Taylor Swift, a name that needs no introduction in the world of music. With her soulful lyrics and powerful voice, she has captured the hearts of millions around the globe.
Apart from her musical genius, Taylor Swift is also known for her inspiring quotes that resonate with people from all walks of life.
In this collection of Taylor Swift’s inspirational quotes, we look into the wisdom and insight behind her words.
From love and heartbreak to success and self-empowerment, Taylor Swift’s quotes are a testament to her resilience and determination.
100+Taylor Swift Inspirational Quotes
1. “No one has the right to criticize you for how your body looks, but they will. One thing I’ve learned from experiencing this exact kind of criticism is that no one else can label your body except for you. No one gets to have a place in your mind if they weren’t invited there by you. So please do me this one favor: Don’t let their ugly words into your beautiful mind.” ~ Taylor Swift
2. “To truly love is to have the courage to walk away and let the other person who wishes to be free go no matter how much it hurts.” ~ Taylor Swift
3. “I just want to spend the rest of my life with someone who makes me smile, laugh, feel special, and supports me.” ~ Taylor Swift
4. “The longer you’re with the wrong person, you could be completely overlooking the chance to meet the right person.” ~ Taylor Swift
5. “I don’t know if you know who you are until you lose who you are.” ~ Taylor Swift
6. “In a relationship each person should support the other; they should lift each other up.” ~ Taylor Swift
7. “I’ve never thought about songwriting as a weapon. I’ve only thought about it as a way to help me get through love and loss and sadness and loneliness and growing up.” ~ Taylor Swift
8. “Being excited about stuff on a daily basis, I’m so excited by it.” ~ Taylor Swift
9. “If you’re lucky enough to be different, never change.” ~ Taylor Swift
10. “You are the only one who gets to decide what you will be remembered for.” ~ Taylor Swift
11. “Love always ends differently and it always begins differently – especially with me.” ~ Taylor Swift
12. “The difference between a good song and a great song is a good song is one that you know, you’ll put on in your car or you’ll dance to it. But I think a great song you’ll cry to it, or you get chills. I think a great song says how you feel better than you could.” ~ Taylor Swift
13. “The most miraculous process is watching a song go from a tiny idea in the middle of the night to something that 55,000 people are singing back to you.” ~ Taylor Swift
14. “I think it’s important that you know that I will never change. But I’ll never stay the same either” ~ Taylor Swift
15. “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
16. “Fixing your heartbreak by getting into another relationship is not the way to live your life – you need to live it on your terms for a while.” ~ Taylor Swift
17. “I don’t think you should ever take life so serious that you forget to play.” ~ Taylor Swift
18. “Fearless is having the courage to say goodbye to someone who only hurts you, even if you can’t breathe without them.” ~ Taylor Swift
19. “The lesson I’ve learned the most often in life is that you’re always going to know more in the future than you know now.” ~ Taylor Swift
20. “Every single one of us has a few months here or there that feel like dark months.” ~ Taylor Swift
21. “My friends tease me about the fact that if someone seems bad or shady or like they have a secret, I find them incredibly interesting. That’s just a phase I’ve been in lately. I don’t think this should be how I proceed in life. It’s important to be self-aware about these things because you don’t want to end up with that guy.” ~ Taylor Swift
22. “Just because you make a good plan, doesn’t mean that’s what’s gonna happen.” ~ Taylor Swift
23. If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don’t stop, don’t put it down. – Taylor Swift
24. “You’ve had your share of secrets and I’m tired of being the last to know.” ~ Taylor Swift
25. “Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you’re crazy.” ~ Taylor Swift
26. “Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you’ll regret more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to intentionally hurt someone.” ~ Taylor Swift
27. “Don’t worry. You may think you’ll never get over it. But you also thought it would last forever.” ~ Taylor Swift
28. “It’s important to be self-aware about what people are saying about you, but even more so, be very aware of who you actually are, and to have that be the main priority.” ~ Taylor Swift
29. “You can stay the same person you’ve always been even if everything around you changes.” ~ Taylor Swift
30. “I’m thankful that when I go to bed at night, that I have been myself that day. And I have been myself all the days before that.” ~ Taylor Swift
31. “You will always be criticized and teased and bullied for things that make you different, but usually those things will be what set you apart. The things that set you apart from the pack, the things that you once thought were your weaknesses will someday become your strengths.” ~ Taylor Swift
32. “I think you really have to tap into your sense of humor in order to survive.” ~ Taylor Swift
