- Omar Mukhtar: We do not kill prisoners!
- Arab Warrior: They do it to us!
- Omar Mukhtar: "They" are not our teachers!

Anthony Quinn - Omar Mukhtar

“- Judge Ingraham: You say you are the people's champion.
- Muhammad Ali: Yes, sir.
- Judge Ingraham: Do you think you're acting like you're the people's champion?”
Doug Hale - Judge Ingraham
Will Smith - Muhammad Ali

“Kids like Henry need a hero. Courageous, self-sacrificing people. Setting examples for all of us.”

Rosemary Harris - May Parker

“I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride.”
Rosemary Harris - May Parker

“- Clyde Percy: How can you stand next to him?
- Sister Helen Prejean: Mr. Percy, I'm just trying to follow the example of Jesus, who said that a person is not as bad as his worst deed.
- Clyde Percy: This is not a person. This is an animal.”
R. Lee Ermey - Clyde Percy
Susan Sarandon - Sister Helen Prejean