Rickie Lee Jones Quotes

It's been a wonderful career, I couldn't ask for anything more.

I like to feel and understand people's contentment with what I've done.

I do not equate productivity to happiness. For most people, happiness in life is a massive amount of achievement plus a massive amount of appreciation. And you need both of those things.

Respect your success.

I am content that the work that I've done is wonderful.

I am happy with what I've done.

I guess I'm the most successful man I know. I wouldn't trade places with anybody in the world.

For me, I find that even though I've accomplished a few things in my life, looking back on accomplishments doesn't give me a sense of satisfaction.

I'm so grateful for everything that's happened. I love my work. People have such hurdles - I just wanted to perform, and I wanted my parents to be proud, and they were proud.

I'm happy with what I've achieved.

To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.

It's not about working anymore, its about doing work I can be proud of.

I'm happy quite a lot of the time. I've done far more than I ever thought I would have, so I'd be very hard-pressed to walk around miserable.

I believe the relationships and emotions you experience when you have success are the things that last forever.

I'm just trying to enjoy the fact that I have gained some respect from some people whom I respect.

I'm very grateful of my life and my career and the movies I've been able to make.

I don't want to put down my work - I'm very proud of the work I've done.

I'm proud - or really more thankful than anything - for all the work that I've gotten.

I feel that I've done what I wanted to do, and that makes me feel fairly content.

To be proud of something is a really nice feeling.

You know you've reached true success the day you become truly humble. That's the day you stop needing to prove to the world - and yourself - that you've accomplished something meaningful.

I don't mean to be cocky, but if I'm never on TV again, if I never make another dollar, I am proud. I did what I wanted to do.

My core definition of success is my family. They provide me with all the support I need to feel good, both in and outside of my career.

Appreciating what you have accomplished can be empowering.

I'm appreciating every single bit of success I get, no matter how small.