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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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Ray Charles
Age: 71 †
Born: 1932
Born: September 23
Died: 2004
Died: June 10
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The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done.
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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.
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You got to set your mind right and the rest will come to you naturally. No restrictions, no hang-ups, no stupid rules, no formalities, no forbidden fruit - just everyone getting and giving as much as he and she can.
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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.
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Music is nothing separate from me. It is me... You'd have to remove the music surgically.
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I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent.
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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.'
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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 don't sing a song unless I feel it. The song don't tug at my heart, I pass on it. I have to believe in what I'm doing.
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Sighted people, you gotta deal with them.
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I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind.
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Goodbye don't mean gone.
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Dreams, if they're any good, are always a little bit crazy.
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