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The play's the thingWherein I'll catch the conscience of the king.

William Shakespeare

When a king comes on the turn, I love that hand even better.

Aaron Rosenberg

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.

Sallust

In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king.

Desiderius Erasmus

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. [In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

Desiderius Erasmus

Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.

Adelle Davis

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.

Helen Keller

A King (as such) is not a great man. He has great power, but it is not his own.

William Hazlitt

A George Bush-Dick Cheney conservative who wants to bring his right-wing agenda to King County government.

Ron Sims

I was never conscious of any distractions other than hearing an incredible Goffin and King lyric and pushing harder to do better because they were so good..

Cynthia Weil

Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.

Pericles

Stephen King couldn't come up with a monster worse than this guy.

Steve Relford

Bill King could not get enough of Duke.

Richard Brodhead

A pious man is one who would be an athiest if the king were.

Jean De La Bruyere

A little Madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King.

Emily Dickinson

That which is called firmness in a king is called obstinacy in a donkey.

John Erskine

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.

Orison Swett Marden

Our goal is to have it next to Reverend King.

Vic Palladino

One of the glories of New York is its ethnic food, and only McDonald's and Burger King equalize us all.

John Corry

King considered himself, first and foremost, a prophet.

Taylor Branch

For four days there were warnings that the hurricane was going to make a direct hit, and the king of vacations at his ranch only said, 'You must flee,' ... He did not say how.

Hugo Ch

The Bourbon King was first ambassador of reason and human happiness.

Heinrich Mann

Hopefully, one day, he'll be the king.

Tom Maszinski

Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

Denis Diderot

I had to be the only child in this country who ever called his father 'The King.'

Kyle Petty

There comes a point when the king comes down off the mountain.

Jeff Daniels

This particular king is famous for having created a huge number of these statues.

Peter Brand

King of the Road.

Carroll Shelby

He (King) comes in in short spots because he can throw strikes.

John Carlock

This is my third. It's good to be the king.

Scott Stapp

There's the guy to ask (about being a head coach) right there. He's been king before. I've never been king before.

Mike Trgovac

I'm elated for these guys, the way they came out and fought. Christ the King is one heck of a basketball program. They've got some great athletes out there.

Wells Gulledge

It was like he was the king or something. It was a fun time.

Marilyn Gardner

There are some 100,000 people infected with TB just in King County.

Dr. Masa Narita

Before, there was always this thing that he had to be careful - 'I'm crown prince, but Fahd is king'. Now, it's basically his reign.

Nawaf Obaid

God save our gracious king! / Long live our noble king! / God save the king!

Henry Carey

If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land.

Mencius

The King Lear Experience.

Michael Egan

No one's a king-maker anymore.

Craig Grau

I would have loved to have met Elvis Presley, ... He was the King. It's very interesting to me; the way he grew up, the demons he battled, how he handled the pressure and how, after a while, it became a burden he couldn't carry.

Oscar De La Hoya

Four volunteers have put this event together. The individuals who ate the most cabbage last Friday were crowned Cabbage King and Queen.

Jens Finke

It hearkens back to the homecoming king, as to who can collect the most coins.

Blease Graham

If it was good enough for Kennedy, and it was good enough for King, it was good enough for Emmett Till.

Alvin Sykes

My meeting with King Abdullah was very good meeting and focused on the importance of developing Iraqi-Jordanian relations in all fields, particularly security.

Ibrahim Jaafari

It is fresh news and content is still king, ... When there is new content, people come back to read.

Jason Goldberg

I came here from Cincinnati to see Bonamassa. Bonamassa hails from Cincinnati, so I had to see him, especially with B.B. King.

Joe White

I think probably the most popular is the King James.

Jerri Tuck

She has made a confession. I'm confident that what she's told us is true and I'm confident Ahmad King is no longer with us.

Jeff Evans

Wha the deil hae we got for a king, / But a wee, wee German lairdie!

Allan Cunningham

Can Christ be in thy heart, and thou not know it? Can one king be dethroned and another crowned in thy soul, and thou hear no scuffle?

William Gurnall

Well, let me ask this, ... If he's the king, why wasn't he hired first?

James Green

It's entertaining enough. I have high hopes for the Burger King ad.

David Riley

This is the old St. John's Episcopal Church. It's one of the three that the diocese closed back in the 1970s and combined into the Christ the King parish in Stone Ridge.

Jeanne Bollendorf

The last and greatest herald of Heaven's King, / Girt with rough skins, hies to the deserts wild.

Sir William Drummond

A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.

