“I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me - like food or water.”
"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
Love
"I hear like you see – like that hummingbird outside that window for instance."
- Ray Charles
Awareness
"I release feelings inside me through my songs. I take some of the sadness, some of the heartache, and turn it out."
- Ray Charles
Creativity
"I release feelings inside me through my songs. I take some of the sadness, some of the heartache, and turn it out. I’m able to stave off the severity. By expressing myself in music, I can soften the blow. But those melodies and rhythms can only do so much."
- Ray Charles
Creativity
"Music is powerful. As people listen to it, they can be affected. They respond."
- Ray Charles
Empowerment
"Perhaps we all see ourselves as a little less than we are. Unworthy. Untalented. Nothing special. Lacking the heart, mind, resources, charisma, or stature to be of much use to God. You say you’re not perfect? You’re not good enough? Welcome to the club! You may be just the person God is looking for. God doesn’t need you to be exceptional, let alone perfect. He will take your talents and abilities and multiply them—even though they may seem scarce as a few loaves and fishes. If you trust Him and are faithful, He will magnify your words and actions and use them to bless and minister to multitudes!"
Belief in Self
"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."
- Stephen R. Covey
Belief in Self
"The only one who can tell you ‘you can’t win’ is you, and you don’t have to listen."
- Jessica Ennis
Belief in Self
"If you think you can’t, change your mind."
- Denis Morton
Belief in Self
"I am Superman. And the only thing that can kill Superman is Kryptonite. And Kryptonite doesn't exist."
- Shaquille O'Neal
Belief in Self