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"The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done."
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"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd."
"The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant."
"He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog."
"I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true."
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"Almost any biographer, if he respects facts, can give us much more than another fact to add to our collection. He can give us the creative fact; the fertile fact; the fact that suggests and engenders."
"Space is almost infinite. As a matter of fact, we think it is infinite."
"Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one."
"Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts."
"There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths."
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"My version of "Georgia" became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used to lynch people like me suddenly declaring my version of a song as its state song. That is touching."
"What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man."
"There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, "If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.""
"Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine."
"Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap."
"I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing."
"Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor."
"Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the frosting on the cake, but music's the main meal."
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