Benjamin Earl King (Ben E. King) Quotes
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You can imagine, if somebody's approaching retirement, and all of a sudden the funds that he or she is depending on is depleted by 50% or however many, it gives them a sinking feeling in the pit of their stomach.
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I wanted to just come out and continue to improve my game, continue to improve my mental capacity to play well in tournaments. I've had a slow year compared to last year, but I've been pleased because I felt like I was getting better.
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I have always been interested in design, but in the beginning I didn't set out to make jewelry specifically.
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Anytime anybody is rude, it makes me double-check my own behavior to make sure I don't do that to other people.
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Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish.
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I developed a passion for the Middle Ages the same way some people develop a passion for coconuts.
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For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie.
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I usually do get to play the very sweet, charming roles... but I'm not an obvious kind of villain.
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As soon as I could talk, I chose shorts to wear.
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Every performer can get better. It's not about staying with what God gave you and doing nothing with it for the rest of your life.
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One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good.
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The thing that stood out above and beyond all the experiences was this relationship with the nine-month-old baby. On weekends, I'd be thinking about going back to set on Monday just to see the baby.
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As we grow in our consciousness, there will be more compassion and more love, and then the barriers between people, between religions, between nations will begin to fall. Yes, we have to beat down the separateness.
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It's a mistake not to give people a chance to learn to depend on themselves while they are young.
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I never deal in transformations, for they are not honest, and no respectable sorceress likes to make things appear to be what they are not.
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Men who marry for gratification, propagation or the matter of buttons or socks, must expect to cope with and deal in a certain amount of quibble, subterfuge, concealments, and double, deep-dyed prevarication.
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Manus haec inimica tyrannisEnse petit placidam sub libertate quietem.
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Wildflower corners are easy to maintain, but once gone, they are hard to rebuild.
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We have a choice: we can allow the growing disparity between rich and poor to continue unimpeded, or we can take action to budget responsibly and strengthen and expand the middle class. If we want this economy - and this country - to meet its full potential, the choice is simple.
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I've heard players, and I'm talking about some of the best players in the league, question whether I've taken steroids or not. Some of the things I hear are pretty funny, and some people are idiots, frankly.
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Inherited Will, The Destiny of the Age, and The Dreams of the People. As long as people continue to pursue the meaning of Freedom, these things will never cease to be!
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I'd originally intended 'Stand By Me' for the Drifters.
