B. B. King Quotes

I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.

B. B. King

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I think the reason these readers come back to me is because I represent their points of view. It may not be my point of view, but that's OK. Everyone still deserves to have their say.

Jodi Picoult

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As a dancer, I know couples that have stayed married but separated to dance on different continents. Dance in general, but ballet in particular, is such a finite career. You can't do it later in life, and it's something that I think a dancer has to have some selfishness to fulfill.

Amanda Schull

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Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.

Ambrose Bierce

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As the world has become more predatory and aggressive, my impression is that the investment banking business has moved from being relationship-oriented to being increasingly transaction-oriented.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

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On the question of comfort women, when my thought goes to these people, who have been victimized by human trafficking and gone through immeasurable pain and suffering beyond description, my heart aches. And on this point, my thought has not changed at all from previous prime ministers.

Shinzo Abe

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I learned loudness from working with Lou Reed.

Robert Wilson

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I have been a fan of the Beastie Boys ever since I can remember. I have a ton of their music on my iPod and even still have a t-shirt from a show I saw when I was a kid.

Johnny Iuzzini

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When I'm working on a novel, I work 70-hour weeks.

Dean Koontz

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There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.

William James

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If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence.

Pierre de Coubertin

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I am no dummy, mate, that's for sure.

Shane Warne

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Chile isn't the biggest, richest or most powerful country in the world, but we should dedicate ourselves to transforming it into the best country in the world. We don't have a single minute to lose.

Sebastian Pinera

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