"I could have had class. I could have been a contender."

"Living with a conscience is like driving with the brakes on."

"You can't eat your friends and have them too."

"Very few fighters get the consideration of racehorses, which are put out to pasture to grow old with dignity and comfort when they haven't got it anymore."

"Hey, you want to hear my philosophy of life? Do it to him before he does it to you."

"Silence is the sure sign that you're on your way out in Hollywood."

"As much as I love boxing, I hate it. And as much as I hate it, I love it."

"Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts."