The only thing in the world you can change is yourself and that makes all the difference in the world. Cher More Quotes by Cher More Quotes From Cher At first all I wanted to be was famous; then I realized that fame had nothing to do with talent. I felt that I didn't do anything quite well enough, that I was one of those people who was famous but not very talented. So I said, okay, I'll be the Dinah Shore of the Seventies, on TV all the time but nobody quite knows why. Cher tvs people firsts Living your life the way you want to live it is the most important thing so if you have to pay small prices along the way, it's not important. Cher live-your-life important want Gay guys like a certain kind of woman. They like a flamboyant woman that's broken. They like a balls-to-the-wall woman, motherly but not; sexual but not. Gay guys are like this: they either love you or they don't even know you're on the planet. Once you have them, you have them. Cher wall gay love-you 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 relationship men order Searching for a boy in high school is as useless as searching for meaning in a Pauly Shore movie. Cher clueless boys school Do you believe in life after love? Cher believe 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 money girl pet You know, honey, husbands come and go but I'm still Cher at the end of the day. Cher the-end-of-the-day husband honey In my personal life I'm not very tough at all, but in my professional life, having to deal with being a woman in a man's world, I'm really tough. I never back down from a fight or an argument. I'm willing to stand there toe to toe with anyone. Cher fighting men world I just don't understand how anyone would want to be a Republican. I just can't figure it. I don't understand. If you're poor, if you're any kind of minority - gay, black, Latino, anything. If you're not a rich born-again-Christian, I don't get it. Cher black gay christian Women are the architects of society Cher architect women The first concert I attended was an Elvis concert when I was eleven. Even at that age he made me realize the tremendous effect a performer could have on an audience. Cher realizing age firsts I've been screaming at the top of my lungs at my family, 'Work out! Work out! Old age is coming!' Cher my-family work-out age When I grew up, it was a time when women were just supposed to be cute and not have many opinions. My mother and her friends were quite different. They were all the most beautiful women you've ever seen ... and they were very strong women. Cher mother cute beautiful Don't buy into the idea that women aren't strong enough to do anything they want on their own. Cher strong want ideas Meryl Streep is an acting machine in the same sense that a shark is a killing machine. Cher sharks machines acting There is only one value to having the look you have when you are young and no value to the look you have when you are older. Cher values young looks You've probably noticed already that I'm dressed like a grown-up... I apologize to the Academy, and I promise that I will never do it again. Cher apologizing apology promise I've been up and down so many times that I feel as if I'm in a revolving door. Cher dumb doors funny Singing is like going to a party at someone else's house. Acting is like having the party at your own house. Cher singing party house