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B. B. King Quotes

Growing up on the plantation there in Mississippi, I would work Monday through Saturday noon. I'd go to town on Saturday afternoons, sit on the street corner, and I'd sing and play.

B. B. King

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: September 16, 1925 - May 14, 2015

Topics

Work Monday Growing Up Saturday Play

I'm pretty self-critical about everything I've ever done: stand-up, 'SNL.'

John Mulaney

Done Everything Pretty Self-Critical

Really, I was such a late bloomer, I really didn't learn how to be me until I was in my late '40s, which is when I started playing roles that were closer to me.

Ron Perlman

Me Learn Late Playing Started How

If your dad died before you were born, yeah, it hurts - but it's not like you had a connection with something that was real. Not to say it's any better - but to have that connection and then have it ripped away was, like, the worst. My dad was such a good dad that when he left, he left a huge scar. He was my superhero.

Jay-Z

Good Better You Connection Born Say

You can't take it on that you're responsible for somebody else's well-being, but you can be positive and bring them up.

Jonah Marais

Positive You Well-Being Responsible

I grew up during one of Northern Ireland's most complex periods.

Jonathan Anderson

Up Complex Ireland Most Periods

I have a big bias to the people who understand global aspects.

Dinesh Paliwal

People Understand Bias Big Global

I probably would have retired years ago if I hadn't found interesting things to do.

Clint Eastwood

Interesting Years Things Would Found

Every individual suffers from the fear of failure, but you can change your destiny only when you overcome it.

Anupam Kher

Change Failure Fear Destiny You

I do like to fly under the radar. When I walk around town, the only people I want to recognise me and call me by my name are the folks at Starbucks.

Pierre Omidyar

Walk People Me Fly Name Want

I think that's what keeps you grounded - having your own life that's not directed by your job.

Phil Daniels

Life Job Think You Own Grounded

I think it's always good for gay people to come out, but it's also understandable why people might choose not to do so.

Peter Thiel

Good People Think Choose Gay Why

The best I can say is that it's better for me to write about despair and darkness than to be incapable of getting off the sofa. It's better to write about suicide than to contemplate it too heavily.

Paul Westerberg

Best Darkness Me Better Suicide Say