Cher

Cher

20 quotes

As an American singer and actress (b. 1946), Cher contributed not just to their field but to the broader conversation about what it means to live well. Beyond her androgynous contralto voice, bold fashion and visual presentation, and multifaceted career, Cher proved equally skilled at capturing ideas in a sentence or two. Discover 27 of Cher's most memorable quotes, ranging across Women, Trust, Men, Learning, and Great. One quote that captures their voice: "Husbands are like fires - they go out when they're left unattended."

“Husbands are like fires - they go out when they're left unattended.”

— Cher

Valentinesday

All Quotes by Cher

“I don't like Bush. I don't trust him. I don't like his record. He's stupid. He's lazy.”

— Cher

Trust

“Men aren't necessities. They're luxuries.”

— Cher

Men

“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

Great

“To me marriage is for five or ten years.”

— Cher

Marriage

“I can trust my friends These people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow.”

— Cher

Trust

“Yes, it's a man's world, but that's all right because they're making a total mess of it. We're chipping away at their control, taking the parts we want. Some women think it's a difficult task, but it's not.”

— Cher

Women

“Women are the real architects of society.”

— Cher

Society

“Husbands are like fires - they go out when they're left unattended.”

— Cher

Valentinesday

“I only answer to two people, myself and God.”

— Cher

God

“Men should be like Kleenex, soft, strong and disposable.”

— Cher

Men

“I have a problem with religion that makes it so, like, 'We are the ones. We are the chosen ones.'”

— Cher

Religion

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

— Cher

Great

“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

Death

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

— Cher

Business

“I've been screaming at the top of my lungs at my family, 'Work out! Work out! Old age is coming!'”

— Cher

Age

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

— Cher

Learning

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

— Cher

Home

“The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing - and then marry him.”

— Cher

Women

“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

Learning

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

— Cher

Famous