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Just because you can't see anything , doesn't mean you should shut your eyes.

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Ray Charles
Age: 71 †
Born: 1932
Born: September 23
Died: 2004
Died: June 10
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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.
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Sometimes my dreams are so deep that I dream that I'm dreaming.
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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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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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Just like you can buy grades of silk, you can buy grades of justice.
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Live each day like it's your last, 'cause one day you gonna be right
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Sighted people, you gotta deal with them.
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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.
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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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