Electricity Quote by Ray Charles

“What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.”

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Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.

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The important thing is to feel your music, really feel it and believe it.

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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…

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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.

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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…

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I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

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I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear.

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Any artist, when he goes in to record, should have the feeling that any song he records can be a hit. This may sound…

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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…

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If you can play the blues, you can do anything.

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Dreams, if they're any good, are always a little bit crazy.

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Music to me is just like breathing. I have to have it. It's part of me.

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He’d moved toward me again. His hands released mine and moved to my waist, and I noticed I wasn’t the only one breathing heavily. He pulled me to him, bringing our bodies together. The world was all heat and electricity, thick with tension that was only one spark away from exploding around us. I was balancing on another precipice, which…

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