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I did it to myself. It wasnt society... it wasnt a pusher, it wasn

I did it to myself. It wasnt society… it wasnt a pusher, it wasnt being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing. – Ray Charles

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Musics been around a long time, and theres going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If its a big record, thats the frosting on the cake, but musics the main meal. – Ray Charles

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Music
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Ray Charles
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My music had roots which Id dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil. – Ray Charles

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Music
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Ray Charles
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Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor. – Ray Charles

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Music
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Were in a period where society seems very attracted to flash, and that seeps into peoples musical taste. – K. D. Lang

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I believe we can continue the Great Society while we fight in Vietnam. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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Bigotry or prejudice in any form is more than a problem it is a deep-seated evil within our society. – Judith Light

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Society

Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the world we were young in. – Peter Medawar

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Every problem contains within itself the seeds of its own solution. – Edward Somers

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Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated and managed and external changes over which no one has control. – Margaret J. Wheatley

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The president has declared that the debate over government-controlled health care is over. That will come as news to the millions of Americans who will elect Mitt Romney so we can repeal Obamacare. – Paul Ryan

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If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened. – George S. Patton

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