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George Jones may be gone but his music will live on forever. What a great voice and a great friend.
— Ray Stevens
Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.
— Jules Renard
People will remember a good comedy song a lot longer than they would some of the so-called straight love songs.
— Ray Stevens
They call him the Streak, he likes to turn the other cheek. He's always making the news, wearing just his tennis shoes.
— Ray Stevens
Render unto meditation the things that are meditation's, and unto medication the things that are medication's.
— Barry Graham
I'm not just a singer of funny songs; I am basically, first and foremost, a musician. I'm always recording all styles of music.
— Ray Stevens
I'm a terrible trumpet player.
— Ray Stevens
Bill Justis was a saxophone player, good musician, arranger, and friend of mine who had a big hit called 'Raunchy.'
— Ray Stevens
When I walk, I walk with you. Where I go, you're with me always.
— Alice Hoffman
As you know, I played a little trumpet with Elvis. I overdub a few drum licks here and there on a session, but I'm not a drummer by any means.
— Ray Stevens
Everything is beautiful in its own way.
— Ray Stevens
The way we have been playing, I might tell my players not to cross the picket line (umpire strike of 1979).
— Whitey Herzog
I just love music in general. I've been a fan of all different kinds of music since I can remember.
— Ray Stevens
I'm a big fan of comedy music.
— Ray Stevens
Take your love and put it where the sun don't shine.
— Ray Stevens
And now each day seems,
Like my own soul, farther and farther off,
Lost in its light as in a dream in which I meant to ask you something. — Stanley Plumly
Like my own soul, farther and farther off,
Lost in its light as in a dream in which I meant to ask you something. — Stanley Plumly
The human brain is a funny thing: it's very susceptible to tempo and melody. You put the right words to it, and it becomes very influential.
— Ray Stevens
I originally passed on 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' in 1969, so they gave it to B.J. Thomas.
— Ray Stevens
Whatever you think, don't never, unless you will.
— Ray Stevens
I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.
— Ray Stevens
Osama, yo Mama didn't raise you right. When you were young, she must have wrapped your turban too tight.
— Ray Stevens
The government is already into our lives a whole lot more than they should be. If I were president, I'd roll everything back. Everything!
— Ray Stevens
As a linguist, I see the arbitrariness of strictures editors force on me as a writer.
— John McWhorter