Inspirational Quote by Ray Charles Download Open image “Drunken talk isn’t meant to be printed in the paper.” — Ray Charles ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Inspirational Meant to be Paper Printed
I often wonder if all the writers who are alcoholics drink a lot because they aren't writing. It is not because they are writers… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
Nor is drunkenness censured for anything so much as its intemperate and endless talk. — Plutarch Copy Share Image
I'm not a writer with a drinking problem, I'm a drinker with a writing problem. — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
Writers often have a 'drunk' that is different than anyone else's. That's why it's so insidious and so damning. First of all, because they can write when they're drinking - or they think they can. A lot of writers will tell me - and this is the latest one I've heard - you drink while you're thinking about what to… — Debra Winger Copy Share
I get drunk writing words. I don't drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from… — John Shirley Copy Share Image
There is no drunkenness equal to that of remembering whispered words in the night. — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
“Write drunk (on emotion); edit sober (on rationality and intention). Faulkner, reimagined by me.” — Christina Cooke Copy Share Image
The difference between a drunk and a alcoholic is that a drunk doesn't have to attend all those meetings. — W. Arthur Lewis Copy Share Image
Writing or printing is like shooting with a rifle; you may hit your reader's mind, or miss it - but talking is like playing… — Oliver Wendell Holmes Copy Share Image
Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory. — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
The important thing is to feel your music, really feel it and believe it. — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
I suppose I've always done my share of crying, especially when there's no other way to contain my feelings. I know that men ain't supposed to cry, but I think that's wrong. Crying's always been a way for me to get things out which are buried deep, deep down. When I sing, I often cry. Crying is feeling, and feeling… — Ray Charles Copy Share
You never can overwhelm an instrument. You will never get out all that's in an instrument. An instrument will bring you to your limits. — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that when I sing a song, I can let you know all about the heartbreak, struggle, lies and kicks in… — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear. — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
Any artist, when he goes in to record, should have the feeling that any song he records can be a hit. This may sound… — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
The words to country songs are very earthy like the blues. They're not as dressed up and the people are very honest and say, 'Look, I miss you darlin', so I went out and got drunk in this bar.' That's the way you say it. Where in Tin Pan Alley they would say, 'Oh I missed you darling, so I… — Ray Charles Copy Share
Music to me is just like breathing. I have to have it. It's part of me. — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
We talk to God--that is prayer; God talks to us--that is inspiration. — H. Emilie Cady Copy Share Image
You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Just understand that the good that you want is already here. All you have to do is get in harmony with it. And you… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them… — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Copy Share Image
It's a hard thing to describe. It's just this sense that you got something to say. — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image