Homer

They are full, except for a handful of king (bed size) rooms at a few hotels.

Pam Swanner

C.E. King is a very athletic team. They work hard throughout the game so we will have to do the same in order to beat them.

Rolander Fontenot

When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is king.

John Wanamaker

B.B. King had nothing on that man. As the kids would say, that place would really be jumping.

Velma Evans

An assertion of executive power last wielded in Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence by the King of England.

Ramzi Binalshibh

[King] also wouldn't be happy to see that the people here in D.C. still don't have rights when it comes to voting.

John M. Capozzi

The king is the man who can.

Keith Richards

Sure, the lion is king of the junglebut airdrop him into Antarctica,& he's just a penguin's bitch.

Dennis Miller

He was persuaded that, for Puritans, there could only be one King, now and for ever.

Geoffrey Robertson

And look at this place, it's fit for the king, too. It's so beautiful.

Billy Bush

It's not Burger King. The defendant can't have it her way.

Julie Myers

We are talking with Don King about a fight with his man Owen Beck.

Christian Meyer

This is really a campus where Dr. King can live.

Juan Williams

King Kong. We shouldn't discount that as an Oscar contender.

Richard Roeper

I would rather discover one scientific fact than become King of Persia.

Democritus

As the celebration for the king is approaching, he has no choice but to step aside to allow the reconciliation process to begin now.

Panitan Wattanayagorn

In Haiti, we call him our Martin Luther King.

Lavarice Gaudin

It's clear that the king does not have support.

Minendra Rijal

The Gayle King Show.

Maury Povich

[Eppolito proudly agreed.] That's right, ... King Cop! And you will do this.

Louis Eppolito

It is a political defeat for the king. The forthcoming election may be legal but it will have no political legitimacy.

Rajendra Dahal

He wanted to express his condolences to the King family. He was very explicit about that.

Seth Belson

When you strike at a king, you must kill him.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

We must be the conscience of our nation. We've got to help somebody. That's what Dr. King would want us to do.

John Jordan

Double gold. I think I've sealed my fate right now as the king of sprints.

Justin Gatlin

I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools.

Jack Black

The singeing of the King of Spain's Beard.(of the expedition to Cadiz).

Francis Drake

Live the dream Dr. King spoke of.

Kit Williams

After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box.

Italian Proverb

Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?

James Branch Cabell

The King clearly said he is going to continue his authoritarian rule. It shows there is not going to be any changes immediately.

Mahesh Acharya

Football is the king of fantasy sports.

Chris Nicholas

Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box.

Italian Proverb

The conference called for by his majesty the king will be held in the second half of April.

Nasser Jawdeh

[It was an attempt] to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye.

George P. Shultz

The King turned a deaf ear to friendly countries' calls for rapprochement with political parties.

Mahesh Acharya

They lead a tamed elephant to battle, the king mounts a tamed elephant; the tamed is the best among men, he who silently endures abuse.

Friedrich Max Muller

He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.

John Milton

Brand is king on the Internet.

Ashlee Smith

In Spain there's the king - and then there's Antonio.

Melanie Griffith

The reports we're getting really from throughout the state as well as King County, ... is that the county elections people are being very, very diligent.

Sam Reed

Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.

Jean de La Fontaine

1947 was a good year. A lot of the tunes that we've learned, whether from Nat 'King' Cole, Louis Jordan or someone else -- those 1947 tunes come up a lot.

Dominic Suchyta

The King of Bluegrass.

Rhonda Vincent

King of the world wouldn't be enough. I'd have to be god of the universe (the Wizard of Oz would suffice).

Joey Skaggs

John Roberts is no Martin Luther King, Jr.,

Roger Wilkins

It was important for me to go to the first public event honoring Mrs. King.

Ann Nelson

It was not enough for Martin Luther King, Jr. to dream about equality. He had to rise and become the dream. Now we have an obligation to do the same.

Blanche Hughes

That means the king is safe, but he can't move anywhere.

Jim Dellaselva

He's an artist who transcends generations. From his hits of the 1970s to the Lion King, Elton John appeals as much to the kids as he does to their parents.

Greg Ransom

We want the end of autocratic monarchy and there should be no compromise with the King.

Gagan Thapa

Don King isn't an idiot, he wouldn't be coming here if his boy had no chance.

Frank Warren

Chris has had this amazing relationship with people like Dr. John and B.B. King.

Liz Harrison

We've been talking about this all year - winning this has been one of our goals. It's nice to be able to say your king of the county.

Levi Brearley

The boys went to Burger King and got him some of those crowns.

