Ray Charles

The hardest thing in the world to do is to keep going when you're down.

I can't see, but I can feel the music.

Life is like a piano: white keys are the good times, black keys are the bad times, but you have to play both to make music.

I never needed to see the world to know it's beauty through sound.

Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I don't know where it comes from or goes to, but it sure makes me feel good.

Crying Time, don't want no crying.

America the Beautiful, from sea to shining sea.

I play what I feel, and that's all there is to it.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.

Every unselfish act reaches out, like the ripples of a stone dropped in a pond.

I don't care if it's country, jazz, or gospel; if it swings, I play it.

Hallelujah, I love her so.

The spirit of the Lord is upon me.

Don't set me free and leave me alone.

Music is the only thing that makes sense anymore.

I've played with the best, and I'm still learning.

Blindness didn't stop me; it just changed my path.

Take these chains from my heart and set me free.

I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill.

Your cheating heart will tell on you.