Usher: "Strivers achieve what dreamers believe."

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

Usher: "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: “The more the youth begin to recognize that they have a voice, the more change is possible.”

Usher: “I think it’s important for us to believe in one another’s capabilities. If I didn’t have someone to believe 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. In me, I wouldn’t be the individual I am today. Neither would I strive for new territory or a new direction or to believe in me.”

Usher: "The only way you know what it is to be a boxer is to be one."

Usher: “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: “You either evolve or dissolve.”

Usher: “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 a new direction or to believe in me.”

Usher: "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: "These days, I try to eat for my blood type when I'm not eating for the fat kid inside me."

Usher: "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: "I'm more for the style than the brand. I don't go brand shopping; I go detail shopping."

Usher: “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t make them all yourself.”

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

Usher: “The unique essence of being an artist is dying. Everything looks the same. Now there’s a formula. And it works. – But it takes away from the reason we do it.”

Usher: "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: "My idea of artistry has always been 'try everything until you find out what works.'"

Usher: "Sometimes, when I'm scolding the kids, I sound just like my mom. I'm like, 'How did Jonetta get in here?'"

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

Usher: "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: "Down time is not the name of the game."

Usher: "I'm a go-hard type. It's in my DNA. I physically prepare my body as if I'm a trained athlete. After the shows, I sit in an ice tub and do a hot dip, cold dip, and sometimes I sit in a hyperbaric chamber to rejuvenate my energy."

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

Usher: "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: "When I was 14 years old, I was talking about much more mature things because of the writers that I had at the time. My first album was tied into what the culture was at that moment, which was Jodeci, Al B. Sure, Puff, The Hitmen. I reaped the benefits of being part of Bad Boy's movement. That was my introduction."

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

Usher: "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: "I went through a soul-searching period. I went to a place that was a little bit more reflective and dark. I began to look at who I am, who I was, where I come from, what my culture is, and who I am as an African-American person in America."