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.

B. B. King

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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.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
- People
- True
- Perception
Could you imagine being from Siberia? Like, a small part of Russia, where it's like, 'When was the last time Russia was having a super big international pop star in the U.S.?' I don't know, but I can name a few from Sweden. I think that gives us a lot of confidence in being pop stars because we're like, 'Oh, we actually can. We know we can.'

Zara Larsson
- Time
- Small
- Star
It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music.

Zubin Mehta
- Music
- Success
- Pride
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.

Victor Ponta
- Great
- Risk
- Dictatorship
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.

Ban Ki-moon
- Energy
- Wind
- Solar
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.'

Dana Fox
- People
- Life
- Good