Taylor Swift Quotes

“I think songwriting is the ultimate form of being able to make anything that happens in your life productive.”

“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.”

“I'm fascinated by love. … I love studying it and watching it. I love thinking about how we treat each other, and the crazy way that one person can feel one thing and another can feel totally different.”

“A man writing about his feelings from a vulnerable place is brave; a woman writing about her feelings from a vulnerable place is oversharing or whining.”

“Just be yourself, there is no one better.”

“I hope you know that who you are is who you choose to be, and that whispers behind your back don't define you. You are the only one who gets to decide what you will be remembered for.”

“I'm a songwriter. Everything affects me.”

“You can't take back what you said, so instead of worrying, just let it go.”

“Life isn't how to survive the storm; it's about how to dance in the rain.”

“Your worth is not determined by the opinion of somebody who doesn't know you.”

“I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.”

“The moment you stop is the moment you fail.”

“I almost stopped thinking it could ever happen, after 20 years of having the carrot dangled and then yanked away. But that's all in the past now.”

“I've been watching 'Behind the Music' since I was five, and I became fascinated by career trajectories. Like—'This artist peaked on their second album. This artist peaked on their third album.' And I sometimes stress myself out wondering what my trajectory is—like, if I sleep in and wake up at 2 P.M., sometimes I'll beat myself up, because what if I was supposed to wake up earlier that day and write a song?”

“To say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty reserved about it. All I've ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy.”

“I'm so proud of it, and it just comes from, like, the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life, and so that effervescence has come through on this record.”

“Never be ashamed of trying. Effortlessness is a myth. The people who wanted it the least were the ones I wanted to date and be friends with in high school. The people who want it most are the people I now hire to work for my company.”

“Getting canceled on the internet and nearly losing my career gave me an excellent knowledge of all the types of wine.”

“We think we know someone, but the truth is that we only know the version of them they have chosen to show us. There will be no further explanation. There will be just reputation.”

“Scary news is: You're on your own now. Cool news is: You're on your own now.”