"Don't go backwards - you've already been there." — Ray Charles

"Don't go backwards - you've already been there."

— Ray Charles

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68 Quotes by Ray Charles

Ray Charles has 68 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver,…
Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much…
There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going…
What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that…
My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.
Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next…
I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.
My version of 'Georgia' became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really…
Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.
Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.
What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth.…

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I'm treading the backward path. Mostly, I just waste my time. — Syd Barrett
The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched… — Roberto Benigni
Reactionary: a man walking backwards with his face to the future. — Aneurin Bevan
There are two ways to extend a business. Take inventory of what you're good at and extend out from your… — Jeff Bezos
I was feeling real good and real manly. Until a real cowboy walked by and told me I had my… — Michael Biehn
People always joke that 'dog' spells 'god' backwards. They should consider that it might be the higher power coming down… — Linda Blair
Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk. — Elizabeth Bowen
I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward. — Charlotte Bronte
Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's… — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. — Edmund Burke
It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more… — David Byrne
It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards. — Lewis Carroll

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