Quotes About Gratitude

I am so proud to be my mother's son.

God has blessed me with the opportunity to be an American son.

When I look in my father's eyes, man, I know that I made him proud. As a son, with a father that loves him and believes in him so much, that's the world. It really is.

I'm Bob's son. He's my inspiration. What can I give back to the community?

What my first son James did was allow me to care for something in this world when I couldn't care for myself. James saved my life.

My son is healthy and happy, so that's all that matters to me.

I always think about when I was a kid, and I didn't have anything, and now I get to see my son live a good life.

I'm the son of highly functioning parents who I'm incredibly lucky to have.

In my prayers every day, which are a combination of Hebrew prayers and Shakespeare and Sondheim lyrics and things people have said to me that I've written down and shoved in my pocket, I also say the name of every person I've ever known who's passed on.

I'm still proud of what I've done, even if it hasn't been the biggest song on the radio or hasn't gone to number one.

Salman Khan gave me a break, and that proved to be a boon. By the grace of God, my first song was a blockbuster.

I never really got paid for 'Tell It Like Is,' but I look back at it and say God knew what he was doing; he probably figured that if I had got money back in them days, I wouldn't be here now. That's okay. I'm here. And I'm still singing the song.

I had always wanted to write a song on my mother and also mothers generally.

Fill the earth with your songs of gratitude.

Had I not come out with an inspirational CD, you perhaps would have never known that I feel like I feel, that all songs, all the music I've ever done is a gift from God.

When you look into the eyes of your people out there that came to see you, that's when it's like, 'Yep, this is what it's all about.' This is why we don't sleep, and this is why we write songs and try to be the best. This moment right here onstage.

I could never have dreamed of picking up an Ivor Novello for anything... but for Songwriter Of The Year, it's just amazing.

I'm grateful to songwriting and recovery to bringing me to a place of peace.

What I do is I really enjoy and appreciate the challenge of songwriting and singing and performing and just being really, really grateful at all times. Also, I have no fear or problems with saying no and setting boundaries, you know, with the label, with my management.

It is the pride of my heart to have been one of the earliest adopted sons of America.

I feel very lucky to get to fly the flag of RCA Records and Sony Music.

I'm just glad to be feeling better. I really thought I'd be seeing Elvis soon.

The skills you acquire can always be effectively redeployed. You will look back on setbacks and be grateful for the catalyst that came not a moment too soon.

The fact that I've achieved this so soon is just a bonus, I guess. Everything from now on is a bonus for me.