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1 " If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it. "
― Muhammad Ali , The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey
2 " My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality. "
3 " When it comes to love, compassion, and other feelings of the heart, I am rich. "
4 " All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested. "
5 " Even when I knew people were cheating me, what was important was how I behaved, because I have to answer to God. I can't be responsible for other people's actions: They will have to answer to God themselves "
6 " Throughout my life, I never sought retribution against those who hurt me because I believe in forgiveness. I have practiced forgiving, just as I want to be forgiven. Only God knows what's in a person's heart, his true intentions. He sees and hears all things. "
7 " The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most. "
8 " I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return. "
9 " Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God. "
10 " The critics only made me work harder. "
11 " Now I had won the gold medal. But it didn't mean anything, because I didn't have the right color skin. "
12 " We can't be brave without fear. "
13 " Don't Count the Days; Make the Days Count. "
14 " We spend more time learning how to make a living than we do learning to make a life. "
15 " When we devote all of our actions to a spiritual goal, everything that we do becomes a prayer. "
16 " Each time I thought I had achieved my life’s purpose, I discovered it was only another step in my journey. "
17 " Think well of all, be patient with all, and try to find the good in all. "
18 " The day I met Islam, I found a power within myself that no man could destroy or take away. When I first walked into the mosque, I didn’t find Islam; it found me. "
19 " One person with knowledge of his life’s purpose is more powerful than ten thousand working without that knowledge. It "
20 " recognize how every moment of our journey is an important part of the growth of our soul. I "
