B. B. King

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you. ↗

— B. B. King

#away #beautiful #beautiful thing #learning #nobody

The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn't know how other people would take it. ↗

— B. B. King

#ashamed #bit #blues #child #family

I never use that word, retire. ↗

— B. B. King

#never #retire #use #word

I've put up with more humiliation than I care to remember. ↗

— B. B. King

#humiliation #i #i care #more #put

A lot of people believe what other people say. ↗

— B. B. King

#lot #other #people #people say #say

I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow. ↗

— B. B. King

#anything #borrow #i #steals #think

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. ↗

— B. B. King

#doorway #family #get #gotta #growing

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

#just #know #loved #loved ones #money

Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there! ↗

— B. B. King

#everybody #get #go #heaven #wants

I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed. ↗

— B. B. King

#black #blues #both #counts #having