Shania Twain Quotes

I think it's important that readers know that not every celebrity is a freak.

Find your self-esteem and be forever free to dream.

The best thing about being a woman, is the prerogative to have a little fun!

You have to set your own boundaries. We all do. You have to self-check. At the same time, the transparency is liberating. It is so much easier than screening every little thing you do and say. There's got to be some fluidity to self-expression without constantly editing things. The older I get, the more confident I feel in that. The filters are just flung away... lets face it, filters interrupt the flow of sincerity. If you're embarrassed about something you've done, then just say it.

I like being at home and cooking.

Criticism is always going to be painful. You live through it. I'll live through it now. It's even harder when you're younger. You don't have the maturity. You're still developing. If you get damaged while you're developing, it's a psychological battle after that. Today, if I get the criticism, I'm not bothered...if I wear the wrong thing, I'm not going to lose sleep over it. Maybe when I was younger, I might have been more affected by that.

I love to cook.. but nothing that had to die.

I wanted to do a summary of my life and career. There’s been so many different looks, and so many types of songs that have become iconic, so it was just kind of fun to look back on everything

I'd rather die standing than live on my knees.

I wanted to die. I had a panic attack.

I really admire artists that are willing to take a different approach and a different angle to their shows.

There was a time when I was - after my very first record from Nashville, I thought I might not be one of those who actually really makes it, and I may end up back in Canada, just playing clubs. And that might - this might have just been it.

Writing is very much a playground - an artistic playground. It's the most fun thing I do.

My divorce was like a death - a genuine death of commitment and love. After I got over the shock, I was like, tell me theres some way we can save this. We can save this, right?

Yes, you can lose somebody overnight, yes, your whole life can be turned upside down. Life is short. It can come and go like a feather in the wind.

Music is a great natural high and a great natural escape.

You gave me faith to find my dreams, you'll never know just what that means.

In a way, we women take on more than we need to sometimes.

I didn't have a choice growing up but to be more insecure because others had more.

I'm not someone who is glamorous all the time.

Art is a platform where self-expression should not be limited. I'm here to inspire. There is no age limit to that.

You learn to accept your own reality

It's very hard to concentrate when your stomach's rumbling.

If you're not in it for love, I'm out a here.

Putting a stamp on things just helps you say, 'Hey, yesterday I was there, and today I'm here.' It's another step forward, and it feels like another turning point and an unleashing of creativity, and now I'm going to start focusing on the show and the production, the fun stuff that comes with it.

I think that all people that get to a certain level of their celebrity are brands. I accept that. I don't value it in any personal way. I value it as an element of my work. I'm more pragmatic in that sense. I do get very rattled if I don't get enough normalcy in my life. I like solitude. I can't even write music if I'm not isolated.

For a good 10 to 12 years, I was working non-stop and I wasn't really enjoying my success.

Without a doubt, the best way to get to know me is through my music

I was not naturally meant to be on stage.

I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that's making me successful.

So many people bare their midriffs, I don't know why mine is such an issue.

When I cook him dinner and I burn it black, he better say hmmm, I like it like that.

I certainly don't think you need to be famous to want to leave a legacy, but when you are famous, it's even more likely that your child will get the wrong perspective on your life if you die prematurely.

I feel like I'm on top of the world. Honestly, I feel like I've climbed a very giant mountain, and I'm just standing right on top with my arms wide open and breathing rarified air.

Ultimately, I am responsible for how I live my life now, and what I make out of it. In fact, I am actually grateful for what I've gone through and wouldn't change a thing-although I admit I wouldn't want to live it over again either. Once was enough.

I can still hear the words you whispered when you told me I can stay right here forever in your arms from Forever and for Always

I feel sexy when I get out of the tub - your skin is fresh and you've put up your hair without looking.

If I hadn't had a childhood career, I probably would've signed a contract with the first person I came across.

You want me to describe Elvis, wow!

Life is short. It can come and go like a feather in the wind.

You got a way with words, you keep me smiling, even when it hurts.

I won't lie, I've had a lot of discouraging moments in the past years, moments I wasn't sure about things and doubted myself.

I really can't imagine not singing again.

I don't eat meat, fish, or eggs. I was never a big meat-eater, but I've got more energy now. I eat a lot of tofu, and I drink soy shakes with fruit every morning. I always have soybeans, black beans, or chickpeas for lunch or dinner

My life revolves around my child's routine.

There were moments when I really just thought, I don't need anything and I don't need anyone. I just want to go away and disappear.

I was in a very deep, dark slump, and I needed to find a way to get myself out of it. I had to force myself back out into life, back out into experiencing things.

One day, someone said to me, 'Do you want to go jump out of an airplane?' I felt like I had nothing to lose anymore, so I said, 'Why not?' And every day since then, I ask myself that question.