Quotes by Ray Charles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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