Akon Quotes

Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one.

I know lots of people who've never been lucky enough to get to this stage in their life. And I'm not gonna hide it for anybody.

I feel really blessed to first of all have the opportunity to do music, and second of all to have it be going well.

But I'm trying not to be cynical - I don't want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It's really amazing what's happening to me.

I had a long, long time to make 'Rubberband,' and I originally thought that that record would last two years. Once I got over realizing that that's not gonna happen, and sort of got my perspective back, I realized, 'Man I'm really fortunate. I get to write music, make music for a living.'

Whether it's a show or an interview, the way I look at it is that one day people might not want to interview me. So I want to enjoy this ride while I can.

I love what I do. I love the music, and I'm honored to be presented with a star by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

I'd like to thank God for giving me the opportunity to sing with the greatest group in the world.

Enjoy every moment because it is so good and just a testament to all the work you've put in.

I feel very privileged to do what I do, so I'm just going to keep working hard and enjoy every minute of it because it could be over just like that.

Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.

I feel blessed - I am a woman who has been able to work in the entertainment business for five decades. I don't want to age, but I would never take back a year for the wisdom I've gained in that time.

I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.

My whole life, I've wanted things before I was ready. I was always pushing for the next job, the next success. I was so focused on achieving and the path that I was missing some great point about life.

I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.

Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while.

I's taken me a great deal to get here. I don't plan on missing anything.

Life is an accomplishment and each moment has a meaning and you must use it.

I was always very grateful I was never hot. In the entire length of my career, I haven't been the most adored.

When my sitcom 'Miranda' first became successful, I was so in the thick of working and I was so stressed that I didn't really enjoy the moment. You suddenly look back and go, 'Gosh, you've just got to enjoy every day.' And now I wake up and literally pinch myself every day.

I've worked hard, but this business can be tough, and I just consider myself incredibly lucky to have had the career that I have, and to still be having so much fun playing drums and making music.

I feel like I owe something to America, as it is where I found success.

I think cool moments like winning a Grammy deserve a nice little party where you really soak it in and not have to work and stuff. I do remember throwing a party on that Grammy night, but it was work.

With Sumthin Else Music Works, I wanted to spread the love and give newcomers a chance to make it because something that really helped me were all the people who had given me an opportunity when I was putting my career together.