1. “I’ve learned that you are who you are, and in the end, if you don’t believe it, then no one will.” – Usher
2. “I’m not a morning person, but I’ve become one as the result of having kids. The morning is my private time to spend with my boys.” – Usher
3. “Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids, and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else.” – Usher
4. “I’ve been working so hard, I’m about to have a Mariah Carey.” – Usher
5. “I think it’s important for us to believe in one another’s capabilities. If I didn’t have someone to believe in me, I wouldn’t be the individual I am today. Neither would I strive for new territory or new direction or to believe in myself.” – Usher
6. “Marketing is more important than it has ever been. But I’m trying to tear the layers back and make it not so contrived. I think people just want entertainment.” – Usher
7. “We all possess exactly what we need to be our greatest selves…” – Usher
8. “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.” – Usher
9. “The more youth begin to recognize that they have a voice, the more change is possible.” – Usher
10. “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.” – Usher
11. “How do I define who Usher is? I’m still doing it – every day, every new opportunity, every stage, every interview, every other thing that I’ve done, every time that I’ve invested in anything that is all the definition of who I am.” – Usher
12. “Success is about dedication. You may not be where you want to be or do what you want to do when you’re on the journey. But you’ve got to be willing to have vision and foresight that leads you to an incredible end.” – Usher
13. “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.” – Usher
14. “I guess we’re all kinda searching for a connection with something that’s relevant to our past and speaks to who we are, and maybe helps us make a connection to what we are, and where we come from.” – Usher
15. “The best present a man can give a woman is his undivided attention.” – Usher
16. “You are who you are, and in the end, If you don’t believe it then no one will.” – Usher
17. “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.” – Usher
18. “There’s always that one person, That will always have your heart. That one person for me is you.” – Usher
19. “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.” – Usher
20. “Success is measured by personal happiness.” – Usher
21. “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t make them all yourself.” – Usher
22. “The only way you know what it is to be a boxer is to be one.” – Usher
23. “You can’t fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.” – Usher
24. “Music is not free to make. Studios are going under because people now work at laptops. Quantity over quality is what begins to happen; the idea of what quality is has changed.” – Usher
25. “I create from a place of passion. It’s like a pregnancy, where you create from a place of passion, and then it grows, and then before you know it, you want to push that baby out.” – Usher
26. “For a woman to be able to dominate and also be feminine and soft, that’s a talent. And its not all about appearance. A woman who has a brain, who is street-smart and book-smart, that woman is very, very sexy to me.” – Usher
27. “If you don’t EVOLVE, you dissolve. You evolve or you evaporate.” – Usher
28. “Appearance is something you should definitely consider when you’re going out. Have your girlfriend clip your nails or something like that.” – Usher
29. “Giving a child an education is by far one of the most important investments we can make.” – Usher
30. “I’m a flamboyant type of guy, a cooler version of Liberace.” – Usher
31. “My idea of artistry has always been ‘try everything until you find out what works.’” – Usher
32. “If you get lazy when you’re onstage, it shows.” – Usher
33. “I learned how music works dealing with Jermaine Dupri, and I learned how image works dealing with Puff Daddy.” – Usher
34. “Breaking up is a natural evolution when you try to figure out what you want in life. If you’re with an individual who isn’t moving in the same direction and at the same rate that you are, it ain’t going to work.” – Usher
35. “I like a woman who takes care of herself—it says something about the way she’ll care for me.” – Usher
36. “In life, you have to go through something to get to something. From that, the inspiration comes having something of substance to talk about; otherwise, you’re just considered to be fluff.” – Usher
37. “Strivers achieve what dreamers believe.” – Usher
38. “I can win those four-chair turns all day.” – Usher
39. “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.” – Usher
40. “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.” – Usher
41. “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.” – Usher
42. “You either evolve or dissolve.” – Usher
43. “Success is all about having the confidence to shoot for something even if it seems impossible.” – Usher
44. “I tried football and got my ass beat. I tried baseball, and the ball knocked out one of my teeth.” – Usher
45. “Down time is not the name of the game.” – Usher
46. “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.” – Usher
47. “It’s a mission for me to make sure that philanthropy doesn’t feel like a vintage hand-me-down from mom or dad. I want people to feel compelled to do something positive because they just love it, they’re excited about it, and it’s cool.” – Usher
48. “My philosophy is I’m raising future adults, not children.” – Usher
49. “As a kid, looking at Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, New Edition, the Temptations, Motown, people who I felt were huge artists, they made me want to do something.” – Usher
50. “Live performance has always been my thing. It’s my purpose to master and capture the moment every time I have you connected.” – Usher
51. “Artistic development made me who I am. Somebody took the time to help me find what it is that works for me as an entertainer and who I am as a music maker.” – Usher