R.K. King Quotes

You've got to have faith. You've got to begin to continue to hope and not give up on others.

Pray daily to be used by God, sacrifice personal needs and so greed has to go out of the window. Because you have to believe God can take care of you so you don't have to worry about that.

If Senator Obama becomes pro-life then I'll consider giving him my vote.

Reconciliation means - in victory, I win and you're wrong, and then you lose.

America has gone crazy with greed. I really have to say that.

A selfish person says, hey, me and my four at home and no more and whatever happens to you is OK. But it can't be that way. It cannot be that way.

The media has a responsibility. And we can't let them totally get away because they have to let the truth be seen and be told.

Strive to be in good spiritual and bodily health. Because how are you going to do all that marching if you are not in good health?

America wants solutions. America wants a leader. No more tabloid politics.

I've never called President Obama a racist. I love President Obama. I pray for him all the time. God loves President Obama. God loves you. And God loves me.

Mr. Cain would structurally change the voting demographic. There would be more black economic conservatives, and the Democrats would lose their stranglehold on the black vote.

I'm too fiscally conservative for the Democrats and too socially liberal for the Republicans, like 75% of the American people.

There's a host of difficult issues here, and that's why when you mentioned at the top of the show that the committees were looking at this, that's where I think we should be going.

I don't think the special counsel can avoid that question based upon the president's Donald Trump own statements. But I'm not charging obstruction of justice.

There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done.

Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he's my favorite.

Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I'd go back next Saturday.

Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.

I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer

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

The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don't know how much I appreciate it.

I guess you can look at me, and tell I'm the old man. My name is BB King.

I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.

I can't afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.

I'd rather be B.B. King. That's the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other ... I try to do what I do better, not get away from it.

Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn't do more.

Many times I've gone on tours with Paul Anka. He would have someone sitting behind him to keep people from even talking to him. You were almost in a little restricted area there.

The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.

It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.

A singer has got a different attitude, they're they're so whacked out they don't know what they're doing half the time. Singers, they don't, they're spoiled too.

It's a different thing when you go into a studio and you record with the intent of going somewhere and you're marketing yourself for that direction.

Yeah. I'm amateurish. I can play enough to write a song, or strum on a little guitar to write out a song. But, I don't play well at all. I wouldn't even attempt for a second to play in public.

FCA is a place where young people, many of whom are unchurched, can come and hear the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.

You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.

Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].

Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.

I got to see the best players in the world every year the week after the U.S. Nationals, which is now known as the US Open, in Los Angeles. That made a huge difference in my life.

It's very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.

I think it's really important to have portion control. I don't believe in losing weight quickly.

I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.

Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul.

As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.

Our love one's are never gone, they have just popped into another room.

Female athletes are stereotyped by the general population--and usually as homosexuals.

Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.

I like to see what future generations are thinking about.

When I was outed, it was like, That's done.

Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.

At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.