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King Quotes

Listening to the type of music I grew up with, like King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and experiencing different things and conditions and hardship, as well as the good times in Nigeria, has definitely carved me into who I am Picture Quote #1

We also call upon the king to hand over power to the political parties and for the political parties to shoulder their responsibility and turn the people’s demands for democracy and good governance into reality Picture Quote #1

Lex Rex has become Rex Lex. Arbitrary judgment concerning current sociological good is king Picture Quote #1

Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens Picture Quote #1

I just felt my good fortune, and I also trust my love for the book, my love for the material, and my reverence for Stephen King Picture Quote #1

Long before there was ever a King James Version of our Bible, there was a gospel truth...and long before doctrines and denominations, the preeminence of the gospel was already ripe to harvest. Before man had ever thought about creating symbols to represent spiritual things...there was a gospel Picture Quote #1

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Most students graduate from high school knowing nine words about the civil rights movement: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and I Have a Dream. And that’s it! Picture Quote #1

My grammar school graduating class in 1941 had a little party for 13 or 14 year-old kids. [Trumpeter] King Kolax’s band played for the party and Gene Ammons was playing tenor saxophone with the band. And that’s when I said, That’s it! Just like that, tunnelvision ever since Picture Quote #1

King Lear,’ I’ve been seeing all my life. I mean, the great actors of my lifetime... to join their company, as it were, by playing a part that’s challenged them, is one of the great joys of being an actor who does the classics Picture Quote #1

We’ve had a great change. Dr King saw to that. I was so grateful to see the ‘colored only’ signs come off the water fountains and bathrooms in the south. But the struggle lives on Picture Quote #1

Muddy Waters, I suppose, was my first great hero. You know, every boy wants to be a guitar player, and Muddy Waters was just the king. He was the King Bee. He was it Picture Quote #1

I love seafood. Whenever I’m in Las Vegas, I love going to the Bellagio buffet because they have these great king crab legs Picture Quote #1

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Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world Picture Quote #1

One of the strangest catastrophes that is in any history. A great king, with strong armies and mighty fleets, a great treasure and powerful allies, fell all at once, and his whole strength, like a spider’s web, was... irrecoverably broken at a touch Picture Quote #1

It has been well said that if a great king should bring us a great heap of gold, and bid us take as much as we could count in a day, we should make a long day of it; but to win souls is far nobler work. How is it that we so soon withdraw from it? Picture Quote #1

Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery Picture Quote #1

Fiction is no longer the dominant storytelling device of our time. In the 19th century it worked great, and fiction was the king, but it’s not the king any more Picture Quote #1

Martin Luther King was a victim of surveillance, and had great solidarity with victims of surveillance Picture Quote #1

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A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one Picture Quote #1

Just as a royal rule, if not a mere name, must exist by virtue of some great personal superiority in the king, so tyranny, which is the worst of governments, is necessarily the farthest removed from a well-constituted form; oligarchy is little better, for it is a long way from aristocracy, and democracy is the most tolerable of the three Picture Quote #1

King Fahd was a man of great vision and leadership who inspired his countrymen for a quarter of a century as king. He led Saudi Arabia through a period of unparalleled progress and development Picture Quote #1

It ratified a theory of mine that great writing could sneak up on you, master of a thousand disguises: prodigal kinsman, messenger boy, class clown, commander of artillery, altar boy, lace maker, exiled king, peacemaker, or moon goddess Picture Quote #1

My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive Picture Quote #1

My greatest reward is knowing for certain, as I do with many other acts and artistes, that without Jonathan King being alive and involved, Genesis would not exist, and the guys would have had careers as intended - as accountants and lawyers! Picture Quote #1

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The greatness that would make us grave, Is but an empty thing. What more than mirth would mortals have? The cheerful man’s a king Picture Quote #1

It did remind me of something out of Greek mythology - the richest king who gets everything he wants, but ultimately his family has a curse on it from the Gods Picture Quote #1

I can only speak for myself, but when I was growing up in Memphis - and having the Martin Luther King holiday and the moment of pause on April 4th - he was just a statue to me. I wanted to make him a little bit more real to me as a human being Picture Quote #1

My dad is a huge folk music fan, so growing up, there were always records playing in my house. Carole King, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles - I grew up with this music, and I was aware of how special this music was to a lot of people Picture Quote #1

The book Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, I read it when I was about 17-and-a-half or 18. It changed my life Picture Quote #1

If you play the guitar, you’ve got to hold the chords down with one hand while you play with the other, so you’re limited to one hand. But the piano is the king of instruments because you have your 10 fingers, which become the 10 members of the orchestra Picture Quote #1

