10 Best Ray Charles Quotes

Ray Charles Quotes 

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.

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

Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.

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

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.

You better live every day like your last because one day you're going to be right.

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.

Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.