Quotes By Don King

Machiavelli taught me it was better to be feared than loved. Because if you are loved they sense you might be weak. I am a man of the people and help them but it is important to do so through strength.

You can be the greatest guy in the world but if you ain't got no heart, you ain't gonna survive.

I will fight for America until the day I drop.

Mike Tyson was one of the most terrific athletes I've ever met.

You go for the quality of the performance, not the longevity of it.

If a bullfrog had wings it wouldn't bump his behind every time he hopped.

I'm a promoter of the people for the people and by the people and my magic lies in my people ties. I'm a promoter of America. I'm American people. You know what I mean? So therefore, uh, do not send for who the bell tolls 'cause the bell tolls for thee.

I'm an ardent American Football fan.

Mike Tyson has been given every penny he has coming.

Hypocrisy is the mother of all evil and racial prejudice is still her favourite child.

He worked for the day when all people would be clothed in dignity.

Muhammad Ali - he was a magnificent fighter and he was an icon... Every head must bow, every knee must bend, every tongue must confess, thou art the greatest, the greatest of all time, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali.

Only in America can a Barack Obama happen. Only in America can a Don King happen.

Reality show? You can't find anything better than boxing because of the trials and errors, the ups and downs, the struggle when you get knocked down to get back up. Use it symbolically and interchangeably for life.

It ain't about if he knocks a guy out. It's about how he knocks a guy out. It's the style, the improvisation.

If you cast your bread upon the water and you have faith, you'll get back cash. If you don't have faith, you'll get soggy bread.

Martin Luther King took us to the mountain top: I want to take us to the bank.

I don't promote boxing, I promote people. Boxing is a catalyst to bring people together.