Taylor Swift’s 50 Best Quotes

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These quotes reflect Taylor Swift’s insights on life, love, perseverance, and self-expression.

  1. “People haven’t always been there for me, but music always has.” – Taylor Swift
  2. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Taylor Swift
  3. “Just be yourself, there is no one better.” – Taylor Swift
  4. “No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.” – Taylor Swift
  5. “I want to be strong for girls who are afraid to be soft.” – Taylor Swift
  6. “This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.” – Taylor Swift
  7. “You are not the opinion of someone who doesn’t know you.” – Taylor Swift
  8. “I never want to change so much that people can’t recognize me.” – Taylor Swift
  9. “I’ve found that if you’re willing to keep getting back up when you’re knocked down, then you’ll always have the potential to grow.” – Taylor Swift
  10. “Fearless is getting back up and fighting for what you want over and over again…even though every time you’ve tried before, you’ve lost.” – Taylor Swift
  11. “It’s okay to be a glowstick; sometimes we need to break before we shine.” – Taylor Swift
  12. “Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear.” – Taylor Swift
  13. “Never believe anyone who tells you that you don’t deserve what you want.” – Taylor Swift
  14. “Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you’re crazy.” – Taylor Swift
  15. “I don’t think you should wait. I think you should speak now.” – Taylor Swift
  16. “Life isn’t how to survive the storm, it’s about how to dance in the rain.” – Taylor Swift
  17. “I’m intimidated by the fear of being average.” – Taylor Swift
  18. “Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together.” – Taylor Swift
  19. “To me, Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.” – Taylor Swift
  20. “We should love, not fall in love, because everything that falls gets broken.” – Taylor Swift
  21. “I’ve always strived to be successful, not famous.” – Taylor Swift
  22. “I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes to everybody, that’s all you’re going to get back.” – Taylor Swift
  23. “Your feelings are so important to write down, to capture, and to remember because today you’re heartbroken, but tomorrow you’ll be in love again.” – Taylor Swift
  24. “In a relationship, each person should support the other; they should lift each other up.” – Taylor Swift
  25. “You can’t have a better tomorrow if you’re always thinking about yesterday.” – Taylor Swift
  26. “Anytime someone tells me that I can’t do something, I want to do it more.” – Taylor Swift
  27. “There are two ways you can go with pain. You can let it destroy you, or you can use it as fuel to drive you.” – Taylor Swift
  28. “I don’t know if you know who you are until you lose who you are.” – Taylor Swift
  29. “Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.” – Taylor Swift
  30. “I want to be defined by the things that I love, not the things I hate, not the things I’m afraid of, or the things that haunt me in the middle of the night.” – Taylor Swift
  31. “If somebody hurts you, it’s okay to cry a river but remember to build a bridge and get over it.” – Taylor Swift
  32. “You have to stop worrying about whether people like you. Some people just don’t have good taste.” – Taylor Swift
  33. “Vanity can create a very cruel space for you if you don’t know how to manage it.” – Taylor Swift
  34. “Time can heal most anything.” – Taylor Swift
  35. “Sometimes the person you’d take a bullet for ends up being the one behind the gun.” – Taylor Swift
  36. “It’s hard to fight when the fight ain’t fair.” – Taylor Swift
  37. “I’m learning that perfection isn’t achievable, but learning through your mistakes is.” – Taylor Swift
  38. “To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” – Taylor Swift
  39. “If you’re lucky enough to be different, never change.” – Taylor Swift
  40. “It’s okay to outgrow people who don’t grow. Grow tall anyways.” – Taylor Swift
  41. “Life is a ruthless game unless you play it good and right.” – Taylor Swift
  42. “You can’t let your failures define you — you have to let them teach you.” – Taylor Swift
  43. “Don’t ever regret being honest. Period.” – Taylor Swift
  44. “When you’re young, you just run but you come back to what you need.” – Taylor Swift
  45. “You don’t need to be loved by everyone. You just need people to love you.” – Taylor Swift
  46. “I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known.” – Taylor Swift
  47. “My biggest mistake was thinking you could fix yourself by breaking someone else.” – Taylor Swift
  48. “I hope you know that who you are is who you choose to be, and that whispers behind your back don’t define you.” – Taylor Swift
  49. “You can make history or be reduced to a footnote. It’s your choice.” – Taylor Swift
  50. “The best people in life are free.” – Taylor Swift

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