Ruben Studdard Quotes

Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood.

I am nice to everybody. But people really take advantage of it.

I felt like they only cared about what I could do for them, not what they could do for me.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

I opened the door for a lot of people, and they just ran through and left me holding the knob.

Everybody's out to get something from somebody. 'Gold diggers' doesn't just mean money, it can mean time, it can mean feelings. It can mean anything when you're taking and not giving. When people don't know how to reciprocate.

Nobody in real life ever takes me seriously.

There are a lot of people out there who think that I am their worst enemy, and I don't even care if these people exist.

I love Brooke. Exploiting her was never my intention.

Sometimes you try to help people, and it backfires on you, and then they try to take advantage of you.

It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.

Criminals usually prey on weakness. They can smell it.

What I didn't know was that if I didn't stand with my back to the wall, Hollywood people would unscrew my ass and sell it down the river.

We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.

I do think you feel a little bit like you are preying on people's lives.

After taking advantage of the weakness, the credulity and the ignorance of the weakest and the most ignorant of the people, those sly, cunning politicians easily had them believe whatever they wanted. Consequently, they made them accept with respect and submission, willingly or not, all the laws they wanted to establish.

Some people see me as someone who makes other people look bad... I often get a feeling most people don't know who I am, or have a clue, and I live with that. I don't try to prove anything by talking.

If you cash in on people, then they aren't your friends.

Even if I win the belt, I'm going to be underrated. It is what is it.

I did abuse the game a bit because I didn't give it the respect sometimes.

For too long, I have been overlooked. For too long, I have been disrespected. For too long, I had been too good.

Some people would do anything just to get a break; that's where the bad guys get you.

You should not be taking advantage of anybody.

Don't underestimate this little fat boy.

Not to harp on too much about Ma, but it's a misconception that she is formidable. She calls herself a patsy.