Taylor Swift Quotes

Being FEARLESS isn't being 100% Not FEARFUL, it's being terrified but you jump anyway.

I know that if things hadn't gone the way they did then I wouldn't be where I am now.

I think loving someone, despite what people think, is FEARLESS. <3

Unique and different is the new generation of beautiful… You dont have to be like everybody else. In fact I don’t think you should.

To all the boys who inspired this album: You should've known. ;)

Getting a great idea with song writing is a lot like love. You don't know why this one is different, but it is. You don't know why this one is better, but it is. It sticks in your head, and you can't stop thinking about it.

One element of Madonna's career that really takes center stage is how many times she's reinvented herself. It's easier to stay in one look, one comfort zone, one musical style. It's inspiring to see someone whose only predictable quality is being unpredictable.

You have to not only live your life in spite of people who don't understand you, you have to have more fun than they do.

I've been a huge fan of Chris Martin forever; it'd be awesome to work with him. He's really kind, and he's been really encouraging when we've met.

It was the night things changed, can you see it now? These walls that they put up to hold us back fell down It's a revolution, throw your hands up, 'cause we never gave in

Hearing a crowd scream is the coolest sound in the world. It can motivate me to do anything.

Every single one of us has a few months here or there that feel like dark months.

I am completely fascinated by the differences and comparisons between real life and fairy tales because we're raised as little girls to think that we're a princess and that Prince Charming is going to sweep us off our feet.

I keep going back to love when I write songs because I can't figure it out.

I'm Taylor, I'm 11 and I want a record deal.

Never forget the essence of your spark!

Everytime you smile, I smile And everytime you shine, I'll shine for you.

Be yourself, chase your dreams, and just never say never. That's the best advice I could ever give someone.

I've never thought about songwriting as a weapon. I've only thought about it as a way to help me get through love and loss and sadness and loneliness and growing up.

Sometimes you see these people who are just so—God—so affected by all of it, where ambition has taken precedence over happiness. But when I meet people who really embody this serenity of knowing that they have had an amazing life—James Taylor, Kris Kristofferson, and Ethel Kennedy... They just seem to be effervescent.

I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don't really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they're good, and if they get fans, then you move on to the next band.

I don't mind being pale. In high school, it seemed like everybody cared about being tan all year round, but I haven't really thought about it since then. I don't go to a tanning bed, and I get bored when I lay out. I put sunscreen on when I'm in the sun, and sometimes I get tan, but I don't really think about it very much.

Any relationship I ever have will have to be hidden, or else it will be destroyed before it even starts.

We find ourselves in that situation where we want to believe, we want to think we're the exception, we want to think we can change someone or tame a lion or make a bad guy good or something like that but 9 times out of 10 we end up looking back going, "Oh, shame on me, should've seen that one coming!"

I didn't want to just be another girl singer. I wanted there to be something that set me apart.

Actually, I think you have to know that whatever advice you give, they may not take it. The priority should be on keeping the friendship rather than giving the best advice. Your best advice is usually, 'Walk away from him! Tell him you never want to see him again!' But if you are dealing with someone still in love, nothing you say can change their feelings. All you can do is be there for them and pick them up every time they get hurt. Until, that is, they are ready to move on for themselves.

But, I've always loved John Mayer and I think T-Pain is brilliant.

My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

Try things. Laugh a lot. Mess up. Apologize. Hug people. Take chances. Trust yourself. Lose things. Get over it.

Mom is a planner, an organizer. She's very strong and practical. She's the person that'll tell me if I ever start to change my personality. The balance of the two of them created my personality.

I've wanted one thing in my life. I don't want to be that girl that gets that one thing then complains.

Be good to people. Be good to every single person you come into contact with. My best friends are great musicians. But more than that, they're great people.

Part of me feels you can't say you were truly in love if it didn't last. If I end up getting married and having kids, that's when I'll know it's real - because it lasted.

Just being a human being, I’ve realized that before every big problem you create for yourself, before every huge mess you have to clean up, there was a crucial moment where you could’ve just said no.

Life is like walking you take one step at a time.

I really believe we in the music industry can work together to find a way to bond technology with integrity and just really hope we can teach the younger generation the value of investment in music rather than the ephemeral consumption of it.

Life is a ruthless game unless you play it good and right.

I get so excited when a song I wrote that's very personal to me goes No. 1 and I look down and see people singing the words back to me.

You can never forget the people who were always there for you from the beginning.

At a certain point, if you chase two rabbits, you lose them both.

There are two different categories of love. The first category is called a fairytale. The second category of love is called just another lesson

There's a lot of pressure putting an album out all over the world and hoping people everywhere like it.

I never want to end up being a self-centered, vain human being.

Some days I totally appreciate everything that's happening to me, and some days I feel everyone's waiting for me to mess up.

I just drove past Brad Paisley jogging down the side of the road. I rolled down the window and screamed RUN FORREST RUN. I live for….. little moments…..like that.

I think that when you're making your way up in the music industry you have all these heroes and the reasons why they are your heroes. As soon as you get into the industry your guidelines change a little bit. For me, my heroes now are great people first and great artists second.

If you’re the girl that needs a boyfriend, and once she loses that boyfriend needs to replace it with a different boyfriend, it’s just this constant stream of boyfriends all the time. I don’t feel like I ever want to be that girl. I want to be the girl that when she falls in love, it’s a big deal and it’s a rare thing.

My dad is a Chatty Cathy, the social butterfly; friendly; knows everybody in the whole world by six degrees; tells me that every performance is the greatest he's ever seen, every new outfit is the coolest. Constant cheerleader.