Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.

Quote by Ray Charles

Topics: Love Quotes

The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized...

The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized...

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried...

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried...

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues,...

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues,...

I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being...

I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being...

I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to...

I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to...

Just like you can buy grades of silk, you can buy grades of justice.

Just like you can buy grades of silk, you can buy grades of justice.

I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my...

I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my...

Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I...

Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I...

Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I...

Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I...

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is,...

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is,...

Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray...

Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray...

There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new...

There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new...

Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn...

Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn...

Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy...

Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy...

Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love...

Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love...

My version of Georgia became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing...

My version of Georgia became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing...

There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, If you believe...

There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, If you believe...