Ray Charles quotes - Page : 2

" The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done. " # Mistakes # Love # Nature

" I started to sing like myself — as opposed to imitating Nat Cole, which I had done for a while — when I started singing like Ray Charles, it had this spiritual and churchy, this religious or gospel sound. It had this holiness and preachy tone to it. It was very controversial. I got a lot of criticism for it. " # Habit # Critics and Criticism # Gospel

" 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. " # World # Love # Action

" 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. " # Mathematics # Poverty and The Poor # Love

" 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. " # Stupidity # Music # Life and Living

" Music has been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to leave my mark, leave something musically good behind. " # Music # Death and Dying # Love

" My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil. " # Music # Childhood # Adversity

" You better live every day like your last because one day you're going to be right. " # Life and Living

" All people look the same to me. " # Age and Aging