Top 50 David Archuleta Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Without the darkness, we can’t really appreciate the light.”

— David Archuleta

2. “Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart.”

— David Archuleta

3. “Sometimes when you least expect it, the tables turn and that scary feeling that has taken hold of you for so long somehow turns into hope.”

— David Archuleta

4. “I made up my mind not to care so much about the destination, and simply enjoy the journey.”

— David Archuleta

5. “Tell me why you’re so hard to forget. Don’t remind me, I’m not over it. Tell me why, I can’t seem to face the truth, I’m just a little too not over you.”

— David Archuleta

6. “Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.”

— David Archuleta

7. “What Ive learned is that music affects the way you feel. A song can change someones life.”

— David Archuleta

8. “Am I crazy or falling in love? Is it really just another crush?”

— David Archuleta

9. “I like to believe that you don’t need to reach a certain goal to be happy. I prefer to think that happiness is always there, and that when things don’t go the way we might like them to, it’s a sign from above that something even better is right around the corner.”

— David Archuleta

10. “Without inspiration, we’re all like a box of matches that will never be lit.”

— David Archuleta

11. “Friends are the ones who will always have your back and their perspective on you doesn’t change no matter what.”

— David Archuleta

12. “Relationships are about helping motivate each other to be all that you can be.”

— David Archuleta

13. “Things never happen exactly how you think they will.”

— David Archuleta

14. “It’s so important for girls to respect themselves and not put themselves down and say, ‘Oh, my life is horrible,’ and ‘I’m not pretty enough.’ How do you know? There’s this energy people give off that people can be drawn to.”

— David Archuleta

15. “Don’t make a sound I’ll be your voice You don’t need to be afraid Anymore I’ll shine a light out in the dark Guide you here no matter how far.”

— David Archuleta

16. “Children laugh 400 times per day... the average adult laughs 15 times per day. Somewhere along the way we lost 385 laughs a day.”

— David Archuleta

17. “No one can see your life the way you see it.”

— David Archuleta

18. “No one can understand what’s the best thing for you to do, other than yourself.”

— David Archuleta

19. “I want to be the best parent I can be. I want to be the best husband I can be.”

— David Archuleta

20. “Being on a mission-not thinking about myself and focusing on serving other people-is what brought me closer to God than anything else.”

— David Archuleta

21. “I hope to always be myself, except more mature and knowing more.”

— David Archuleta

22. “I think the best way people can connect to you is by being real.”

— David Archuleta

23. “Yes, I’ve worked hard; and yes, I may have achieved a certain level of success-but I’m very clear about the fact that none of it would be worth it without doing the things that keep me close to God.”

— David Archuleta

24. “More than fans, they felt like a team of morale-boosters who would always be around to remind me of my own worth.”

— David Archuleta

25. “If you have kids and stuff what kind of dad do I wanna be for my kids, and what kind of mom do I want them to have.”

— David Archuleta

26. “Sometimes we need to take back and take a look at ourselves, a look at where we are.”

— David Archuleta

27. “Only recently I’ve learned, it’s an obvious thing, but it just took me a while to realize.”

— David Archuleta

28. “It’s fun just spending time with everyone. It’s something that’s so simple, yet so valuable to me.”

— David Archuleta

29. “To be honest I always have to say no one is guiding me better than God.”

— David Archuleta

30. “Wasting time just going mindless, watching your charades. When you were younger, did it occur to you 10 years from then you’d act the same age?”

— David Archuleta

31. “I don’t want a be bird because birds get attacked too much. But it would be cool to fly.”

— David Archuleta

32. “I think it’s really important to treat yourself with respect because sometimes people can get down on themselves.”

— David Archuleta

33. “I love Sara Bareilles. She’s just so clever. I wish I were her. She’s so awesome.”

— David Archuleta

34. “Sometimes you need to trust those around you because they may see something in you that you can’t see.”

— David Archuleta

35. “If you close your eyes to see the view, you miss everything surrounding you.”

— David Archuleta

36. “And remember, even when you can’t sing, you can always plant a tree.”

— David Archuleta

37. “You have to think about how you’re going to present yourself and want people, wanna show your stuff and who you are.”

— David Archuleta

38. “It’s really important to do everything that you possibly can to stay true to yourself.”

— David Archuleta

39. “Once you let yourself believe that you’ve gotten to the top, you’ve lost sight of the real goal. Which is to keep climbing no matter what. And by climbing, I don’t mean trying to out do yourself with even more accomplishments. Instead, what I mean is that just when we think we have done something well, we should start looking at the other areas of our lives that need attention.”

— David Archuleta

40. “Its cool when people notice that you make an effort to live certain values.”

— David Archuleta

41. “I want to make decisions as to where I want to go as an artist, and to get to it in my own way.”

— David Archuleta

42. “When they’re people who are your fans, you know, ’cause they really feel what you’re singing, that’s my favorite.”

— David Archuleta

43. “Remember to be yourself and remember throughout everything why you first wanted to do this.”

— David Archuleta

44. “I perceive the world through the wide range of emotions that whirl all around in it.”

— David Archuleta

45. “Every time I would think about my purpose, the answers seemed to come in sounds. In melodies. In feelings.”

— David Archuleta

46. “My whole family has been such a great support, and theyre the ones who have kept me grounded and allowed me to be who I am today.”

— David Archuleta

47. “Sometimes I wish I could just wear the same thing every day. Cartoons do it. It’d make things a lot easier.”

— David Archuleta

48. “The reason why you date people is to get to know who you’re gonna marry and spend the rest of your life with.”

— David Archuleta

49. “The worst part of fame is not always knowing what I’m doing the next day.”

— David Archuleta

50. “I wouldn’t change anything. Even the minor things or problems are what influence who I am.”

— David Archuleta