Usher Quotes

Strivers achieve what dreamers believe.

Success is all about having the confidence to shoot for something even if it seems impossible.

There's always that one person, That will always have your heart. That one person for me is you.

Giving a child an education is by far one of the most important investments we can make.

The best present a man can give a woman is his undivided attention.

You are my superstar. I'm your number one fan, give me your autograph, sign it right here on my heart. Girl, I'll be your groupie, baby.

You are who you are, and in the end, If you don't believe it then no one will.

Down time is not the name of the game.

I like a woman who takes care of herself - it says something about the way she'll care for me.

Success is measured by personal happiness.

You either evolve or dissolve.

I'm a flamboyant type of guy, a cooler version of Liberace.

If you don't EVOLVE, you dissolve. You evolve or you evaporate.

We all possess exactly what we need to be our greatest selves.

The more youth begin to recognize that they have a voice, the more change is possible.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't make them all yourself.

My philosophy is I'm raising future adults, not children.

Live performance has always been my thing. It’s my purpose to master and capture the moment every time I have you connected.

I guess I had it made. My mother gave me advice - she taught me that women like to be looked in the eye - and my grandmother gave me condoms.

I wouldn't call myself a coward, no way. But being buried alive is something I could never handle. The only way you'd see me being buried alive is if I was dead, man.

As you go down the rabbit hole of reading into our history, you realize that there are so many things that history books didn't teach us about ourselves.

In time we grow older, we grow wiser, we grow smarter, and we're better. And I feel like I'm becoming more seasoned, although I don't have my salt-and-pepper hair.

If somebody steps on your shoes and ruins them, don't freak out.. get a new pair of shoes. If you miss something, don't freak out.. there's nothing you can do to change it.. just move on

Sleeping is forbidden at the age of 22. It's all work and no play.

It can never be bad to have a foundation as a man - a black man - in a time when women are dying for men. Women have started to become lovers of each other as a result of not having enough men.

Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids, and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else.

Appearance is something you should definitely consider when you're going out. Have your girlfriend clip your nails or something like that.

The beauty about living in Atlanta is that there aren't too many paparazzi here; you can just relax. And that really works for me and my children.

I've been working so hard, I'm about to have a Mariah Carey.

I think anybody, not just children, is a product of a great environment. If you put them in a better environment from a sad situation, nine times out of 10, they'll go in the right direction.

I'm a sponge, the more I absorb, the more I am able to articulate my vision, as artists do, like Picasso. I'm an artist in that light. I went from being an artist to an artiste.

Breaking up is a natural evolution when you try to figure out what you want in life.

The unique essence of being an artist is dying. Eveything looks the same. Now there’s a formula. And it works. - But it takes away from the reason we do it.

The girls want to see the rips on your stomach - they like that.

The idea of dates, boxes, categories are very scary for me.

You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.

I learned how music works dealing with Jermaine Dupri, and I learned how image works dealing with Puff Daddy.

I'd like to do something with Michael Buble, Harry Connick Jr., Tim McGraw, Justin Timberlake, and Gwen Stefani.

I have this bodyguard so if I get tired of signing Autographs I ask him to step in. It's hard because people get angry at you, but I've got a life to live too.

Artists who are relevant today won't be tomorrow unless someone does the right thing by their character and preserves it in the dialogue of a movie.

You know, I like to release music the way I feel it, as opposed to having a date.

I met BSB at a benefit gig we were both doing, and they are really humble, nice guys - and very hard working

I'm so sad to hear the horrible news of Amy Winehouse's death. I'm so happy I knew you Amy...Rest Well. Gone Too Soon...we'll miss you!!

I never hated my father. I would have named my child Usher regardless. I never hated myself because I carried his name, because I made it mean what I wanted it to mean.

I can win those four-chair turns all day.

When I reflect on the issues that black Hollywood has had with the lack of representation at the Oscars, I realized that we have a responsibility to tell stories that are meaningful for our history.

I was very fortunate to be able to represent an icon to many African Americans.

If [after one role] you believe that you've mastered acting and you don't have to study the craft or get a deeper perspective, then you're not going to succeed.

The hardest thing I think I've ever had to do to tell you, the woman I love, that I'm having a baby by a woman that I barely know.

It isn't hard to be in a relationship because I've always loved to be in a relationship, and I love to be in love.