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title: "1 Responsible Lives Quotes By Isaac Hayes"
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> [At the end of the day, we are responsible for our own lives. If anything happens to us, don't blame somebody else. Backtrack and look at what you did to contribute to that. You also contribute to your successes. Once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/at-the-end-of-the-day-we-are-responsible-for-our-own-lives-if/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

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## More by Isaac Hayes

> [A certain administration which I won't call by name took the arts out of the schools, and that left the brothers out on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/a-certain-administration-which-i-won-t-call-by-name-took-the-arts-out/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [Guys in slavery sang praises to the Lord to deliver them from bondage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/guys-in-slavery-sang-praises-to-the-lord-to-deliver-them-from-bondage/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [Know the business, learn the business, own something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/know-the-business-learn-the-business-own-something/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I influence people - hopefully on the positive side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-influence-people-hopefully-on-the-positive-side/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I used to stand in front of the mic and cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-used-to-stand-in-front-of-the-mic-and-cry/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-think-the-kids-today-need-to-hear-more-about-morals-and-values/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-love-soul-but-i-love-a-tune-that-has-some-meat-in-it-something-i/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/there-is-a-place-in-this-world-for-satire-but-there-is-a-time-when/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [Don't slip into the traps, and don't forget about your 'hood, the kids in the 'hood. Remember, you're disposable, so take advantage while you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/don-t-slip-into-the-traps-and-don-t-forget-about-your-hood-the-kids/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I was a pop freak. I love music. Of course, I knew soul because I grew up in it. Writing it and everything. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-was-a-pop-freak-i-love-music-of-course-i-knew-soul-because-i-grew/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/as-a-civil-rights-activist-of-the-past-40-years-i-cannot-support-a/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I'd always loved strings. When I was in high school and saw strings playing on stage, an orchestra or a symphony, all those bows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-d-always-loved-strings-when-i-was-in-high-school-and-saw-strings/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [At the end of the day, we are responsible for our own lives. If anything happens to us, don't blame somebody else. Backtrack and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/at-the-end-of-the-day-we-are-responsible-for-our-own-lives-if/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/then-when-i-had-the-opportunity-to-go-to-africa-and-visit-the/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [When my agent told me he had a voice-over job I thought it was a Disney thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/when-my-agent-told-me-he-had-a-voice-over-job-i-thought-it-was-a/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

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