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B.B. King Quotes: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.



B.B. King Quotes: "Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it."

Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.




B.B. King Quotes: "All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.



B.B. King Quotes: "I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation."

I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.




B.B. King Quotes: "Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people."

Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.



B.B. King Quotes: "It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important."

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.



B.B. King Quotes: "The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool."

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.




B.B. King Quotes: "There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to get rid of it."

There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to get rid of it.



B.B. King Quotes: "Behind every good man, there's a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn't have nothing."

Behind every good man, there's a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn't have nothing.



B.B. King Quotes: "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.



B.B. King Quotes: "Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness."

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.



B.B. King Quotes: "Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life."

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.




B.B. King Quotes: "Unconditional love will have the final word in reality."

Unconditional love will have the final word in reality.



B.B. King Quotes: "I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion."

I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.



B.B. King Quotes: "Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress."

Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.



B.B. King Quotes: "Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!"

Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!



B.B. King Quotes: "Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it."

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.



B.B. King Quotes: "A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.



B.B. King Quotes: "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom."

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.



B.B. King Quotes: "Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life."

Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.



B.B. King Quotes: "The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold."

The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold.



B.B. King Quotes: "The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education."

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.



B.B. King Quotes: "The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth: for kings are not only God's Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called Gods."

The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth: for kings are not only God's Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called Gods.



B.B. King Quotes: "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.



B.B. King Quotes: "A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right."

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right.



B.B. King Quotes: "Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.



B.B. King Quotes: "You can’t reach good ends through evil means, because the means represent the seed and the end represents the tree."

You can’t reach good ends through evil means, because the means represent the seed and the end represents the tree.



B.B. King Quotes: "Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk."

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.



B.B. King Quotes: "Women, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image for mankind."

Women, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image for mankind.



B.B. King Quotes: "History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily."

History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily.



B.B. King Quotes: "‎It is a cruel injustice to tell a bootless man to pull himself up by his bootstraps."

‎It is a cruel injustice to tell a bootless man to pull himself up by his bootstraps.



B.B. King Quotes: "We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love."

We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.



B.B. King Quotes: "All we seek is an America where every person is given the chance to productively contribute to his country and where he can receive a fair and equitable share of the wealth that production creates."

All we seek is an America where every person is given the chance to productively contribute to his country and where he can receive a fair and equitable share of the wealth that production creates.



B.B. King Quotes: "You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants."

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.



B.B. King Quotes: "Hate is too great a burden to bear."

Hate is too great a burden to bear.



B.B. King Quotes: "A true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the ability to."

A true man does not only stand up for himself, he stands up for those that do not have the ability to.



B.B. King Quotes: "People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad."

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.



B.B. King Quotes: "I will govern according to the common weal, but not according to the common will."

I will govern according to the common weal, but not according to the common will.



B.B. King Quotes: "Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them."

Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them.



B.B. King Quotes: "One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."

One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.



B.B. King Quotes: "I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law."

I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law.



B.B. King Quotes: "When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love."

When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.



B.B. King Quotes: "The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet."

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.



B.B. King Quotes: "you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will."

you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.



B.B. King Quotes: "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important."

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.



B.B. King Quotes: "Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself."

Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.



B.B. King Quotes: "I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring."

I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.



B.B. King Quotes: "Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles; Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances."

Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles; Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.



B.B. King Quotes: "People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk."

People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.