter and then I deserve to reap the rewards.
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If he says he has the pizzazz and the sizzle, I have the steak, and substance. I've made more money than he's made. I've made bigger deals than he's made, when he's got the complexion to get the protection.
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Only in america will you see people circling the parking lot looking for a close space at a gym.
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I'm a promoter of the people for the people and by the people and my magic lies in my people ties.
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When you lose the title, that doesn't mean you lose the contract to what you had. Just like when you win the title, it doesn't mean you win brains, PhDs and MAs.
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Don't worry about appeasing the establishment. Don't acquiesce to an alleged power. Be with the people, not the establishment. The guy that's sitting next to you, that's who you got to beware. Judas was sitting right next to Jesus.
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When I came into boxing, when it was more out of control, no fighters got an opportunity to fight. I came in: everybody got an opportunity to make a living in America.
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Hypocrisy is the mother of all evil and racial prejudice is still her favourite child.
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I dare to be great. The man without imagination stands unhurt and hath no wings. This is my credo, this is my forte.
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I never get tired because it ain't energy that's being dispenced. It is GOD speaking through me.
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