What is a soul? It’s like electricity — we don’t…

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.

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Other Ray Charles Quotes

Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you.
Georgia, oh Georgia, no peace I find…
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind. - View Quote Details on Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly…
Tell your Mama
Tell your Pa
Gonna send you back to Arkansas - View Quote Details on Tell your Mama
Tell your Pa
Gonna send you back…
Music is nothing separate from me. It is me… You’d have to remove the music surgically. - View Quote Details on Music is nothing separate from me. It is me… You’d…
The fact of the matter is, you don’t give up what’s natural. Anything I’ve fantasized about, I’ve done. - View Quote Details on The fact of the matter is, you don’t give up…
All people look the same to me. - View Quote Details on All people look the same to me.
You better live every day like your last because one day you’re going to be right. - View Quote Details on You better live every day like your last because one…
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. - View Quote Details on I started to sing like myself — as opposed to…
Do it right or don’t do it at all. That comes from my mom. If there’s something I want to do, I’m one of those people that won’t be satisfied until I get it done. If I’m trying to sing something and I can’t get it, I’m going to keep at it until I get where I want it. - View Quote Details on Do it right or don’t do it at all. That…
Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap. - View Quote Details on Love is a special word, and I use it only…
Hit the road, Jack, and don’t you come back no more, no more, no more, no more. - View Quote Details on Hit the road, Jack, and don’t you come back no…