Best of Cher quotes

With a career spanning five decades, who doesn't know Cher? The singer-actress Goddess of Pop turns 70 today, but still has plenty to say, with her tweets often making news. To paraphrase her first hit song, she's got this, babe

"I've been famous my entire life; I don't know any other way"
"Women have to harness their power - it's 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."

"If you really want something, you can figure out how to make it happen."

"Nothing lifts me out of a bad mood better than a hard workout on my treadmill. It never fails. Exercise is nothing short of a miracle."

"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."

"Hate crimes are the scariest thing in the world because these people really believe what they're doing is right."

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

"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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