Taylor Swift Quotes

I know what it's like to pine away for that summer romance you just can't get back.

My style advice to other girls is to be experimental but always have a 'home base' and stick with your comfort style.

I think I have to trust that you end up with the person you're supposed to end up with, and that everything in between is there to teach you stuff.

I like touring extensively because I think the more hours you spend onstage, the more you know who you are onstage.

And, honestly, if somebody wants to criticize me for not being a trainwreck, that's fine with me!

My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.

I've been careful in love. I've been careless in love. And I've had adventures I wouldn't trade for anything.

It's important to be self-aware about what people are saying about you, but even more so, be very aware of who you actually are, and to have that be the main priority.

Love is one of those things that should be so simple. You don't need to think about it and over analyze it when it's good.

I love dresses, and I've definitely thought about designing them someday. I just want to make sure that I wait until the time is perfect and I can do it right.

I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love.

A letdown is worth a few songs. A heartbreak is worth a few albums.

It feels kinda weird being back in a high school cause I haven't been in a high school for about a year. So um, it's kinda interesting coming back, and y'know seeing the lockers, with all the signs, the handmade signs, so being in high school again is a little bit strange but in a good way.

I'm intimidated by the fear of being average.

Everybody has that point in their life where you hit a crossroads and you've had a bunch of bad days and there's different ways you can deal with it and the way I dealt with it was I just turned completely to music.

One of my best friends is dating my other best friend, Lena!

I think I've developed, as many people do, this sense of, 'Don't say the wrong thing, or else people will point at you and laugh.'

Here's what I've learned about deal-breakers. If you have enough natural chemistry with someone, you overlook every single thing that you said would break the deal.

When I'm getting to know someone, I look for someone who has passions that I respect, like his career. Someone who loves what he does is really attractive. In high school, I used to think it was "like sooooo cool" if a guy had an awesome car. Now none of that matters. These days I look for character and honesty and trust.

I rode an elevator with a guy who was whistling the tune of 'this is the song that never ends'. Putting that on me? Come on dude.

I think that you can love people without it being the great love.

I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.

There's room for role models who make mistakes.

Sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know, or pushing people down to get you where you want to go... soon your gonna find stealing other people toys on the playground won't make you many friends.

My friends tease me about the fact that if someone seems bad or shady or like they have a secret, I find them incredibly interesting. That's just a phase I've been in lately. I don't think this should be how i proceed in life. It's important to be self-aware about these things because you don't want to end up with that guy.

Be friends first when you're dating. If it turns into something more, that's awesome, and if not you have another friend.

All of my walls are covered with framed pictures of my friends.

Believe in everything you do. Believe in your mistakes and grow from them.

In high school, I used to think it was "like sooooo cool" if a guy had an awesome car. Now none of that matters. These days I look for character and honesty and trust.

I think, a lot of times when you meet someone, you feel like you need to appear like you're not interested in them so that they'll be more interested in you. But what happens when you start showing him that you actually like him? What's he gonna do then? Play the tape forward; how do you keep a guy like that? I don't want to sign up for that.

Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review.

Be grateful more than anything in your life. If you have to put a priority on something, put a priority on what your thankful for and the people in your life that you're grateful for.

Here I was again tonight forcing laughter, faking smiles Same old tired, lonely place

I’ve never been shy or secretive with the fact that if you walk into my life, you may be walking onto a record.

Walking through a crowd, the village is aglow. Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats, under coats. Everybody here wanted something more. Searching for a sound we hadn't heard before. And it said, 'Welcome to New York,' It's been waiting for you. It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat forevermore. The lights are so bright, but they never blind me.

Be the fearless girl that everyone knows would dare to do anything.

I think the first thing you should know is that nobody in country music 'made it' the same way. It's all different. There's no blueprint for success, and sometimes you just have to work at it.

Being single is wonderful and I love it. I don't ever have a morning where I wake up and say, 'I really need to find a boyfriend today.'

If you fall in love based on zero hours spent with me? That's maybe something to be aware of. That will fade fast. You can't be in love with a google search.

Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear

I think fearless is having fears but jumping anyway.

I think that the idea of having a different approach to every single one of my albums is so exciting to me. I never want to make the same record twice. Why do it? What's the point?

People are going to talk about you. But maybe you're having more fun than them anyway.

My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.

You can spend so much time wanting someone and they can have absolutely no idea.

Standing there at the stage door to the rest of your life. Time to dip your toe into the deep end. Try things. Say hi already. Laugh a lot. Mess up. Apologize. Mess up again. Hug people. Take chances. Trust yourself. Lose things. Get over it. Hold your friends close. Gather your strength. Gain wisdom and beautiful stories. Be brave, and you'll have the time of your life.

When I get on a roll with something, it's really hard for me to put it down unfinished.

And if you're horrible to me I'm going to write a song about you and you are not going to like it. That's how I operate.