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

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Ray Charles
Age: 71 †
Born: 1932
Born: September 23
Died: 2004
Died: June 10
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I was born with music inside me. That's the only explanation I know of
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Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music.
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Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more.
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There's such a thing as too much happiness and sadness. What I'm after is contentment.
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I'm a firm believer in God himself, but that's as far as I can go. I'm not any denomination. I'm not Catholic or Presbyterian or Baptist or Methodist or Jewish or Muslim. I'm none of those things. And I'm sure that's just fine with God.
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Just like you can buy grades of silk, you can buy grades of justice.
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When I'm having a rehearsal and there are new guys who come in to try out for the job, I always let my conductor rehearse them. Because I don't want the guy to get bent out of shape, because I walk in.
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I heard someone say that all black people got rhythm. Bullshit.
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The role of the designer is basically that of a good host, anticipating the needs of the guest.
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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.
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When 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.
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I don't think any of us really knows why we're here. But I think we're supposed to believe we're here for a purpose.
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Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it.
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The important thing is to feel your music, really feel it and believe it.
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Other arms reach out to me, Other eyes smile tenderly, Still in peaceful dreams I see, The road leads back to you.
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I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear.
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What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.
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I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won't lay, a big stack of bills that gets bigger each day.
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