Shania Twain Quotes

All I ever intended was to make a living at what I do. Everything I've achieved since then is above and beyond.

I remember I autographed it to Mutt Lange, and I may only have put one t on Mutt. I mean, I'd never heard of such a name. I'm sure he must've thought that was quite funny. He must've known from that autograph, right off the bat, that I had no idea who he was.

When I'm writing music, I'm not acting it out - it's all me. I feel that my responsibility is to be truthful about myself, first and foremost. I'm not going to sing things I don't believe in no matter who is benefitting from it.

I don't eat meat, fish, or eggs. I was never a big meat-eater, but I've got more energy now.

You are the one, I think I'm in love... life has begun.

Why do people criticise his intelligence when he can do something as miraculous as that?

It's really such a personal journey, making a record, but even more so writing the songs.

I don't even know half the time what I'm nominated for.

Horses calm me. I love being around them. They smell great, they are beautiful to look at, they are loving, demanding, temperamental, and they settle you.

Ain't nothing better, we beat the odds together.

I'll always be sad that my marriage ended.

It's very hard to be honest with yourself when something's just not working.

A happy heart comes first, then the happy face.

I don't have to worry about what people are thinking and what's going on in the industry. I don't want that stuff to influence what I'm doing. Because I think it stifles you creatively. I don't want to have to care too much about that. All I care about is what the fans think. It's really all I care about, honestly.

I'm always soul searching on a spiritual level.

When you don't come from struggle, gaining appreciation is a quality that's difficult to come by.

The only reason that you do visual is solely for the visual. That's the only reason. It doesn't sell your music for you.

People are going to write and say things you don't like. They're going to take things out of context. What are you going to do? You can't let it destroy your life. That's their problem. They're going to go on and not be respected for what they do. Just worry about what you do. You have to make up your mind. You also have to be prepared for fallout. You have to accept the industry you're in.

Life unravels the way it does, and it has an effect on you, but you have to take responsibility for dealing with it.

Suffering does not discriminate.

I'm not going to be somebody who wants to hold on to my fame for the rest of my life.

I enjoy sports in person.

It always disappoints me when I go to a concert and they don't play my favorite song, or at least one of their biggest hits.

Don't freak out until you know the facts.

Country music is still your grandpa's music, but it's also your daughter's music. It's getting bigger and better all the time and I'm glad to be a part of it.

Now that I have and I'm not a have-not, I've learned how important it is to maintain humility.

Dysphonia is not a singing problem. It's a voice box issue in the muscle on the voice, very different from having a nodule on the vocal cords, which I've never had. I'm lucky that I've never had that. It needs a long renewal time, and even today, I am still addressing it.

It was just like a dream. I could have ended up with an album that's not all that different from anything else coming out of Nashville. Mutt made the difference. He took these songs, my attitude, my creativity, and colored them in a way that is unique.

Fortunately, when you're a mom, the responsibility of caring for your child can keep you going.

I think there's something odd about eating another living anything.

My voice is stronger today than ever.

I spent a lot of my life holding back my cries, and I want to change that because it's not good for me.

I do not see my family life in any way, shape, or form as an opportunity for a photo.

Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like.

I want to be successful, but I don't really have what it takes to do it comfortably.

I don't want someone photographing my cellulite - I can't take it!

I'm never at my best on television. There's a row of cameras between you and the audience, and it's very weird, very confusing.

I temporarily lost my hope in love, and it was temporary, thank goodness.

I really feel like life will dictate itself. You should allow it to unfold as naturally as possible. Just go with the flow. When you're really desperate, you say a few prayers and hope for the best. That's the way I've always lived my life.

'I love to cook. Very healthy eating. ...' Twain also forgoes meat, dairy, and eggs. 'Nothing,' she declares, 'that had to die.'

I love the role that men play in our lives.

This could be it, I think I'm in love. It's love this time... It just seems to fit, I think I'm in love... This love is mine.

Coming from where I came from, it was unimaginable to ever be wealthy. That was just too far out of my reach.

My music must reflect whatever's going on in my mind, and my life needs to evolve for me to discover who it is I'm becoming.

If my clothing does stand out, then I guess it's a compliment, but I just wear whatever feels comfortable.

I'm neither embarrassed of who I am, where I come from, what I've experienced, I'm not ashamed of it.

My passion is more in songwriting than ... in being a star.

I wish my parents had spent more time worrying about my education than me being a star.