Quote by Ray Charles
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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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. – Ray Charles

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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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Dont worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life. – Michael Morpurgo

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For somebody famous, its weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are. – Ricki Lake

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I remember Michael saying, Rich and famous? Its much better to be just rich. I didnt quite get it to begin with. But hes right. You lose anonymity. I say to my family that youve no idea until you lose it how precious anonymity is. – Julie Walters

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When I was a kid, the idea of why I wanted acting to be the thing I do for the rest of my life was different. It was, Oh yeah, Ill get girls and be famous. – Edward Furlong

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