Ed King Quotes

When I was very young I tried selling used cars. It didn't last long. I guess that was my good luck too that I didn't show more promise at it or I might have been an automobile dealer.

Do not think of all your anxieties you will only make yourself ill.

Not necessarily conscription but conscription if necessary.

If you want to read about love and marriage you've got to buy two separate books.

Till the day when I'll be going down that Long long trail with you.

Government in the last analysis is organised opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion there is likely to be bad government which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.

Measure thy life by loss instead of gain Not by the wine drunk but by the wine poured forth.

There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history or nothing happens.

The mountain was in labour and Jove was afraid but it brought forth a mouse.

No one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil not that he practices it but he suffers from it.

To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.

Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.

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

Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net you can be sure I want the ball.

The secret of every man who has ever been successful lies in the fact that he formed the bait of doing those things that failures don't like to do.

Great men have not been concerned with fame. The joy of achievement that comes from finding something new in the universe is by far their greatest joy.

My one regret was that I never photographed the bat before we drank it.

Non-violence is a permanent attitude we bring to the breakfast table and bring to bed at night.

I don't reflect much, unless I'm talking to the media. I have more of a 'Forward, march!' kind of attitude.

Mad, is he? Then I hope he will bite some of my other generals.

You've gotta dive into the abyss if you wanna get anything good. Every record, you've gotta go down in the abyss and hope that you come out of it alive.

The failure to invest in youth reflects a lack of compassion and a colossal failure of common sense.

Sports are my favorite. It's the first thing I turn to every day.

I thought I would be a sports announcer. All I was was a curious kid who wanted to be on the radio.

I'm not impressed by someone's degree... I'm impressed by them making movies.

The Kardashians can be famous for being famous. What do they do? I can't figure it out.

Something is wrong that we have to feed so many. Why should there be poverty with all of our science and technology? There is no deficit in human resources - it is a deficit in human will.

Before I was married to Martin and became a King, I was a proud Scott, shaped by my mother's discernment and my father's strength.

When I wake up every morning, I smile and say, 'Thank you.' Because out of my window I can see the mountains, then go hiking with my dog and share her bounding joy in the world.

When fear rushed in, I learned how to hear my heart racing but refused to allow my feelings to sway me. That resilience came from my family. It flowed through our bloodline.

Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

Protesting is good, but healing is better. We need to see America heal.

You get to a point where the kind of beautiful chaos can't really fuel your creative existence any longer because it's not stable, however amazing and exciting it may be.

I like entrepreneurial people I like people who take risks.

Revenge and retaliation always perpetuate the cycle of anger, fear and violence.

My story is a freedom song of struggle. It is about finding one's purpose, how to overcome fear and to stand up for causes bigger than one's self.

My wife is a very attractive woman, and she's always worried about her diet. But she doesn't pay attention to me, and I don't pay attention to her. She's a vegetarian, and it drives me crazy.

When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, 'Why can't I do anything I want to do?'

Abortion is not health care. A woman has a right to her body, but that is not her body. What about the baby?

On Thanksgiving Night, 1942, when I was fifteen years old, white racists burned our house to the ground.

Movies are an art form that is very available to the masses.

I was born out of a Vegas marriage: My parents got married three days after they met.

Sometimes I'm really funny, sometimes I'm quiet, sometimes I'm shy, but I'm constantly changing.

Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.

Banks have a new image. Now you have 'a friend, ' your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?

If you use weapons of war to bring about peace, you're going to have more war and destruction.

Cotton was a force of nature. There's a poetry to it, hoeing and growing cotton.

Yes, guns are to men what jewelry is to women!

I've got rid of a lot of cynicism and anger. I feel positive about my development, and I just want to carry on making music and building myself as a person.

On my days off, I like to be outdoors - on my bike or walking the dog or swimming - so it's important anyone I date is also into fitness.