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B. B. King Quotes

I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Me Blues Try Singer Going Just

To go to war, you must always think of, can you win?

War Win Think You Go Always

I wanted the attention I missed at home, so I became the leader of a gang. That way, I got attention and was recognized as being important. It wasn't a bad gang - you know, in poor districts in New York, there's a gang to every block. We never robbed at the point of a gun; we'd steal potatoes from a grocery store, or crackers.

Leader Home New York Gun Attention

I think a lot of L.A. is something like USC - this incredible white culture living in the midst of color, and no obvious reaction to it at all. I mean, they have guards at the gate at USC - guards at the gate of a major university! And the guards chase young black boys away - I've seen it, chasing 8-year-old boys.

Anna Deavere Smith

Culture Color Black Think Living

For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.

Life Survive Violence You Ghetto

I was raised Jewish, my wife was raised Catholic. Though we respect each other's heritage, and while many of our friends are deeply religious, we have chosen to focus on our similarities, not our differences. We teach our children compassion, charity, honesty and the benefits of hard work.

Work Hard Work Honesty Children Wife

I am influenced by books which don't have their eye on the endgame, but which try to be entertaining on each and every page.

I Am Eye Page Try Entertaining

I have had my set of fears in most of my movies. But the fun lies in overcoming them.

Sidharth Malhotra

Fun Overcoming Movies Lies Set Most

Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

Inspirational Roads Traveled Wood

I never owned a pair of blue jeans until I met my second wife.

Wife Blue Never Jeans Blue Jeans

While American taxes pay for much of the research and development that goes into creating the new, life-saving drugs, American consumers continue to subsidize the cost of the drugs for consumers across the world.

Research World American Creating New

I'm never not going to be interested in young girls who are struggling in poor places.

Young Places Poor Never Going Who

To me, people are going to judge you no matter what, no matter how you put yourself out there. In my opinion, they can judge however they want to. Hopefully, it's in a positive light.

Michelle Waterson

Positive Light Yourself People Me

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