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I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great. - Ray Char

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great. – 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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Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory. – Ray Charles

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Learning
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I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water. – Ray Charles

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It was never about winning medals or being famous. – Nancy Kerrigan

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I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the side of the angels, is that the idea of angels was created by human beings, who are famous for being frequently untrustworthy and occasional. – Jon Carroll

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Look at Jessica Simpson. Shes famous for being dumb. I guess it started with Marylyn Monroe, and she actually wasnt that dumb, but thats how she was perceived – and thats what got popular. – Danica McKellar

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And my marriage was perfect when I wasnt famous. – Damon Wayans

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The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. – John Stuart Mill

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