Macy Gray Quotes

My voice was obviously God given and I have tried to give of myself honestly.

I don't have an extraordinary degree of self-confidence, but I know the gift I have been given from God and I try to share it with as many people as possible. Having a great voice is not a merit. I don't think it is a merit.

You will not accept credit that is due to another, or harbor jealousy of an explorer who is more fortunate.

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

… his [Charles Evans Hughes’] greatest fault is his failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done. This is a great weakness in any man. I think it was one of the strongest things about [Theodore] Roosevelt. He never tried to minimize what other people did and often exaggerated it..

I'm not complaining if my work is getting more recognition than me.

I was given a gift to throw a baseball. I didn't do anything to deserve that.

I'm not the type of guy who wants the credit.

When you have a lot of talent, you don't necessarily have to be gracious and consider everyone.

Humility is preserved when I give credit where credit is due - to God.

I say God is kind. So many people want to do what I do [comedy] for a living, and so he didn't have to choose me. So I don't take all the credit, but I do know that I love what I do, and I see it as a gift.

If we are proud of our talents we betray our lack of gratitude to God.

Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it.

If you take the credit, you lose it. If you give away the credit, it comes back multiplied.

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.

Just be nice to me while I am doing the scene; that is all. I don't want big cars, I don't want big hotel rooms.

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.

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

There are only so many times I can say, 'I owe it to my offensive linemen,' or, 'The credit should go to my teammates,' before it becomes run down.

I think we were always humble.

Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

If you remember one thing from talking to me, remember this: I am just a girl who makes noises - and I'm incredibly lucky that people happen to like those noises.

In view of the meaning given to this honor in the community to which I belong, I should abstain from the undeserved prize that has been awarded to me. Do not meet my voluntary refusal with ill will.