Charley Pride Quotes

I've got wealth and fame but I haven't changed my roots.

I don't think I ever had a swollen head: I remember where I come from.

Fame is a weird thing. I think maybe I learned to never get too big for your boots. Keep your feet on the ground and keep your head down and work hard - that's probably what I learned from my parents more than anything. Remain generous and kind, and have humility.

There are several things that keep me grounded and focused... When you can humble yourself to say 'I'm no more important than anyone else. I just have a gift.'

I grew up in a very simple home, a very simple background, and to be able to do what I'm able to do today, I'm very honored. I don't think I'll ever lose that perspective, and I don't want to.

I don't believe my own hype, I just take each day as it comes. And I always feel blessed.

I love knowing that I'm not better than any other person on the planet.

Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

I've been lucky. I don't for a minute take for granted the good fortune I have had. You don't like to get ideas above your station, especially a boy from the south side of Glasgow.

I think it's important to come from a humble place.

I grew up very modest, and I never forget that.

I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life.

I never forget my old days and I never fly too high I have my feet fixed firmly on the ground!

I haven't forgotten where I came from.

Fame and stuff like that is all very cool, but at the end of the day, we're all human beings. Although what I do is incredibly surreal and fun and amazing and I'm really grateful for it, I don't believe my own press release, do you know what I mean?

Someone once told me that something they really liked about me was that they thought that I was really down to earth and not high-maintenance. I think that was cool. It's important to stay grounded.

I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always stayed away from that.

We've stayed really normal and down to Earth I think, and haven't let the success thing go to our head.

I get a lot of recognition for my voice. That always surprises me.

I never get too high on my stardom or what I can do.

The compliment that I like more than anything is when my family tells me I'm the same Ryan. I never want to become a celeb who forgets about anybody or has a big head about himself.

I'm not set on a pedestal where I think I'm too high and mighty.

It's not that hard to stay grounded. It's the way I was brought up.

I don't want to take fame for granted because that is when you start to think you are better than everyone else. That is when you start thinking that you are someone that you are not.

As a person, I am still grounded and humble.