Quotes by Lindsey Stirling

The only reason I am successful is because I have stayed true to myself.

While my body might say, Im small and vulnerable, my hair warns, DONT MESS WITH ME.

You’ve got to have confidence in the very thing that makes you unique – then wait for the world to catch up

Its so easy to find reasons for why I am excused to be unsatisfied with the moment. As people, we often look to the future saying Ill be happy when… Ill be happy when I graduate, Ill be happy when I am thin, Ill be happy when I get a car… and so on. But why postpone happiness. Why not find joy in the journey of life. We need to find joy in the simple, ordinary events that make up the everyday because that is what we get the most of.

I dont claim to be the best musician. If being the best means I earn the right to look down on people and critique their accomplishments in defense of my own, I dont ever want to be. People can say what they want about my music being banal and my skill level competent, and it will hurt my feelings (because despite what some believe, I do still have them), but I wont let it determine my self-worth.

I am so much happier when I am doing the things that make me me, and thats living by my standards and doing the things I love, using my talents, however random they are, to share with other people. Thats what makes me happy.

If your mom asks you to do the dishes, do not pull out your pirate attitude. But if someone tells you youre not good enough, says your dreams are too lofty, or claims there is no room in showbiz for a dancing violinist - well then, by all means, pull out your eye patch, my friend, and take to the high seas.

I think its most important to, rather than just do what everybody else is doing, like tons of selfies, find out what makes you excited. You know, is it taking pictures and doing cool makeup and making yourself look great? If so, wonderful. Is it music? Is it teaching something? Are you great at teaching?

Sometimes, being different feels a lot like being alone. But with that being said, being true to that and being true to my standards and my way of doing things in my art and my music, everything that has made me feel very different... in the end, it has made me the happiest.

There is such an advantage to self-releasing. If you can do it yourself, its the best way to go. In Europe and the rest of world outside the U.S., I have licensed my music to labels. But its amazing because I still own all the masters. I didnt have to give up any of those rights. I have 100 percent creative control.

I was told at first that being different was a bad thing. Everywhere I went, it was just, Youre too different... And it turned out that being different was the best thing that ever happened to my career. It is why people travel to my shows. Its why people want to hear my story and buy my book.

I was told by so many people that I wouldnt succeed because I was too different. Ironically, the very reason that people watch my channel and travel thousands of miles to see a show... is because its different. God didnt send us to Earth to just blend in. We are here to share what makes us unique.

The same way that I practiced the violin, the same way that I practiced my dance moves, I decided that I was going to practice being positive and practice loving myself.

Europe in general is a great place for me, but specifically Germany has been very good to me. Germans love classical music... Electronic dance music is massive over there, so Im kind of the marriage between the two.

Visualization - its been huge for me. Your mind doesnt know the difference between imagination and reality. You cant always practice perfectly - my fingers will play a little bit out of tune, or my dance moves might not be as sharp - but in my mind, I can practice perfectly.

I played the violin my whole life. I wanted to play from the time I was just a little kid, and Ive always loved dance as well. I wanted to make people smile. I wanted to add an extra energy to my playing and make it visual and make it unique and fun.

Its really hard to smile when you play. As a performer, if I ever find myself focusing, its like, Oh no - orchestra face! Its not attractive at all, so I have to focus on smiling.