Ray Charles Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : September 23, 1930 Died : June 10, 2004 Browse All Authors Top 91 quotes by Ray Charles Don't go backwards - you've already been there. Ray Charles backwards Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music. Ray Charles music wisdom funny Just because you can't see anything , doesn't mean you should shut your eyes. Ray Charles eye should mean I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water. Ray Charles music inspiring inspirational What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room. Ray Charles light soul rooms Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap. Ray Charles love life mean Live each day like it's your last, 'cause one day you gonna be right Ray Charles one-day each-day life I'd like to think that when I sing a song, I can let you know all about the heartbreak, struggle, lies and kicks in the ass I've gotten over the years for being black and everything else, without actually saying a word about it. Ray Charles struggle song lying I'm not into the money thing. You can only sleep in one bed at a time. You can only eat one meal at a time, or be in one car at a time. So I don't have to have millions of dollars to be happy. All I need are clothes on my back, a decent meal, and a little loving when I feel like it. That's the bottom line. Ray Charles clothes money sleep Dreams, if they're any good, are always a little bit crazy. Ray Charles crazy dream littles It's like Duke Ellington said, there are only two kinds of music - good and bad. And you can tell when something is good. Ray Charles dukes kind two There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.' Ray Charles new-testament trouble believe What I've got to live up to, is being myself. If I do that, the rest will take care of itself. Ray Charles being-myself take-care care I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great. Ray Charles bad-ass badass music The important thing is to feel your music, really feel it and believe it. Ray Charles piano music believe Do it right or don't do it at all. That comes from my mom. If there's something I want to do, I'm one of those people that won't be satisfied until I get it done. If I'm trying to sing something and I can't get it, I'm going to keep at it until I get where I want it. Ray Charles mom trying people Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine. Ray Charles together giving people Other arms reach out to me, Other eyes smile tenderly, Still in peaceful dreams I see, The road leads back to you. Ray Charles dream birthday romantic My version of 'Georgia' became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used to lynch people like me suddenly declaring my version of a song as its state song. That is touching. Ray Charles song men people I really feel that if you're gonna be good, you gotta practice... Practice whatever the hell you do. Ray Charles hell be-good practice Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors
