I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear. Ray Charles happenhear Change image and share on social
Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap. Ray Charles cheaplovespecial Change image and share on social
I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing. Ray Charles blackblindpoor Change image and share on social
Any artist, when he goes in to record, should have the feeling that any song he records can be a hit. This may sound egotistical, but it makes sense. Ray Charles artistegotisticalfelt Change image and share on social
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. Ray Charles affluenceborrowflour Change image and share on social
I've always been the kind of person who, if there's anything that can kill me, I want to know something about it. Ray Charles havekillkind Change image and share on social
Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory. Ray Charles brailledamndevelop Change image and share on social
I don't know about other writers, but for myself, to write I must be relatively quiet - it's very difficult to write with the telephone and the doorbell ringing and conversation going on; I'm not that good a writer to write through all that! Ray Charles conversationdifficultdoorbell share on social
Mama was a country woman with a whole lot of common sense. She understood what most of our neighbors didn't - that I shouldn't grow dependent on anyone except myself. 'One of these days, I ain't gonna be here,' she kept hammering inside my head. Ray Charles commoncountryday share on social
I met Quincy Jones in Seattle. We were kids together... liked each other when we met and have been close ever since. He wasn't writing when we met - in fact, I more or less started him off to write; voicing, harmony, and stuff like that. Ray Charles closefactharmony share on social
