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B B King Quotes

The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you Picture Quote #1

Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jivin`, too Picture Quote #1

A lot of people believe what other people say Picture Quote #1

I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends Picture Quote #1

I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords Picture Quote #1

Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there! Picture Quote #1

I never make the same mistake twice. I make it five or six times, just to be sure

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The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary

Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there Picture Quote #1

A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day Picture Quote #1

Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues Picture Quote #1

I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King Picture Quote #1

There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it Picture Quote #1

The early years when I was starting, blues player, you wasn’t always welcome in a lot of the other places. People usually have preconceived ideas about blues music. They always feel that it’s depressing and that it’s just something that a guy sit out on a stool, grab a guitar, and just start singing or mumbling or whatever Picture Quote #1

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why

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I like me a little bit more when i'm with you

Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here Picture Quote #1

I don’t try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going Picture Quote #1

I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother’s aunt, who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and a few others Picture Quote #1

When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will 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! Picture Quote #1

I can’t think of anyone I’ve mistreated. I’ve always thought that I am my brother’s keeper. And I believe there’s a ‘great spirit’ that takes care of all of us Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Don't look back you're not going that way

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Chocolate is the answer. Who cares what the question is

I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he’s rock’s #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us Picture Quote #1

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is - the source Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there Picture Quote #1

You don't need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely

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A girl doesn't need anyone who doesn't need her

When I was in the country and I was trying to play, nobody seemed to pay too much attention to me. People used to say, ‘That’s just that ole blues singer. “ Picture Quote #1

I used to play - when I first started trying to be professional, I disk jockey from 1949 to 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee, and I was quite popular there as a disk jockey Picture Quote #1

It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, generally, I would start playing gospel songs Picture Quote #1

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The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you (B B King Quotes) Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jivin`, too (B B King Quotes) A lot of people believe what other people say (B B King Quotes) I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends. (B B King Quotes) I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords (B B King Quotes) Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there! (B B King Quotes) Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there (B B King Quotes) A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day (B B King Quotes) Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues (B B King Quotes) I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King. (B B King Quotes) There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it. (B B King Quotes) The early years when I was starting, blues player, you wasn’t always welcome in a lot of the other places. People usually have preconceived ideas about blues music. They always feel that it’s depressing and that it’s just something that a guy sit out on a stool, grab a guitar, and just start singing or mumbling or whatever (B B King Quotes) Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here (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 (B B King Quotes) I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother’s aunt, who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and a few others (B B King Quotes) When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will 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! (B B King Quotes) I can’t think of anyone I’ve mistreated. I’ve always thought that I am my brother’s keeper. And I believe there’s a ‘great spirit’ that takes care of all of us (B B King Quotes) 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 (B B King Quotes) I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he’s rock’s #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us (B B King Quotes) Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning. (B B King Quotes) 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 (B B King Quotes) The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is - the source (B B King Quotes) 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 (B B King Quotes) Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there (B B King Quotes) When I was in the country and I was trying to play, nobody seemed to pay too much attention to me. People used to say, ‘That’s just that ole blues singer. “ (B B King Quotes) I used to play - when I first started trying to be professional, I disk jockey from 1949 to 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee, and I was quite popular there as a disk jockey. (B B King Quotes) It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself. (B B King Quotes) 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. (B B King Quotes) 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. (B B King Quotes) I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, generally, I would start playing gospel songs. (B B King Quotes)

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