B. B King Quotes B. B King The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you. Away Beautiful Beautiful Thing Learning Nobody You
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. B. B King
I tell my children now that they are older, 'If something happens to me… don't make no big fuss over me. Don't make no big expense on my funeral. Don't put any pressure on the rest of the family. I've loved everybody, and I hope they loved me. But don't create this big expense for the family.' B. B King
I've seen myself on those lists of the 100 best guitarists, and if they think that I'm that good, thank them. Thank God for them. But I don't think so. B. B King
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. People would come by on the street – you live in Time Square, you know how they do it – they would bunch up. And they would always compliment me on gospel tunes, but they would tip me when I played blues. B. B King
The problem is that a lot of the blues stations are late on Saturday night, and like a lot of people, I ain't no vampire! B. B King
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
I didn't want to disrespect my parents, so I never played blues around the house. But I knew then, same as I know today, that I wasn't doing anything wrong. I think that before they died, they both felt very proud of me. 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. B. B King
It would be better to be recognized first for music, but people go with what they like. If I'm here because I'm recognized more so as a style icon, then, if I'm smart enough, I will use this opportunity to share more insight about my music. G-Dragon
Cancer is something none of us are prepared to deal with. We're here to help people through the process. Yael Cohen
Instead of locking people up and throwing away the key, it's important to invest in them and show them another way – show them what they can do, instead of telling them what they can't do. Because by investing in youth, we're investing into the future of this great nation of the United States of America. Qorianka Kilcher
I think a lot of writers are tempted to add complexity by over-complicating things, but always remember that most natural rules/laws are, at their core, simple. Start simple, and build from there, or you risk getting yourself and your readers tangled. Victoria Elizabeth Schwab