Jennifer Truman

The King Biscuit name has been around since 1941. We recognize that heritage with the festival. Why not be part of that and be the savior of the name?

Wayne Andrews

We do have content through Burger King that the customers are able to view if they want to. Burger King has been the first and only available literally almost for two weeks.

Mark Elliot

Playing Shakespeare is really tiring. You never get to sit down, unless you're the king.

Josephine Hull

Kevin did a good job. We also did well inside. We got good games from Cory Jordan and Jared King — not necessarily scoring but defending inside so that we could spread out on the shooters.

Beau Thompson

The only thing that remains for this to be a complete revolution is for the security forces to defect from the king.

Krishna Khanal

Is that not exactly what Dr. King espoused so eloquently? Judge Roberts's rulings and beliefs are rooted in the same document - our Constitution - that both Dr. King and Madison so gallantly defended.

Mychal Massie

I agree that Dr. King contributed to civil rights. What I don't agree with is that the only way you can celebrate civil rights is another government holiday.

Scott Case

Guess what, Martin Luther King? I had a (expletive) dream, too.

Sarah Silverman

Bill King has just been elected to the Hall of Fame.

George Blanda

Capture of the adverse King is the ultimate but not the first object of the game.

Wilhelm Steinitz

It appears that the 14-year-old and a cousin of his got into it with the suspect in front of the King Hill Community Center, ... The boys fled the area and the suspect gave chase.

William Perkins

[The self-proclaimed] King of Pop ... proves Bashir grossly misled his audience.

Martin Bashir

We knew performance was king in this space. And the way to get to the performance is to get the fastest microprocessors.

Adalio Sanchez

What, nephew, said the king, is the wind in that door?

Sir Thomas Malory

He sounded like he was into it, like he felt Dr. King's spirit 00017and what Dr. King was all about.

Alsamar Douglas

Morally and constitutionally, the king is getting weaker.

Yubaraj Ghimire

It would shock me to death if King is not successful in that race.

Tom Slade

Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.

Louis Xiv

If the King disregarded it, constitutional monarchy would cease to exist. The King is bound to accept and act upon the advice of his ministers ... for the King to broadcast in disregard of that advice would be appealing over the heads of his constitutional advisers.

King Charles I

It takes place inside a castle and out in a garden and through the woods. We have lots of fairies, and we have bats and butterflies and a king and a queen.

Sharon Long

There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself.

William Pitt The Elder

We had to get out of the city. Every (team) replied, but Jayson (King) was the only one who had an opening.

Michelle Kreeger

(King) is a guy that in this tournament has been fantastic for us.

Jon Murphy

It was the biggest predator of the Ice Age. This was the king, the T. rex of the Ice Age.

Richard Kissel

It is my destiny to be the King of Pain.

Adam Hastings

In the land of the skunks he who has half a nose is king.

Chris Farley

From a tyrant king.

Jon Corzine

I was wading waist deep in the freezing, raw sewage of Jerusalem in some quixotic attempt to discover how King David had captured his capital.

Bruce Feiler

It's been brutal. It's more of the same but tech is in its own world right now and it's a world of hurt. Cash is king right now.

Mark Donahoe

If the community elected me king, then we would not have done what we just did.

Jerry Cook

"What is wealth?" the king would say, "Even this shall pass away.

Theodore Tilton

If you can sit back in a car and kill someone... if he sit (sic) in a car and shot innocent people, if they find him guilty for that, yes, ... Larry King Live.

Carol Williams

King Abdullah has done a lot for me and my family.

Nawaz Sharif

If he wins in November, he will be King Kong.

Abel Maldonado

The humiliation of his majesty the king takes place at a time when the king remembers his daughter who died during this attack.

Sizwe Shezi

Your generation has so many challenges. People say we've got to wait for a man on a white horse?another Dr. King.

Arthur Stein

They will appear in court for their bail application, but they are in custody now in King William's Town.

Captain Thozama Solani

No disrespect to you, Mr. President -- I am privileged to be here with you tonight. But I really came because I got a chance to sing with B.B. King.

Della Reese

B.B. King said, 'Never make your move too soon,' .

James Kelly

He wanted to be famous. And these older artists were in the way. Beuys was the closest thing there was to a god in Germany then. And you have to kill the king to get to the throne.

Michel Würthle

Dan King is my hero.

Chris Eyre

Brock runs the show. He's the big king for us in the back. He's our quarterback.

Alex Marlis

We wouldn't be out here playing basketball and stuff if Martin Luther King wasn't here.