33. My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.
34. “Growing up is scary because it happens without you knowing it.” ~ Taylor Swift
35. “My favorite thing in the world is telling stories, and most of what I do is telling stories through music.” ~ Taylor Swift
36. “The cool thing about reading is that when you read a short story or you read something that takes your mind and expands where your thoughts can go, that’s powerful.” ~ Taylor Swift
37. “Make the most of now before it all changes because one day right now is going to be a memory.” ~ Taylor Swift
38. “It can be heartbreaking when you find out that your fairytale image of the world doesn’t match the reality.” ~ Taylor Swift
39. “I haven’t had that one great love, which is good. I don’t want that to be in the past – I want it to be in the future.” ~ Taylor Swift
40. “I don’t think there’s such a thing as falling in love too easily or falling too fast. Or loving someone too soon or trusting someone too soon… I’ve never treated two relationships the same. Some people move you and some people don’t.” ~ Taylor Swift
41. “I think my favorite thing about seasons changing is the opportunity to look different.” ~ Taylor Swift
42. “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.” ~ Taylor Swift
43. “For me, when I picture the person I want to end up with, I don’t think about what their career is, or what they look like. I picture the feeling I get when I’m with them.” ~ Taylor Swift
44. “I approach love differently now that I know it’s hard for it to work out.” ~ Taylor Swift
45. “There is a time for silence. There is a time for waiting your turn. But if you know how you feel and you so clearly know what you need to say you’ll know it. I don’t think you should wait. I think you should speak now.” ~ Taylor Swift
46. “Be grateful more than anything in your life. If you have to put a priority on something, put a priority on what you are thankful for and the people in your life that you’re grateful for.” Taylor Swift
47. “I’ve questioned everything about myself, every step of the way. You have to have the same amount of fear and self-doubt as you do hope and blind optimism.” ~ Taylor Swift
48. “I don’t think it’s the most important thing in life to fit it. I think it’s the most important thing in life to dance to the beat of your own drum and to look like you’re having more fun than the people who look cool like they fit in.” ~ Taylor Swift
49. “Living alone, you can do so many fantastic things I’ve learned. You can like, walk around and have so many conversations with yourself, and sing your thoughts. I think I’m the only one that does that.” ~ Taylor Swift
50. “You need to be happy with yourself or you’ll never be able to be happy in a relationship.” ~ Taylor Swift
51. I think fearless is having fears but jumping anyway.- Taylor Swift
52. “Never believe anyone who says you don’t deserve what you want” ~ Taylor Swift
53. “I never want to change so much that people can’t recognize me.” ~ Taylor Swift
54. “Just be yourself, there is no one better.” ~ Taylor Swift
55. “Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak, sometimes you’re just strong enough to let go.” ~ Taylor Swift
56. “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
57. “Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review.” ~ Taylor Swift
58. “People are going to judge you anyway, so you might as well do what you want.” ~ Taylor Swift
59. “No matter how bad your day is, just be grateful this day is added to your life.” ~ Taylor Swift
60. “People haven’t always been there for me but music always has.” ~ Taylor Swift
61. “Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear” ~ Taylor Swift
62. “If you cry over a guy, then your friends can’t date him. It can’t even be considered.” ~ Taylor Swift
63. “The term trying to forget someone is so awful because you’ll never forget someone if you’re trying to forget them.” ~ Taylor Swift
64. “I can’t deal with someone wanting to take a relationship backward or needing space or cheating on you.” ~ Taylor Swift
65. “Any relationship I ever have will have to be hidden, or else it will be destroyed before it even starts.” ~ Taylor Swift
66. “I never give advice unless someone asks me for it. One thing I’ve learned, and possibly the only advice I have to give, is to not be that person giving out unsolicited advice based on your own personal experience.” – Taylor Swift
67. “I keep one eye on the path I didn’t choose every day.” ~ Taylor Swift
68. “As soon as I accomplish one goal, I replace it with another one. I try not to get too far ahead of myself. I just say to myself, ‘All right, well, I’d like to headline a tour,’ and then when I get there, we’ll see what my next goal is.” ~ Taylor Swift
69. “I just kind of live a life, and I let all the gossip live somewhere else. If you go too far down the rabbit hole of what people think about you, it can change everything about who you are.” ~ Taylor Swift
70. “I’m not concerned with people seeing me in a certain way. Some people see me as a kid, some people see me as an adult. But I’m seriously not going to complain how anybody sees me, as long as they see me.” ~ Taylor Swift