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Listening to the type of music I grew up with, like King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and experiencing different things and conditions and hardship, as well as the good times in Nigeria, has definitely carved me into who I am. (King Quotes) We also call upon the king to hand over power to the political parties and for the political parties to shoulder their responsibility and turn the people’s demands for democracy and good governance into reality. (King Quotes) Lex Rex has become Rex Lex. Arbitrary judgment concerning current sociological good is king (King Quotes) Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens. (King Quotes) I just felt my good fortune, and I also trust my love for the book, my love for the material, and my reverence for Stephen King. (King Quotes) Long before there was ever a King James Version of our Bible, there was a gospel truth...and long before doctrines and denominations, the preeminence of the gospel was already ripe to harvest. Before man had ever thought about creating symbols to represent spiritual things...there was a gospel. (King Quotes) Most students graduate from high school knowing nine words about the civil rights movement: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and I Have a Dream. And that’s it! (King Quotes) My grammar school graduating class in 1941 had a little party for 13 or 14 year-old kids. [Trumpeter] King Kolax’s band played for the party and Gene Ammons was playing tenor saxophone with the band. And that’s when I said, That’s it! Just like that, tunnelvision ever since. (King Quotes) King Lear,’ I’ve been seeing all my life. I mean, the great actors of my lifetime... to join their company, as it were, by playing a part that’s challenged them, is one of the great joys of being an actor who does the classics. (King Quotes) We’ve had a great change. Dr King saw to that. I was so grateful to see the ‘colored only’ signs come off the water fountains and bathrooms in the south. But the struggle lives on. (King Quotes) Muddy Waters, I suppose, was my first great hero. You know, every boy wants to be a guitar player, and Muddy Waters was just the king. He was the King Bee. He was it. (King Quotes) I love seafood. Whenever I’m in Las Vegas, I love going to the Bellagio buffet because they have these great king crab legs. (King Quotes) Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world. (King Quotes) One of the strangest catastrophes that is in any history. A great king, with strong armies and mighty fleets, a great treasure and powerful allies, fell all at once, and his whole strength, like a spider’s web, was... irrecoverably broken at a touch. (King Quotes) It has been well said that if a great king should bring us a great heap of gold, and bid us take as much as we could count in a day, we should make a long day of it; but to win souls is far nobler work. How is it that we so soon withdraw from it? (King Quotes) Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. (King Quotes) Fiction is no longer the dominant storytelling device of our time. In the 19th century it worked great, and fiction was the king, but it’s not the king any more. (King Quotes) Martin Luther King was a victim of surveillance, and had great solidarity with victims of surveillance. (King Quotes) A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one. (King Quotes) Just as a royal rule, if not a mere name, must exist by virtue of some great personal superiority in the king, so tyranny, which is the worst of governments, is necessarily the farthest removed from a well-constituted form; oligarchy is little better, for it is a long way from aristocracy, and democracy is the most tolerable of the three. (King Quotes) King Fahd was a man of great vision and leadership who inspired his countrymen for a quarter of a century as king. He led Saudi Arabia through a period of unparalleled progress and development. (King Quotes) It ratified a theory of mine that great writing could sneak up on you, master of a thousand disguises: prodigal kinsman, messenger boy, class clown, commander of artillery, altar boy, lace maker, exiled king, peacemaker, or moon goddess. (King Quotes) My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive. (King Quotes) My greatest reward is knowing for certain, as I do with many other acts and artistes, that without Jonathan King being alive and involved, Genesis would not exist, and the guys would have had careers as intended - as accountants and lawyers! (King Quotes) The greatness that would make us grave, Is but an empty thing. What more than mirth would mortals have? The cheerful man’s a king. (King Quotes) It did remind me of something out of Greek mythology - the richest king who gets everything he wants, but ultimately his family has a curse on it from the Gods. (King Quotes) I can only speak for myself, but when I was growing up in Memphis - and having the Martin Luther King holiday and the moment of pause on April 4th - he was just a statue to me. I wanted to make him a little bit more real to me as a human being. (King Quotes) My dad is a huge folk music fan, so growing up, there were always records playing in my house. Carole King, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles - I grew up with this music, and I was aware of how special this music was to a lot of people. (King Quotes) The book Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, I read it when I was about 17-and-a-half or 18. It changed my life. (King Quotes) If you play the guitar, you’ve got to hold the chords down with one hand while you play with the other, so you’re limited to one hand. But the piano is the king of instruments because you have your 10 fingers, which become the 10 members of the orchestra. (King Quotes)

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