Quotes by Cher

About Cher:

Cher is an American singer, actress, and fashion icon. Described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry, she is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances during her five-decades-long career, which has led to her being nicknamed the Goddess of Pop.
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I've been screaming at the top of my lungs at my family, 'Work out! Work out! Old age is coming!'

Cher

My mother was the most creative, fantastic person and would come up with great things for us to do. She'd buy art supplies and all of us would sit around painting. I was lucky.

Cher

I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage.

Cher

In this business it takes time to be really good - and by that time, you're obsolete.

Cher

I've always taken risks, and never worried what the world might really think of me.

Cher

Some years I'm the coolest thing that ever happened, and then the next year everyone's so over me, and I'm just so past my sell date.

Cher

I would have gone home to my mother, but I'm not that crazy about my mother.

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I remember a great America where we made everything. There was a time when the only thing you got from Japan was a really bad cheap transistor radio that some aunt gave you for Christmas.

Cher

I'm scared to death of being poor. It's like a fat girl who loses 500 pounds but is always fat inside. I grew up poor and will always feel poor inside. It's my pet paranoia.

Cher

Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.

Cher

Anyone who's a great kisser I'm always interested in.

Cher

I've been famous my entire life; I don't know any other way.

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I know I'm not supposed to have any opinions about politics, because I'm famous.

Cher

I only answer to two people, myself and God.

Cher

I wish that I did the things that I really believe in, because when I do, my life goes much smoother.

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It's not necessary, in order to be a complete person, that I have a man. It's not the end-all, be-all of my life.

Cher

Women have to harness their power - its absolutely true. It's just learning not to take the first no. And if you can't go straight ahead, you go around the corner.

Cher

I'm learning English at the moment. I can say 'Big Ben', 'Hello Rodney', 'Tower Bridge' and 'Loo'.

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I think I am a product of my mother's sensibilities and my mother's values. There has been lots of battling and lots of love and it's never an easy road for us. But in the deepest recesses, I do have my mother's values.

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I keep coming back because I have no place else to go. What else would I do? I love to sing.

Cher

Author Bio

  • NameCher
  • DescriptionAmerican singer and actress
  • AliasesCherilyn Sarkisian; Cheryl LaPiere; Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPiere; Bonnie Jo Mason; Cleo; Cher Bono; Chér
  • BornMay 20, 1946
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Singer; Singer-songwriter; Composer; Film Director
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Actress; Primetime Emmy Award