English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Ben E. King Quotes

Ben E. King quote: "I never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing."

I never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing.

Ben E. King

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Joseph Beuys quote: "I think the tree is an element of regeneration which in itself..."
I think the tree is an element of regeneration which in itself is a concept of time. Joseph Beuys
i was tired of playing the child and acting the way many of my friends did - the ones who are afraid that love is impossible without even knowing what love is. Paulo Coelho
I hold another creed, which no one ever taught me, and which I seldom mention, but in which I delight, and to which I cling, for it extends hope to all; it makes eternity a rest - a mighty home, not a terror and an abyss. Besides, with this creed, I can so clearly distinguish between the criminal and his crime; I can so sincerely forgive the first while I abhor the last; with this creed, revenge never worries my heart, degradation never too deeply disgusts me, injustice never crushes me too... Charlotte Bronte
The acquisition of knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain the good. For nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known. Leonardo da Vinci
John Knowles quote: "Nothing endures. Not a tree. Not love. Not even death by..."
Nothing endures. Not a tree. Not love. Not even death by violence. John Knowles
Dorothy Dunnett quote: "It was one of the occasions when Lymond asleep wrecked the..."
It was one of the occasions when Lymond asleep wrecked the peace of mind of more people than Lymond awake. Dorothy Dunnett
Roy Ayers quote: "I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be..."
I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy. Roy Ayers
No, thou art come too late, Empedocles! And the world hath the day, and must break thee, Not thou the world. With men thou canst not live, Their thoughts, their ways, their wishes, are not thine; And being lonely thou art miserable, For something has impair'd they spirit's strength, And dried its self-sufficing font of joy. Matthew Arnold
Robert Ryan quote: "I know intuitively when the work is right, no training can..."
I know intuitively when the work is right, no training can teach you this, it is simply a matter of feeling. Robert Ryan
I'm not much given to making shamanistic remarks about all this, but I'm a great believer in the dream life. If I can carry without spilling whatever it is that drips into my head in the night to my desk, then that's valuable. Andrew Motion
But this lump does not absolve me, because I got it through heedlessness, not though courage. I run my tongue over my lip and what do I do? I write. But bad literature brings no redemption. Umberto Eco
There is no error more common than that of thinking that those who are the causes or occasions of great tragedies share in the feelings suitable to the tragic mood: no error more fatal than expecting it of them. The martyr in his 'shirt of flame' may be looking on the face of God, but to him who is piling the faggots or loosening the logs for the blast the whole scene is no more than the slaying of an ox is to the butcher, or the felling of a tree to the charcoal burner in the forest, or the... Oscar Wilde
Suze Orman quote: "People first, then money, then things."
People first, then money, then things. Suze Orman
Martin Luther quote: "I compare it with a lie, which like to a snowball, the longer..."
I compare it with a lie, which like to a snowball, the longer it is rolled the greater it becomes. Martin Luther
I suppose it's possible that the Sundance Kid didn't like to make much of his birthdays — they may have struck him as just another reminder that his draw was getting slower by the year—but what if he truly liked a major celebration? What if he looked forward every year to marking the day of his birth with what they used to call in the West 'a real wingding, with pink balloons and a few survivors'? Calvin Trillin