Melvin Johnson

We had a good season, 25-2. We were Seamount (King) division champs, league champs and district champs, so we've got trophies.

Romeo Wheeler

The presence of The King and Paul was going to make London Marathon even more exciting.

Hendrick Ramaala

The king has not touched the issues raised by the seven party alliance.

Pradeep Nepal

In some cases, customers focus on the operating system as the decision point, and that then drives hardware and applications. But in most cases the application is king.

John Enck

I know of no decision to use the jet in any way differently than the usage of the King Air.

Becky Hultberg

Anna and the King.

Chow Yun fat

This is not the governor you elected, ... We elected him governor, not king.

Fabian Nunez

Whoever gets the baby gets the next King Cake.

Dale Curry

Richard was the King and did a tremendous job with fans and for NASCAR, so he was entitled to the 'King' title.

Bobby Allison

Dr. King was one of my heroes. The method of nonviolence is what I admired about him most of all.

John M. Capozzi

He turned his enthusiasm into a career, really. We're just following in his footsteps. He was the duck box king.

Rusty Dyke

They call me 'The Pork King,' they don't know how much I enjoy it.

Robert C. Byrd

When we lost King, we lost our guy who pushes us, who pushes the ball up the court for us. I didn't think we were going to be able to score quickly after that.

Dan Andria

People like B.B. King told me I was a 'star' and told me I was 'the future of blues' - and Buddy Guy, too, ... They told me, 'You're it, son; go on out there.

Larry Coryell

All we have to do is to peel the shrines like an onion, and we will be with the king himself.

Howard Carter

It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.

William F. Buckley, Jr.

I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman. But I have the heart and stomach of a king - and of a King of England.

Queen Elizabeth

Ideally, the piece will continue to grow in the future and be performed at more and more universities - as a communal commemoration of King.

Colin Tribby

QUEEN, n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.

Ambrose Bierce

We've assured the King family we will give it our best efforts to review the case and resolve it for their family.

Robert Hathaway

I'm not really worried about (King). That's really far off. Second or third, that's right up there where my goal is.

Brian Seo

The greatest Jihad is to say the truth in front of the king.

Hadith

I've spoken to Mr Elsworth and he's assured me he is in very good order - he's already beaten two of the best horses in the field (Grey Swallow and Ace in the King George).

John Egan

We were in chamber, theater, SGA, homecoming king, heritage panel, peer helper. This kid did everything.

Joseph Marshall

With these devices content is king, ... The more content you can get on them, the more valuable they are.

Rob Enderle

I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan.

Spike Lee

That's why they call him 'The King,' I guess. It was a bad pass, but he made it look real good.

Donyell Marshall

The truth is that statewide, funding for mental health has not kept up with the cost of it. And King County, particularly, feels it.

Dave Daniels

There's nothing as strong as King Kong.

Naomi Watts

The Duke of Buckingham gave me once a short but severe character of the two brothers. It was the more severe, because it was true: the King (he said) could see things if he would, and the Duke would see things if he could.

Gilbert Burnet

The Last King of Scotland.

Forest Whitaker

King Fool and the Human Rights Nitwits.

John Stokes

This magistrate is not the king. The people are the king.

Gouverneur Morris

That was a land grant that came from King George and it had the 'h' all over it.

Paul Hoffman

If happy I and wretched he, Perhaps the king would change with me.

Charles Mackay

'Lord Chancellor, did I deliver the speech well ?' 'Very well indeed, sir,' was the enthusiastic answer. 'I am glad of that,' replied the king; 'for there was nothing in it.'

George Iii

Essentially, what the court found is that Mrs. King borrowed money from the clerk and she owed that money to the clerk.

William Walker

The constitution is in force, but it is not democratic or derived from the people. It is important that the king made no mention of the 1973 decree.

Mario Masuku

Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet.

John Selden

Oh Lord, open the King of England's eyes!

William Tyndale

This hath not offended the king.

Sir Thomas More

We've had quality events like the BB King concert that appeal to the older crowd.

Brian Greenwood

I am the lizard king. I can do anything.

Jim Morrison

They were acting as an extra set of eyes and ears in the area of King Street, ... A couple of weeks ago, the union came to me with their concerns and as a result I've decided to discontinue that.

James Walters

Whether you're working at McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, there's really no sex appeal to that kind of job.

Joseph Anthony

Coretta Scott King was was one of the country's most influential women.

Johnnie Carr

I don't think people give her enough credit for doing something very few people have done. If she hadn't been as dedicated and energetic as she was, the King Center wouldn't exist and the King holiday wouldn't exist.

Clayborne Carson