B. B. King (Riley B. King) Quotes
I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier.
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When I write sad songs, I feel like I'm sewing up a scar in me, and the outcome always feels so much better than when I write happy ones.
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The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.
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If I allow journalists to describe a collection and they make mistakes, I'm upset, because the retractions are never noticed.
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No branch of the law is of more importance to the counsellor, the statesman, or the citizen, than a thorough acquaintance with the Constitution and laws of the Federal Government, as they are administered and as they affect the rights of the people.
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The most inspiring objects are books. I have about 5,000 volumes in my home library. It's an unending source of visuals and ideas.
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I've worked with homeless kids, kids in foster care, and I've never met a kid who couldn't be reached.
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I try to be as ignorant about things as I can.
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Questions are a burden to others; answers are a prison for oneself.
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Nocebos often cause a physical effect, but it's not a physically produced effect. What's the cause? In many cases, it's an unanswered question.
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I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything.
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You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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Our economy works really well without an income or a sales tax.
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I just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing.
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I'm really anti-option, so computers have been my nightmare with recording. I don't want endless tracks; I want less tracks. I want decisions to be made.
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When I was young, I'd fight everyone who insisted I'd be an actress. I'd say, 'No way. I'm going to be a veterinarian. I'm going to work at Wetzel's Pretzels.'
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My father was never around, and my mother used to worry that the kids won't grow up to be connected to him.
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I go on a good many adventure-type trips. Whenever I go on one, it's always potentially going to be the setting for one of my books. I pay more attention to certain aspects than some other people might. Sometimes I use them, sometimes I don't. Most of the books I write are based on experiences I've had to some extent.
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If we continue doing the right things in Africa, we can create a very exciting and competitive global market here.
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I care not to debate which came first, Islamism or anti-Muslim bigotry; suffice to say that both feed into each other symbiotically.
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I do play the guitar, and I can sing, but just enough to carry a tune.
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I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier.
