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Jamie Foxx Quote: 'Give it up for Ray Charles ...'

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Lift others and yourself as you rise above this mess of comparison. Thank God for those who embraced their true selves and gave us gifts that only they could give: from Steve Jobs to Michael Jackson to Ray Charles to Mark Twain. There are so many more, and the list goes on.
Grace Gealey
Tags: God You Who
The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done.
Ray Charles
Tags: You About Up
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I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer.


Michael Bolton
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I don't think I've met anyone with a stronger work ethic than Ray Charles.


Clint Eastwood
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I felt very grown up when I was wearing makeup, thank you very much.


Nick Rhodes
Tags: You Up Very
What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give 'em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause - that I can respond to.
Barbra Streisand
Tags: Money You People
Thank you for sneaking your transistor under the pillow as you grew up loving the Tigers. God has a new adventure for me.
Vin Scully
Tags: God You Me
Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. Thank you for the rain. And for the chance to wake up in three hours and go fishing: I thank you for that now, because I won't feel so thankful then.
Garrison Keillor
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He was an original, an innovator, and his influence will forever live on in our culture. Whether they know it or not, all DJs have been influenced by him. Thank you, DJ AM.
Clinton Sparks
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When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me that one day I would be a writer. I heard her, but I knew that I had to leave Georgia, and unlike my friend Ray Charles, I did not go around with 'Georgia on My Mind.'
John Henrik Clarke
Tags: Teacher Me Had
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I have great genes. Thank you to my mom and dad for that one.


Gloria Estefan
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Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.
Zubin Mehta
Tags: Money You People
We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back.
Melina Mercouri
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I don't expect the press to say thank you for the efforts that I make.


Ari Fleischer
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If only I had grown up worshipping Julia Child. I was already grown up - thank you very much - when Julia Child's book was published. When I moved to New York in 1962, you had to own it.
Nora Ephron
Tags: You Up Very
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Music is powerful. As people listen to it, they can be affected. They respond.


Ray Charles
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Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.


Mick Jagger
Tags: Alone You Our
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I was obsessed with politics in the '80s. I've recovered and I'm feeling much better now, thank you.


Steven Van Zandt
Tags: Politics You Much
Thank you... fantasy football draft, for letting me know that even in my fantasies, I am bad at sports.
Jimmy Fallon
Tags: Sports You Me
If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
William Tecumseh Sherman
Tags: You Would Say