“I hear like you see – like that hummingbird outside that window for instance.”
"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 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
"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."
- Ray Charles
Belief in Self
"Music is powerful. As people listen to it, they can be affected. They respond."
- Ray Charles
Empowerment
"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Worry is a misuse of imagination."
Awareness