71. “If you want some big revelation, since 2010 I have dated exactly two people. The fact that there are slide shows of a dozen guys that I either hugged on a red carpet or met for lunch or wrote a song with … it’s just kind of ridiculous.” ~ Taylor Swift
72. “I’ve always strived to be successful, not famous.” ~ Taylor Swift
73. When you’re singing you can hear the echo of people in the audience singing every single word with you, and that was that big dream that I had for myself. It’s happening.” ~ Taylor Swift
74. “I don’t compare myself to anyone else; I don’t make comments about anyone else because they do what feels right for them, and that’s okay by me.” ~ Taylor Swift
75. “I’ve wanted one thing for me whole life and I’m not going to be that girl who wants one thing her whole life then gets it and complains.” ~ Taylor Swift
76. “Anytime someone tells me that I can’t do something, I want to do it more.” ~ Taylor Swift
77. “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
78. “No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.” ~ Taylor Swift
79. “I am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life.” – Taylor Swift
80. “Getting a great idea with song writing is a lot like love. You don’t know why this one is different, but it is. You don’t know why this one is better, but it is. It sticks in your head, and you can’t stop thinking about it.” – Taylor Swift
81. “In life, you learn lessons. And sometimes you learn them the hard way. Sometimes you learn them too late.” ~ Taylor Swift
82. I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.” ~ Taylor Swift
83. “I know my flaws before other people point them out to me.” ~ Taylor Swift
84. “Some days I totally appreciate everything that’s happening to me, and some days I feel everyone’s waiting for me to mess up.” ~ Taylor Swift
85. “I want to make the most of this cultural relevance or success or whatever you want to call it, because it’s not going to last.” ~ Taylor Swift
86. “I guess it’s a weird thing to be 19 and not ever have been drunk, but for me, it just feels normal because I don’t really know any other way.”
87. “People are software running on hardware, both built for lives we no longer live.”
88. “I’m seriously not going to complain how anybody sees me, as long as they see me”
89. “That doesn’t mean when I’m older I won’t have a glass of wine. I just don’t think it’s such a strange thing for me not to be wasted all the time.”
90. “When you are missing someone, time seems to move slower, and when I’m falling in love with someone, time seems to be moving faster.”
91. “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.”
92. “There are two different categories of love. The first category is called a fairytale. The second category of love is called just another lesson”
93. “We should love, not fall in love, because everything that falls, gets broken.” – Taylor Swift
94. It’s you and me, there’s nothing like this, Miss Americana and The Heartbreak Prince.” – Taylor Swift
95. “Someday I’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me and all you’re gonna be is mean.” – Taylor Swift
96. “I’ll be strong, I’ll be wrong, oh but life goes on.” –Taylor Swift
97. “To me, Fearless is not the absence of fear. It’s not being completely unafraid. To me, Fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.” –Taylor Swift
98. “You can plan for a change in the weather and time, but I never planned on you changing your mind.” – Taylor Swift
99. “Only twenty minutes to sleep, but you dream of some epiphany. Just one single glimpse of relief to make some sense of what you’ve seen.” – Taylor Swift
100. “So don’t you worry your pretty little mind, because people throw rocks at things that shine.” – Taylor Swift
101. “When I was a little girl I used to read fairy tales. In fairy tales, you meet Prince Charming and he’s everything you ever wanted. In fairy tales, the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is. Then you grow up and you realize that Prince Charming is not as easy to find as you thought. You realize the bad guy is not wearing a black cape and he’s not easy to spot; he’s really funny, and he makes you laugh, and he has perfect hair.” –Taylor Swift
102. “I am completely fascinated by the differences and comparisons between real life and fairy tales because we’re raised as little girls to think that we’re a princess and that Prince Charming is going to sweep us off our feet.” – Taylor Swift
Conclusion
Taylor Swift’s inspirational quotes offer a glimpse into her journey as a talented artist and a resilient individual.
Through her words, she encourages others to embrace their uniqueness, pursue their dreams, and overcome obstacles with determination and grace.
Swift’s quotes remind us that success is not solely measured by external validation but by the impact we have on the lives of others.
Her vulnerability and honesty have resonated with millions worldwide, making her an influential figure in the music industry and beyond.
