--- title: "22 Way Quotes By John Legend" description: "22 Way quotes by John Legend. Plus more from John Legend and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/john-legend-1666_categories_critics-like-to-describe-and-categorize_212588.png" --- > [Critics like to describe and categorize things, and categories often have a way of limiting people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/critics-like-to-describe-and-categorize-things-and-categories-often/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/john-legend-1666_categories_critics-like-to-describe-and-categorize_212588.png) > [We're just ordinary people. We don't know which way to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/we-re-just-ordinary-people-we-don-t-know-which-way-to-go/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcf/john-legend-1666_ordinary_we-re-just-ordinary-people-we-don-t-know_2184565.png) > [There's a certain confidence that comes with being sure about the way the world works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/there-s-a-certain-confidence-that-comes-with-being-sure-about-the-way/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/john-legend-1666_certain_there-s-a-certain-confidence-that-comes_3051736.png) > [The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/the-best-way-to-fight-poverty-is-to-empower-people-through-access-to/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a8/john-legend-1666_access_the-best-way-to-fight-poverty-is-to-empo_10039.png) > [I hear melodies and hooks all day. I've always been that way, since I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-hear-melodies-and-hooks-all-day-i-ve-always-been-that-way-since-i/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/john-legend-1666_hear_i-hear-melodies-and-hooks-all-day-i-ve-a_482053.png) > [The most important thing about technology is that it can seamlessly work its way into your routine and your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/the-most-important-thing-about-technology-is-that-it-can-seamlessly/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07f/john-legend-1666_about_the-most-important-thing-about-technolog_2921487.png) > [I think people relate to the music because I have a sense of empathy, and I think I have a good understanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-think-people-relate-to-the-music-because-i-have-a-sense-of-empathy/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/john-legend-1666_empathy_i-think-people-relate-to-the-music-becau_2470198.png) > [Music was my life...It was everything to me, even though I was in school majoring in English. I was still very focused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/music-was-my-life-it-was-everything-to-me-even-though-i-was-in-school/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b5/john-legend-1666_art_music-was-my-life-it-was-everything-to-m_555290.png) > [My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/my-first-big-break-came-with-lauryn-hill-on-a-track-called-everything/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/john-legend-1666_big-break_my-first-big-break-came-with-lauryn-hill_673668.png) > [If a relationship is going to work, it will require compromise and, even then, it is not always going to end the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/if-a-relationship-is-going-to-work-it-will-require-compromise-and/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/john-legend-1666_compromise_if-a-relationship-is-going-to-work-it-wi_1663577.png) > [ Kind of the critical acclaim of this movie \[La La Land\] is that it's striking a chord with the public in a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/kind-of-the-critical-acclaim-of-this-movie-la-la-land-is-that-it-s/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/john-legend-1666_acclaim_kind-of-the-critical-acclaim-of-this-mov_1853930.png) > [I feel like spirituality definitely comes through in my music, but I don't make any specific efforts to make it that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-feel-like-spirituality-definitely-comes-through-in-my-music-but-i/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/721/john-legend-1666_effort_i-feel-like-spirituality-definitely-come_411036.png) > [Witnessing the extreme poverty in remote parts of Affrica can make you feel sad and powerless until you realize how little it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/witnessing-the-extreme-poverty-in-remote-parts-of-affrica-can-make/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/john-legend-1666_ending-poverty_witnessing-the-extreme-poverty-in-remote_1760521.jpg) > [I think it's not enough for us to extend the hand of love. I think it's important that that goes both ways.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-think-it-s-not-enough-for-us-to-extend-the-hand-of-love-i-think-it/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/867/john-legend-1666_enough_i-think-it-s-not-enough-for-us-to-extend_3186382.jpg) > [I think they need to get a more reliable way of watching television on the laptop. Because I travel so much, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-think-they-need-to-get-a-more-reliable-way-of-watching-television/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d3/john-legend-1666_because_i-think-they-need-to-get-a-more-reliable_2739745.jpg) > [J. Ivy is a brilliant man with an incredible voice and a way with words. I've known him for over a decade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/j-ivy-is-a-brilliant-man-with-an-incredible-voice-and-a-way-with/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/john-legend-1666_believe_j-ivy-is-a-brilliant-man-with-an-incredi_2965780.png) > [We have a serious problem with incarceration in this country. It's destroying families, it's destroying communities and we're the most incarcerated country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/we-have-a-serious-problem-with-incarceration-in-this-country-it-s/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/john-legend-1666_certain_we-have-a-serious-problem-with-incarcera_894901.jpg) > [People see me as pretty low key in a lot of ways. And for me, like, even