Studdard Quotes

#1. Now ballads, I can mess around and get up on somebody on a ballad. People ain't seen it yet, but I can mess around and get up in there. I've had Ruben Studdard up in my house, Brian McKnight, Tank. Every once in a while I throw down with them.

Jamie Foxx

#2. I just want everyone to know I'm suing Ruben Studdard. He had his hand on my ass and he wouldn't let go.

Shaquille O'Neal

#3. I just never let anything bother me, man. I know myself really well. Nobody's opinion of me can shake my opinion of myself.

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#4. My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

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#5. I've been blessed because there are a lot of great singers out there that didn't make it past their first album.

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#6. I grew up in the '80s, and there was no bigger group than New Edition in R&B. I broke my piggy bank so me and my mom could go to a New Edition concert together.

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#7. You can be confident and secure and know that you do a good job at what you do but you don't have to be arrogant about it.

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#8. I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for a late-night restaurant for people in Birmingham.

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#9. I'm always happy for people when I see God blessing them the way he's blessed me.

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#10. I think I look good. I think I look real good.

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#11. But I also live to perform and I've been performing my whole life, whether it's been in sports or you know in band or with my singing.

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#12. And to be able to do it, to be able to accomplish the goal you've always set for yourself is always a blessing.

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#13. You know, Simon he's an artist representative, but Randy and Paula actually were in the industry as artists so they had, you know, the information that they offered to us from their aspect.

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#14. I've never had any health problems and I'm Ruben, man, all the way through.

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#15. I have a greater goal - to empower young people through music education.

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#16. All of them had so much to offer us as far as, you know, knowledge in the music industry, and especially Randy and Paula because, you know, they've been artists.

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#17. I mean I've always been a big dude.

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#18. I want to make sure I continue to make good music that my mom and everybody around me can be proud of.

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#19. I've toured the world with David Foster and all kinds of different people. It's been a great ride, and I don't think it's about to stop any time soon.

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#20. Some find it in their lovers eyes, who can deny the joy it brings. When you've found that special thing, you're flying without wings.

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#21. If you eat good, you feel good. I would encourage every body else to do the same.

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#22. I don't want to be a one-hit wonder.

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#23. You have to learn that if you start making sure you feel good, everything will be okay.

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#24. Because I gave myself - I left school after the second semester of my junior year to pursue a career in music. and I gave myself five years to make it and I made it in three.

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#25. I want to be around for a long time. I don't want to be a one-hit wonder.

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#26. I think the best part for me is just being able to perform for people every week.

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#27. People just take your kindness for weakness sometimes, and that's just the bottom line.

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#28. The only thing about my life that's really changed is the fact that a lot of people know me now. I'm still the same person.

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#29. I went to public school, and it shaped me as a musician.

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#30. So I've never in my whole life really been teased about my weight.

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#31. I'm racing against me. As long as I come across the finish, I'll be okay.

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#32. You know, I played football, I was offensive tackle in college.

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#33. When one person does something that works, everyone else wants to do it. So it didn't surprise me at all to see people come with different versions of 'American Idol' and a lot of them are exactly the same but with different twists.

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#34. I don't have any concerns about my weight. I've always been healthy. I eat right. I'm just a big dude. I've always been happy with the person I am. So that will never change.

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#35. I just want to make good music that, you know, appeals to all people, man. I want to branch out and you know just have a lot of multiplatinum albums.

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#36. We became somewhat household names really quickly, within a matter of - what? - three, four months. So it's hard to get used to, and it's really sometimes hard to understand.

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#37. I never knew that the things I wanted to do would come this fast, but this is the route that God took me, and so I'm excited.

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#38. I like doing theaters. I like being up close and personal with the fans. It's really cool.

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#39. The schedule is really crazy and the fans are sometimes kind of crazy, but other than that it's been - it's been cool.

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#40. I feel like I have been totally blessed with everything that I have done.

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#41. Dairy products are not good for a singer.

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#42. And I just pray that god gives me longevity in the music industry.

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#43. I never want to try to be a spokesperson for health and wellness because I most definitely am not the most in shape person in the world.

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#44. Simon is cool. You know, it's different if you ever see him around his mom. He acts totally different.

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#45. I am comfortable with anything I sing: jazz, gospel, classical. It doesn't matter. I can do it all.

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#46. I don't like to be a preacher or anything, but the one thing that I've learned is that you truly are what you eat.

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#47. I'm not in the best shape, but I want to prove to myself I can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others by showing them no matter where they are in their fitness goals, they can do it, too.

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#48. I feel as if I've been able to do so many things I never expected to do.

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#49. I mean always had a lot of self-confidence.

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#50. People don't have to like or support you. So you always have to say thank you.

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