Words are like weapons; they wound sometimes.

You can't just sit around and watch life pass you by. You have to keep dreaming. Sonny taught me that, and I intend to do him proud.

I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage.

If you are going to wait for someone to encourage you to do something, you just better give up.

Someone once said "The only thing that will be left after a nuclear holocaust is Cher and cockroaches." I think that's funny, because, you know, I am a survivor. If I am anything, that's what I am.

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.

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.