Taylor Swift quotes

“I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny.”

— Taylor Swift

“Factoring in millions of people when I'm writing a song is not a good idea. I don't ever do it.”

— Taylor Swift

“For some reason, I'm really comfortable talking about my personal life in songs.”

— Taylor Swift

“For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.”

— Taylor Swift

“In this business you have to develop a thick skin, but I'm always going to feel everything. It's my nature.”

— Taylor Swift

“Vanity can apply to both insecurity and egotism.”

— Taylor Swift

“I know that a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania is about the most random place for a country singer to come from, but I had an awesome childhood.”

— Taylor Swift

“Love always ends differently and it always begins differently - especially with me.”

— Taylor Swift

“I'm very aware and very conscious of the path I chose in life, and very aware of the path I didn't choose.”

— Taylor Swift

“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.”

— Taylor Swift

“Even if you're happy with the life you've chosen, you're still curious about the other options.”

— Taylor Swift

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

— Taylor Swift

“When you hear people making hateful comments, stand up to them. Point out what a waste it is to hate, and you could open their eyes.”

— Taylor Swift

“I'm like 6'2 when I wear heels, so I tend to wear cowboy boots a lot.”

— Taylor Swift

“In my opinion, the only way to conquer stage fright is to get up on stage and play. Every time you play another show, it gets better and better.”

— Taylor Swift

“I don't ever feel like the cool kid at the party, ever. It's like, 'Smile and be nice to everybody, because you were not invited to be here.'”

— Taylor Swift

“I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore.”

— Taylor Swift

“Love is the one wild card.”

— Taylor Swift

“Faith Hill is a big role model.”

— Taylor Swift

“For me, genres are a way for people to easily categorize music. But it doesn't have to define you. It doesn't have to limit you.”

— Taylor Swift

“I can say I'd honestly rather be happy than have 30 to 40 songs that I've written about these thrilling, exciting, horrible, unhappy times.”

— Taylor Swift

“I don't think there's an option for me to fall in love slowly or at medium speed. I either do, or I don't.”

— Taylor Swift

“I think the tiniest little thing can change the course of your day, which can change the course of your year, which can change who you are.”

— Taylor Swift

“Just because you make a good plan, doesn't mean that's what's gonna happen.”

— Taylor Swift

“Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!”

— Taylor Swift

“My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.”

— Taylor Swift

“When you walk out onstage in front of 65,000 people, it can bring you to tears.”

— Taylor Swift

“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.”

— Taylor Swift

“I base a lot of decisions on my gut, and going with an independent label was a good one.”

— Taylor Swift

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

— Taylor Swift