166 Quotes by Ray Charles

Sometimes my dreams are so deep that I dream that I'm dreaming.

I was born with music inside me. That's the only explanation I know of

I set my own rhythm and it was usually a little faster than other people's.

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.

Nowadays they say you need a special chip to put in the TV so kids can't watch this and that. In my day, we didn't need a chip. My mom was the chip. End of story.

Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more.

All my life I've always been so blue, born to lose, and now I'm losing you.

If somebody don't like something that I do, that's his or her prerogative. Just like it's mine.

I heard someone say that all black people got rhythm. Bullshit.