choosing to be John Legend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/people-see-me-as-pretty-low-key-in-a-lot-of-ways-and-for-me-like-even/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/john-legend-1666_artist_people-see-me-as-pretty-low-key-in-a-lot_1564863.png) > [My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/my-first-album-get-lifted-was-a-hip-hop-soul-album-that-had-some-of/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/john-legend-1666_album_my-first-album-get-lifted-was-a-hip-hop_13401.png) > [You believe in equality for women and men. And that means that, not only do you believe in it kind of in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/you-believe-in-equality-for-women-and-men-and-that-means-that-not/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/588/john-legend-1666_abstract_you-believe-in-equality-for-women-and-me_1313543.jpg) > [Sometimes there's that perfect moment when the crowd, the music, the energy of the room come together in a way that brings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/sometimes-there-s-that-perfect-moment-when-the-crowd-the-music-the/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/john-legend-1666_crowds_sometimes-there-s-that-perfect-moment-wh_1581453.png) > [You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/you-learn-so-much-from-taking-chances-whether-they-work-out-or-not/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/495/john-legend-1666_chance_you-learn-so-much-from-taking-chances-wh_2120500.png) ## Other authors on Way ## More by John Legend > [Some people, you know, should just go to college and do what they do and have a great job and not worry about trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/some-people-you-know-should-just-go-to-college-and-do-what-they-do/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [I guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-guess-a-lot-of-times-pressure-is-put-on-something-after-it-becomes/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/the-best-way-to-fight-poverty-is-to-empower-people-through-access-to/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as the sonic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/my-first-album-get-lifted-was-a-hip-hop-soul-album-that-had-some-of/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [I don't like going to football games. I like watching them on television. When you go to a game, it's hard to focus. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-don-t-like-going-to-football-games-i-like-watching-them-on/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [There's a lot of hurry up and wait. But it gives you time to write a song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/there-s-a-lot-of-hurry-up-and-wait-but-it-gives-you-time-to-write-a/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [Fear. People are afraid of talking about their fears and insecurities. They're afraid of expressing emotion beyond anger, dominance, or power, and they're afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/fear-people-are-afraid-of-talking-about-their-fears-and-insecurities/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [When I write, I don't really focus on duets or anything like that, or whether I'm going to feature this or that rapper. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/when-i-write-i-don-t-really-focus-on-duets-or-anything-like-that-or/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [I would tell myself, "Love yourself and don't be afraid to take risks." I was often afraid to take risks, socially, because I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-would-tell-myself-love-yourself-and-don-t-be-afraid-to-take-risks-i/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [I never went through a period where I didn't want to play music. I've always loved it and it's always been a huge part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-never-went-through-a-period-where-i-didn-t-want-to-play-music-i-ve/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [All men should be feminists. If men cared about women's rights, the world would be a better place](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/all-men-should-be-feminists-if-men-cared-about-women-s-rights-the/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-used-read-about-dr-king-a-lot-as-a-kid-independently-from-being/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [“All men should be feminists. If men care about women’s rights the world will be a better place. We are better off when women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/all-men-should-be-feminists-if-men-care-about-women-s-rights-the/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [Experience is a great teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/experience-is-a-great-teacher/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [This ain't a movie no. No fairy tale conclusion ya'll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/this-ain-t-a-movie-no-no-fairy-tale-conclusion-ya-ll/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/john-legend/#itemlist", "name": "22 Way Quotes By John Legend", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Critics like to describe and categorize things, and categories often have a way of limiting people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Legend" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/critics-like-to-describe-and-categorize-things-and-categories-often/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/john-legend-1666_categories_critics-like-to-describe-and-categorize_212588.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/john-legend-1666_categories_critics-like-to-describe-and-categorize_212588.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/john-legend-1666_categories_critics-like-to-describe-and-categorize_212588.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Critics like to describe and categorize things, and categories often have a way of limiting people.” — John Legend", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're just ordinary people. 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