B. B. King (Riley B. King) Quotes
It's going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal.
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Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.
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Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it.
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If you're having a down time at school and people are bullying you, they don't know you. They don't have the right to have an opinion on you.
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Perhaps gaining power doesn't cause people to act like takers. It simply creates the opportunity for people who think like takers to express themselves.
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I created my own charity called My Peak Challenge. We've been able to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds. It's helping change people's lives, and I've had lots of wonderful letters about it.
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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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You have to understand that while I pre-plot the meta story of a given book, I often have no idea of what will happen on the next page, let alone the next chapter. That's what makes it fun for me; I write the books the same way many people read them.
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Traditional credentialing really doesn't have a lot of predictive value to if people will be successful.
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The military community in particular, I think, could always be more supported, especially people who are being processed out of the military and trying to readjust to being civilians.
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Every kid has a laptop; everyone can make music, so in order to stand out, I think it's important to find that sonic identity, I think my sonic identity - and mine is finding these weird sounds that may not necessarily sound that musical, and make them sound musical.
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
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I'm still going to sing these songs because trap is a type of music very popular in the streets, and people want to hear it.
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People don't like to make mistakes.
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If someone is not treating you in a way that you like, remember that there are so many nice people out there. The problem is that when you love someone, you make excuses for that kind of behavior.
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You have to build trust among team members so that people feel free to admit what they don't know, make mistakes, ask for help if they need it, apologize when necessary, and not hold back their opinions.
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There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double.
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I rented a house, recorded the stuff in a house. Just took my time 'cuz sometimes it's just rush, rush, rush. I just wanna live and play music.
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If any thing can be predicated as universally true of uncultivated man, it is that he will not labour beyond what is absolutely necessary to maintain his existence.
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I've made mistakes, and I'm very aware of them, and I've tried to better myself from those mistakes.
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You need to have laser focus on doing your job.
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I make movies. I have a passion. Puppies and daisies don't accomplish anything. That's not me at all.
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It's going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
