Quotes by Taylor Swift

If youre horrible to me, Im going to write a song about it, and you wont like it. Thats how I operate.

If they dont like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.

I dont think you should wait. I think you should speak now.

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..

Now stand in the corner, and think about what youve done!

Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear

My hope for the future, not just in the music industry, but in every young girl I meet…is that they all realize their worth and ask for it.

As much as I would really like to have saved myself heartache, embarrassment or gossip, I also know that my biggest mistakes have turned into my best lessons. And sometimes my greatest career triumphs. If my life had been turbulence-free, maybe my music would be beige, maybe the stadiums wouldn’t be full and the mantle would be a little more empty.

I suffer from girlnextdooritis where the guy is friends with you and thats it.

This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.

I’m intimidated by the fear of being average.

My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion. Why make life miserable for someone when you could be using your energy for good? We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. 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.

A lot of people think if they’re shouting the loudest, they’ll be heard, but most people lose respect for you when you lose your cool. You have to maintain everyone’s respect, especially as a woman in a position of power. It’s terrible to be at that kind of disadvantage, where if you yell, people will talk about you behind your back more than if you were a man. Because of those social injustices we face as women, you have to make sure that no one can call you a crazy bitch.

Its hard to fight when the fight aint fair.

You can walk away and say We dont need this. but something in your eyes says We can beat this.

I think for me, beauty is sincerity. I think that there are so many different ways that someone can be beautiful. You know, someone so funny that it makes them beautiful no matter how they look, because they’re sincere in it. Or somebody who’s really emotional, and moody and thoughtful and stoic, but that makes them beautiful because that’s sincerely who they are

People havent always been there for me but music always has.

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

The only one whos got enough of me to break my heart.

Ive found time can heal most anything and you just might find who youre supposed to be.