Isaac Hayes

“You either have it or you don't. You can't learn it. It's a gift.”

“I am what I am, and I'm good at it.”

“If you enjoy what you do, you'll never work another day in your life.”

“Never be satisfied with what you achieve, because it all pales in comparison with what you are capable of doing in the future.”

“When you're a songwriter, you're a storyteller.”

“You don't have to be a star to be a hero.”

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome.”

“I don't mind being a sex symbol, but I don't want to be a sex object.”

“The thing about Stax is that we were all family.”

“I'm just a musician and a singer, and I love to do it.”

“The minute I stop singing, I'm a dead man.”

“I believe that music is the healing force of the universe.”