B. B. King (Riley B. King) Quotes
People all over the world have problems. And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.

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You know, on the road, I never miss a meal. I eat five, six, seven times a day, depending on when I wake up and when I got to sleep. I never miss a training day. I always get my four days out of my seven.
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I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.
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Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.
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I'm not looking to shock anyone.
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
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You have to handle adversity well. There are roadblocks you will have to fight through.
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Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence.
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My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.
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Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
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It's almost an impossible thing to get a movie made that is written by two actors who want to star in it, when no one knows who they are. The only time it happened that I know of was when Sylvester Stallone did it in 'Rocky.'
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I have a terrible fear of travel. Just before we go, I start to panic and tell my wife I don't want to go. It's ridiculous. But actually it's only when it's somewhere I've not been to before.
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No one really knows who I am or where I came from in America, and there's something quite nice about that.
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I am what they call a chubby-skinny guy. I appear to be normal and have the look of an in-shape man, but if we were to go to a pool party I would go with my shirt on.
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As soon as someone finds out something you're insecure about or that bothers you, they will use that against you, which is awful.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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I don't think badly of or oppose having plastic surgery. I once seriously thought of it, but I decided to take my appearance as it is.
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Refugees are the human dimensions of a failed state.
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Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.
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If a woman hasn't got a tiny streak of harlot in her, she's a dry stick as a rule.
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Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.
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I think that any of the places that's cut off from money, things come up, what the people have to rely on.
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The happiness I feel in having a family has brought me a real beauty.
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People all over the world have problems. And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.