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I never said I was a genius. ...

I never said I was a genius. I never said I was a cornerstone. I've never said I'm a legend in my own time. You never heard me say nothing like that.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

I think that most great artis...

I think that most great artists who are extremely known, as I am, would intimidate a lot of people. I don't want to do that to people, but I know I do.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

Music to me is just like brea...

Music to me is just like breathing. I have to have it. It's part of me.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

I cant retire from music any ...

I cant retire from music any more than I can retire from my liver. Youd have to remove the music from me surgically—like you were taking out my appendix.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

Crying's always been a way fo...

Crying's always been a way for me to get things out which are buried deep, deep down. When I sing, I often cry. Crying is feeling, and feeling is being human.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

I sing what I sing true. Each...

I sing what I sing true. Each night I sing it the way I feel that night.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

I got a cow that went dry and...

I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won't lay, a big stack of bills that gets bigger each day.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

Just like you can buy grades ...

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

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I just want to make my mark, ...

I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

What I've got to live up to, ...

What I've got to live up to, is being myself. If I do that, the rest will take care of itself.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

I was born with music inside ...

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 89 quotes

Music to me is like breathing...

Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

Women anchor me. They're ther...

Women anchor me. They're there when I need them. They're sensitive to me, and I'm sensitive to them. I'm not saying I've loved that many women.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

Nowadays they say you need a ...

Nowadays they say you need a special chip to put in the TV so kids can't watch this and that. In my day, we didn't need a chip. My mom was the chip. End of story.

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It's like Duke Ellington said...

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 89 quotes

Live each day like it's your ...

Live each day like it's your last, 'cause one day you gonna be right

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Dreams, if they're any good, ...

Dreams, if they're any good, are always a little bit crazy.

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I'd like to think that when I...

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 89 quotes

I set my own rhythm, and I do...

I set my own rhythm, and I do believe it was usually a little faster than most other people's.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

I always stay out of the rehe...

I always stay out of the rehearsal room you know when they first come in. Then once they had chance to play a little bit, then I walk in. Because I've seen guys fall apart.

Ray Charles 89 quotes

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