B. B. King (Riley B. King) Quotes
I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, generally, I would start playing gospel songs.
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There's a perception out there that the U.K. has become unfriendly to immigrants. Even if that isn't true, the very fact that that is the perception will make people not even want to come.
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It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music.
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Ever since I took to the streets when I was 17 to protest at great personal risk against the communist dictatorship, I have been a passionate democrat.
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We need to bring sustainable energy to every corner of the globe with technologies like solar energy mini-grids, solar powered lights, and wind turbines.
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My big philosophy is: Try and work with good people, because the process is your life. That's going to be really, really hard. I'm glad I learned the lesson, 'Failure is OK.'
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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I've always been a massive fan of John Mayer. I think he's very talented.
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There were a couple of things in the intervention that made me know I needed help. One was a letter from my daughter saying that she was ashamed she had the same last name as I did, which will shock you a little bit.
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How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived?
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This is just rap. I'm not trying to make people think I'm some sort of scientific wizard or inspirational poet.
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I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.
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I haven't only been offered Hasidic roles.
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I need nothing from my companion. No money, no financial security, no emotional support, nothing. All I want is the freedom to be myself.
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With the 'Old Kingdom' trilogy, at least half the readers were older adults rather than younger adults. I wrote them for myself with no particular audience in mind.
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I certainly don't have any boundaries myself, but I think I'm very aware of other people's.
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
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I could write and help a lot of kids, or teach and help a few and go nuts.
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I don't crave Hollywood.
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We've got 942 friends on Facebook, but when was the last time we spent an afternoon sitting in High Park with one of them?
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I punish myself more than anybody else does if I am stupid about my actions, and I suffer, really suffer.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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I think - more than anything, I think I'd really like to start producing and be in charge of the stuff that I want to see in the world and the stuff that interests me.
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I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, generally, I would start playing gospel songs.
