36 Cool Liam Payne Quotes To Get Through Today

Persistence paid off for Liam Payne, who returned to X-Factor a second time before sealing his musical fate with a group of contestants who later became known the phenomenon that was One Direction. He’s still young, but this musical star has endured more than the average pop star with ambition to work harder each day to remain at the top of his game.

Liam James Payne was born in England 1993 and is an English singer and songwriter. He began singing for relatives and pub crowds at the age of six, while also pursuing a serious career in running. His focus turned directly to his music after he was turned away from a spot in his England school team aged 14. Payne joined a performing arts school and went on to study music technology in College.

His first audition for X-Factor was in 2008, and he was eliminated when judge Simon Cowell said the 14-year-old was too young to go on. The following year they raised the audition age so he had to wait until the year after in 2010 to try again, aged 16. He was successful and placed into the group One Direction along with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan. The band quickly reached global success through social media, with five albums topping the charts over the next five years. In 2015, Malik left the group and the remaining members took a break, which raised opportunity for Payne to become a successful solo artist.

Payne signed a deal with Republic Records in North America, and in 2017 he released the lead single Strip That Down from his debut album LP1. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum in both countries. Since he left One Direction, Payne has sold over 18 million singles in two years and reached over 3.9 billion career streams.

As One Direction and his solo ventures continue to thrive, there’s a bright future ahead for Liam. The star no doubt follows his own advice on how to get through the day ahead, with inspirational words consistently shared for millions of followers.

1. I smile and think; This is my job, this is what I do for a living, and it’s what I’ve always wanted.

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2. I would make Harry my personal slave and would make him drive me places.

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3. Dreams are like stars. you may never touch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to your destiny.

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4. I lost a shoe in Paris (France) and that made world news.

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5. The worst thing a boy could do to a girl is ignore her while she is loving you with all her heart

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6. People have been saying that a lot recently. It’s probably the most flattering thing anybody can say… I don’t think anyone can match him but I’ll take it. If it all packs in, at least I’ll have a job as a lookalike!

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7. It’s so amazing to hear a crowd of people singing one of your songs. It’s the best feeling.

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8. The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose.

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9. I try to be cool, but I’m not very good at it.

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10. It’s important to have a life outside the band.

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11. I’m going to try and give up smoking, which is hard, but I do want to. I want to. It’s about time. Need to grow up now.

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12. I’ve always preferred having girlfriends to just seeing people.

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13. I would… learn how to drive… have a nice car… and drive it.

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14. I’ve just found out that my music has been streamed more than 5 billion times.

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15. Personally, the worst thing a boy can do to a girl is to ignore her while she’s loving him with all her heart.

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16. I was bullied by a few people who were much older than me. I went to camp to learn boxing. I was 12, and my coach was 24. I felt like if I could fight him, I could stand up to anyone.

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17. I’ve always had a strange fear of spoons.

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18. On a scale of one to ten, I’m probably a six when it comes to flirting. I’m quite shy.

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19. The U.S., out of all places, is just absolutely incredible.

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20. Whenever I’m sad I just imagine if babies were born with mustaches.

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21. The only thing I can say, once again, is thank you, to all of you, to everyone who’s supported us so far. From the people who first picked up the phone and voted on x-factor, to the people who went into the shop and bought our albums and everybody in between. Thank you so much for a fantastic opportunity and helping me and the boys to where we are today.

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22. You have to live hardcore to be hardcore.

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23. Every day let’s celebrate women and girls around the world.

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24. I’ve still got both kidneys, but one doesn’t work, so I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible.

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25. I had a test on my kidneys a few weeks back and found out I have two.

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26. The most valuable lessons in life cannot be taught, they must be experienced.

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27. If I was Simon Cowell for a day, I’d buy a bouncy castle, and jump on it. Then…pour ketchup on myself!

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28. People sometimes ask if I want to be a solo artist, but it just wouldn’t be any fun being on your own.

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29. A lot of my friends are gay and I don’t think anything about it. I actually find it funny that being gay is still something that’s talked about as though it’s not natural. I mean, I don’t go around saying, ‘Oh, this guy is gay’. I don’t make a big deal about it. I will just say, ‘This is my mate’. My mates are my mates, regardless of their sexuality.

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30. I think sometimes I don’t realize how much the pressure gets to me.

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31. Once I cried in a restaurant because the waitress told me I couldn’t eat my soup with a fork, I had to use a spoon.

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32. I think in the industry we’re in and the type of audience we have, we’re never going to escape the idea of being young. Which I don’t mind myself. I mean, who wants to grow up anyway? I don’t want to grow up.

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33. Live your dream and never wake up.

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34. One girl was the inspiration for me singing ‘Cry Me A River’ on ‘The X Factor.’ That was my payback to her because she was unfaithful.

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35. When I was little, I always sad that I wanted a brother, and now it’s like having four of them!

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36. It’s been 10 years today since my X factor audition… and I just read that my first album just hit over 2 billion streams… that scared young man didn’t think that was gunna happen. Seriously thank you everyone who’s made this decade of my life possible and to everyone who’s listening thank you for enjoying my music and my bands too.

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