Usher Quotes
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I'm a very good thinker, but I sometimes grab the wrong word. I say something I didn't think through adequately. I mean, I don't type my speeches, then sit up there and read them off the teleprompter, you know. I wing it.
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If you're an actress or a musician, everyone thinks you're hot.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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You'll probably find most models are incredibly insecure about their bodies.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Back then they didn't even know what dyslexia was.
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It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.
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What you pay for an investment is the single biggest determinant for how successful that investment will be. When equity prices are high, your returns will be lower. When they are cheap, your returns will be higher.
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In the streets, they're very nice. On Twitter, there are people who love to hate me. Sometimes people get mean. I tend to answer like, 'Careful now, know who you're dealing with...' They're like, 'I'm sorry! Don't send the Lord of Light after me!' It's fun to play with that.
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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I don't talk about success. I don't know what it is. Wait until I'm dead.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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To me, there is nothing more soothing than the song of a mosquito that can't get through the mesh to bite you.
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I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.
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Be kind to one another. You may need each other when you are older.
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Hollywood is a place where they place you under contract instead of under observation.
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For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?
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Posh is a way of living that can often be quite miserly and not about money.
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The nature of the Catilinarian conspiracy was bad and bloody.
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Kabir Khan is that rare director who manages to merge Bollywood formula with a good story.
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I came up in the theater, and I learned pretty quickly that reading a review, whether it's good or bad, can strangely affect the next performances, because you're reacting to something that's been said about you. So I tend to avoid that stuff pretty studiously.
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Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.
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The only way you know what it is to be a boxer is to be one.
