Top 60 Adele Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I don’t care if you’re black, white, short, tall, skinny, rich or poor. If you respect me I’ll respect you.”

— Adele

2. “Don’t underestimate the things that I will do.”

— Adele

3. “Regrets and Mistakes, they’re Memories made.”

— Adele

4. “Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you’re making it for a good reason.”

— Adele

5. “Let the sky fall, when it crumbles – We will stand tall – Face it all together.”

— Adele

6. “There’s a fire starting in my heart.”

— Adele

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7. “Should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavement, even if it leads nowhere?”

— Adele

8. “The scars of your love remind me of us they keep me thinking that we almost had it all the scars of your love they leave me breathless I can’t help feeling we could have had it all.”

— Adele

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9. “My aim in life is never to be skinny.”

— Adele

10. “I won’t let you close enough to hurt me.”

— Adele

11. “In my hometown memories are fresh.”

— Adele

12. “You had my heart inside of your hand but you played it to the beat.”

— Adele

13. “Nothing that I wouldn’t do, to make you feel my love.”

— Adele

14. “Beauty comes from within, not from what you wear.”

— Adele

15. “I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears.”

— Adele

16. “A drunk tongue is an honest one in my opinion.”

— Adele

17. “I’ve never had a problem with the way I look. I’d rather go for lunch with my friends than go to a gym.”

— Adele

18. “I’ve always written down how I feel.”

— Adele

19. “I have insecurities of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.”

— Adele

20. “Next time I’ll be braver, I’ll be my own savior, Standing on my own two feet.”

— Adele

21. “Would I show my body off if I was thinner? Probably not, because my body is mine. I think I remind everyone of themselves. I’m not saying everyone is my size, but it’s relatable because I’m not perfect, and I think a lot of people are portrayed as perfect, unreachable and untouchable.”

— Adele

22. “Music isn’t for the eyes, it’s for the ears.”

— Adele

23. “I don’t write songs about a specific, elusive thing. I write about love, and everyone knows what it is like to have your heart broken.”

— Adele

24. “I don’t like going to the gym.”

— Adele

25. “I just want to make music, I don’t want people to talk about me. All I’ve ever wanted to do was sing. I don’t want to be a celebrity. I don’t want to be in people’s faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I haven’t even known I’m on.”

— Adele

26. “I know you haven’t made your mind up yet But I would never do you wrong I’ve known it from the moment that we met No doubt in my mind where you belong.”

— Adele

27. “I’m really happy to be me, and I’d like to think people like me more because I’m happy with myself and not because I refuse to conform to anything.”

— Adele

28. “I can’t dance to save my life.”

— Adele

29. “I think no matter what you look like, the key is to first of all be happy with yourself. And then you know if you want to try to improve things that you don’t like about yourself, then do it after your appreciate yourself.”

— Adele

30. “I don’t have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like.”

— Adele

31. “I’ve never been more normal than I am now.”

— Adele

32. “I’d lose weight if I was an actress and had to play a role where you’re supposed to be 40 lbs lighter, but weight has nothing to do with my career. Even when I was signing a contract, most of the industry knew if anyone ever dared say lose weight to me, they wouldn’t be working with me.”

— Adele

33. “I don’t want to be some skinny mini with my tits out. I really don’t want to do it and I don’t want people confusing what it is that I’m about.”

— Adele

34. “I’ve always got on better with boys. Most of my friends are boys. Like, if I have children, I want five boys. Boys love their mothers whereas girls can be so mean to each other.”

— Adele

35. “I was about to meet Beyonce, and I had a full-blown anxiety attack. Then she popped in looking gorgeous, and said, ‘You’re amazing! When I listen to you I feel like I’m listening to God.’”

— Adele

36. “I’d love to be an artist always, but if no one wants me, I’d love to write songs for other people, be a manager, nurture new talent.”

— Adele

37. “I don’t rely on my figure to sell records.”

— Adele

38. “For people to link my music to their lives, it’s incredible, there’s no other feeling like it.”

— Adele

39. “So is it over is this really it You’ve given up so easily I thought you loved me more than this.”

— Adele

40. “Sometimes my songs wander off a bit and are not always coherent.”

— Adele

41. “I get so nervous on stage I can’t help but talk. I try. I try telling my brain: stop sending words to the mouth. But I get nervous and turn into my grandma. Behind the eyes it’s pure fear. I find it difficult to believe I’m going to be able to deliver.”

— Adele

42. “I’m not on good terms with any of my exes. That’s why we’re not together anymore. We’re not friends.”

— Adele

43. “I don’t want to be on the cover of Playboy or Vogue.”

— Adele

44. “I love love songs. But I love pop music as well: Girls Aloud, Kylie, the Spice Girls, East 17, Mika.”

— Adele

45. “I wanted to be a singer forever. But it’s not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are.”

— Adele

46. “I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I’m done with being a bitter witch.”

— Adele

47. “Mum loves me being famous! She is so excited and proud, as she had me so young and couldn’t support me, so I am living her dream, it’s sweeter for both of us. It’s her 40th birthday soon and I’m going to buy her 40 presents.”

— Adele

48. “I doubt I’ll be singing forever, because at some point people aren’t going to want to hear my music, and I hope that I’ll still get the opportunity to write songs.”

— Adele

49. “If I were a writer and not a singer in 10 years, I don’t know how I’d feel about writing really personal songs and getting someone else to sing them.”

— Adele

50. “My worst fear is my music won’t connect with the public.”

— Adele