Livingston Taylor

It didn't seem to be about money, power or fame. Success seemed to be about gratitude. The ability to recognize that your presence here on the planet at this time is a gift and nothing more need be expected or offered. Gratitude is success; and success is gratitude. They are interchangeable. It's true not just in a career, but in life in general. Self-acceptance, forgiveness and gratitude are very attractive qualities on stage.
-Livingston Taylor, Stage Performance (page 77)