B. B. King (Riley B. King) Quotes
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As a child I knew almost nothing, nothing beyond what I had picked up in my grandmother's house. All children, I suppose, come into the world like that, not knowing who they are.
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In 2001, America 's hospitals provided nearly $21 billion in uncompensated health care services.
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For the first two weeks of filming, I remember bristling at some of the occurrences on the set, none of which directly involved me. Then I surrendered to the environment, to Michael's method, and became much happier, even though no one knew what to expect.
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I grew and learned, journeyed and understood, that someone who is afraid of failing won't get anywhere, and someone who dares to do it runs the risk of failure if they don't learn, correct their mistakes, and get back up.
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Female can understand more detail and really care for the consequence and understand all the process.
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Nature can do more than physicians.
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I don't want to be a grown-up anymore; it's hard!
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Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story.
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I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.
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My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.
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I really don't have anything urgent to say, and I think you shouldn't write unless you have something urgent to say. Sometimes that troubles me, and sometimes I don't really care.
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I think my darkest days were probably when I was catering. I would go to these parties and pass out hors d'oeuvres, and it's like you're invisible. I remember one catering captain told me that all you are is a tray that comes into their space for a moment and then you leave. It was one of the most depressing things I've ever been told.
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I get criticized for taking roles in films like 'Ghost Rider 2', but if you look at my resume, dude, I've mixed it up as much as I can.
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T-shirts for ten dollars are even more fashion today than expensive fashion.
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I grew up with three little brothers. Every Christmas, we'd have piles of toy trucks and Lincoln Logs and G.I. Joes under the tree. Those were for them. For me? My No. 1 favorite present of all time: books. Two or three tall stacks of wonderful stories that I could lose myself in for weeks.
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Stand-up, by far, is my favorite.
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When you're a standup comic, you get up and you try stuff, and you're always kind of seeing how far you can push things.
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I am already so popular that anyone who vilifies me becomes more popular than I am.
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My writing is jagged and harsh, I want it to remain that way; I don't want it smoothed out.
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If you win as a unit, everybody gets credit for it.
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Monkeys who very sensibly refrain from speech, lest they should be set to earn their livings.
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I had a lot of reading problems growing up.
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I'm not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory's Girl would be number 4 on my list.
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I've put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
