Since I was a kid, I always felt like God had placed something inside my heart. And I always believed that God was going to do something great in my life. But I didn't know the road that I was going to take to get here. And especially losing my wife.

Danny Gokey

I tell people life is like a book being written by heavenly hands that we can't see.

Danny Gokey

In our culture, I feel like everyone just wants the good life, the dream life, but I'm learning to embrace suffering because with suffering there's so much good that comes out of it.

Danny Gokey

My wife was an amazing, amazing person. Sophia's Heart is an organization that I founded in honor of my wife when she passed away. When she passed away it was a complete shock, and it was disappointment, anger. I felt all those emotions.

Danny Gokey

The thing is, I'm a competitor by nature. I like to compete.

Danny Gokey

There's not a person in the United States of America who doesn't love country or have some kind of tie to it.

Danny Gokey

I tried out for American Idol, I got a record deal, and now it's like my best days are ahead of me.

Danny Gokey

When I sing songs, I love to put emotion into it. I want people to feel what I feel and just disappear for a moment.

Danny Gokey

I don't live in regret land. I live in the now and in the future, and in the dreams that I have.

Danny Gokey

I needed to walk through the 'Idol' door to get to the rest of my career.

Danny Gokey

I would like to do a duet with Kelly Clarkson. I just think she's wonderful!

Danny Gokey

I believe in helping people who are down.

Danny Gokey

Trusting in God is important. He knows what is best.

Danny Gokey

I tell people that life is like a book. Sometimes you've just got to turn the chapter. Even if you don't understand it, turn the chapter and move away from it. You don't know all the good things that are ahead of you yet.

Danny Gokey

It's a dream when some people think that once you give your life to God, all of a sudden things are perfect. That's not the case. We live in a world that's broken, where there's disease, where people are selfish. The foundation of your faith helps you know how to put that in proper perspective.

Danny Gokey

Whether it's an inspiring song or whether it's an entertaining song - whatever it might be about it - I just want people to feel the emotion that I put into it because I think emotion... is everything.

Danny Gokey

I drove an 18-wheeler semi-truck, a big rig. I liked it actually.

Danny Gokey

Christmastime is about hope with what God did for us and with the expression of His love through the gift He gave us at Christmastime, which was Jesus... the one who heals us, who saves us, who delivers us, who is there in our darkest moments.

Danny Gokey

On 'American Idol,' I felt like one of my challenges was picking songs because I've definitely been exposed to a lot of music. So when I went to pick songs, it was difficult for me to choose, but I'd always go to country because country music is so memorable.

Danny Gokey

I have a mission, and that's to help people. That's what I want my music to do.

Danny Gokey

I started realizing how the condition of our hearts affects the way we see. If your heart is full of bitterness, anger, and resentment, you're going to look at this world as a very evil place.

Danny Gokey