72 Quotes by Lionel Richie

Everybody wants me to be what they want me to be but I’m not happy when I try to fake it.

I'll be that fool for you, I'm sure

All artists are egotistical maniacs with inferiority complexes.

Lionel Richie, love song, OK, thank you very much, good-bye. And all of a sudden I realized that, in my career, what has made my career has always been the surprises.

I always like to challenge myself. I never want to be put into a box.

I think the whole world is dying to hear someone say, 'I love you.' I think that if I can leave the legacy of love and passion in the world, then I think I've done my job in a world that's getting colder and colder by the day.

Greatness comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or we fight through it.

You cannot beat the feeling of sitting on top of the charts. I had almost forgotten what it feels like... It feels great! It is really a very exciting time and I am enjoying the ride.

The best compliment that has ever been given to me was, I was at the airport one day and a guy came in and said, 'Lionel, my wife loves you, the kids love you, my mother-in-law loves you, the family loves you.