Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the frosting on the…

Quote by Ray Charles

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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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You...

Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You...

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

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

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...

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...

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they...

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they...

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

The perception of poverty as morally intolerable in a rich society had to await the...

The perception of poverty as morally intolerable in a rich society had to await the...