Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
B. B. KINGI guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
More B. B. King Quotes
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Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
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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.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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When I was young, I didn’t play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I’ve reached. Think what they might do over time.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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