B. B. King (Riley B. King) Quotes
I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he's rock's #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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Even though I am the daughter of a poet, and my stepmother is also a poet, growing up, I didn't think I could understand poetry; I didn't think that it had any relevance to my life, the feelings that I endured on a day-to-day basis, until I was introduced to the right poem.
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Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.
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I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was that actors should realise the art of acting through their training.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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Peoples do not defy repression and death, nor do they remain for nights on end protesting energetically, just because of merely formal matters.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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You can oppose reparations all you want, but you got to know the facts. You really, really do.
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It would be a foolish high representative who worked that way.
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The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.
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It seemed like most of the memories faded before they had time to form. And after a while, my life with my father seemed like a familiar story or a distant dream.
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The Olympics have their own unique atmosphere and energy. People might say it's just the same as any other competition, but don't kid yourself. There's a hunger for victory.
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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Lots of people think the violence in the films I make is overwhelming, but they think they're seeing something that they aren't seeing.
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The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.
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I just like putting outfits together without much thought and seeing what the outcome is.
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I think one of my first jokes - in the black community, there's people who have jokes about skin tone. People like, 'You so black, you purple.' 'You so black, you gotta smile so we can see you at night.'
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A moral point of view too often serves as a substitute for understanding in technological matters. (p. 245)
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This gorgeous Chinese girl gets up and I fell in love instantly.
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Republicans need to speak up, and people need to know that not all Republicans are represented by the hostile, vile voice of Donald Trump.
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History, in spite of the occasional protest of historians, will always be used in a general way as a collection of political and moral precedents.
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I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he's rock's #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us
