B. B. King (Riley B. King) Quotes
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When you make a living from something, it changes your relationship with it.
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I love everything that's beautiful. A lot of things.
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You'll probably find most models are incredibly insecure about their bodies.
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When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. It's exhilarating!
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.
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Oracle's latest database, version 12c, was specifically designed for the cloud. Oracle 12c makes all your Oracle applications multitenant applications without you having to make any changes whatsoever to your applications.
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Working for a magazine, you have a boss; you are not free.
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If you get a guy that can play a couple positions, it helps you out a real lot.
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Being boring is just wrong, isn't it? You wouldn't have got anywhere being boring.
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You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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In football, you are going to have highs and lows, and you have to recognize when you have new opportunities and walk in those.
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I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.
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Value is what you get.
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You don't put milk in chamomile tea - that's disgusting behavior! That's not right.
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I really like boats. If you want to go somewhere, you just take your house with you.
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Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life.
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When you have an author and an auteur, it's a difficult and challenging relationship.
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History repeats itself. So you might wanna pay attention.
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A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you.
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For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
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My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin.
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We ought to start running the government like a private-sector business. I have that ability as CEO of our companies. I have line item vetoes, and if I didn't, we'd probably be out of business by now.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.