B. B. King quotes - page 2

May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day. (B. B. King)
I don't think it's meant for man to know everything at once. View quote
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me. View quote
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Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway. View quote
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You never miss what you've never had. I never had any other life. I didn't know any other life. View quote
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It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales. View quote
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When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille. View quote
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I think of guitar players in terms of doctors: you have the doctor for your heart, the cardiologist, then one that works on your feet, your leg. But I believe George Benson is the one that plays all over. To me, he would be the M.D. of them all. View quote
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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence. View quote
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I don't like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch. View quote
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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I'll keep playing until I feel like I can't. (B. B. King)
Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA. View quote
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I can't afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine. View quote
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times. View quote
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I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going. View quote
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My mother was a very beautiful lady, I thought. She was very good to me. I guess - she died when I was nine and a half, but if she had lived I probably wouldn't be trying to play guitar. She wanted me to be known, but as something else. Not a guitar player. View quote
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If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you're going to the bank to borrow money. View quote
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways. View quote
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I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an' my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another. View quote
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I don't have a favorite song that I've written. But I do have a favorite song: 'Always on My Mind,' the Willie Nelson version. If I could sing it like he do, I would sing it every night. I like the story it tells. View quote
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done. (B. B. King)
When you don't have much money, you worry that they'll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won't know where you are. View quote
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When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it'll happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You'll have to figure that out for yourself! View quote
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People all over the world have problems. And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die. View quote
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I don't care for the music when they're talking bad about women because I think women are God's greatest gift to the planet - I just like music. View quote
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