Boxing has become America's tragic theater.

Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

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The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality.

Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality.

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck.

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck.

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

When people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying...

When people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying...

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for...

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for...

It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body...

It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body...

Nothing is accidental in the universe - this is one of my Laws of Physics...

Nothing is accidental in the universe - this is one of my Laws of Physics...

Study until twenty five, investigate until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would...

Study until twenty five, investigate until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would...

Night comes to the desert all at once, as if someone turned off the light.

Night comes to the desert all at once, as if someone turned off the light.

The great menace to the life of an industry is industrial self-complacency.

The great menace to the life of an industry is industrial self-complacency.

To be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to...

To be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to...

We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language.

We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language.

Love commingled with hate is more powerful than love. Or hate.

Love commingled with hate is more powerful than love. Or hate.

The television screen, so unlike the movie screen, sharply reduced human beings, revealed them as...

The television screen, so unlike the movie screen, sharply reduced human beings, revealed them as...

If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no...

If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no...

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.

If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one...

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one...

Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and...

Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and...

All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi...

All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi...

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.