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Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter known for her narrative lyrics and diverse musical style. Since the release of her self-titled debut album in 2006, Swift has quickly become a leading figure in the global pop music scene. Her music blends elements of country, pop, and rock, winning her numerous awards and a dedicated fanbase.

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Famous Taylor Swift Quotes

“One thing I've tried to never do is make wish lists. I try to have a very steppingstone mentality about this whole thing, where as soon as you make one step you visualize the next step, not five steps ahead.”

Trying Whole Next Wish Steps Five One Thing Lists Mentality Next Steps

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“Band-Aids don't fix bullet holes. You say sorry just for show. You live like that, you live with ghosts.”

Shows Band Sorry Aids Ghost Holes Bullets Saying Sorry Band Aid Bad Blood

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“When you’re young you just run, but you come back to what you need.”

Needs Running Young

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“The Moment I Knew" "was a song about my 21st birthday party, which was the worst experience ever.”

Moments Song Party Worst Birthday Party 21st Birthday

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“And you know there’s nothing like writing a song about someone who’s mean to you, and just makes your life miserable…and then winning a Grammy for it.”

Knows Writing Mean Song Winning Miserable Grammy

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“I love conversations with kids in the meet and greet lines — little people with little voices! I love babies. Someday I would love to be a parent, but I want that time to come when I’ve experienced so much of the world. My life will be devoted to making that child’s life as wonderful, beautiful, magical and perfect as it can possibly be. I want to wait until there is no ounce of me left that has anything self-centered to experience.”

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“Middle school was what programmed me to be semi-insecure, like, all of the time. I didn’t fit in….I’d stand on the outside of the circle but I was never really in. That’s when I started to realize there’s this thing called rejection.”

School Realizing Middle Fit Circles Rejection Insecure Middle School

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“They can say whatever they want about my personal life because I know what my personal life is, and it involves a lot of TV and cats and girlfriends.”

Knows Want Life Is Tvs Cat Girlfriend Personal Life

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“The thing about life is, every time you learn a lesson, another is waiting right at the corner. You never know everything.”

Knows Life Is Waiting Lessons Corners Learning Lessons

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“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.”

Feels Okay Compare Comment Feels Right

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“Be careful with what you say. A girl remembers everything.”

Remember Girl Careful Be Careful Remembers Everything

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“Wondering why we bother with love, if it never lasts.”

Ifs Lasts Wonder Bother

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“Never compare yourself to beautiful girls.”

Beautiful Girl Compare Beautiful Girl

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“You and I both know there's got to be some greater storyline for you than 'girl gets heart broken, was sad forever'. I think a nice one would be 'girl gets heart broken, was sad for a while but in her heartbreak she found freedom, friends, and the ability to look back and laugh at all she'd learned. She now lives her life on her own terms and still has fantastic hair.'”

Thinking Knows Looks Heart Stills Would Be Girl Found Term Ability Laughing Forever Greater Nice Hair Broken Fantastic Heart Broke Storyline

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“Any relationship I ever have will have to be hidden, or else it will be destroyed before it even starts.”

Destroyed

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“I'm gonna find someone someday who might actually treat me well”

Wells Might Treats Someday

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“There's no regimen. There's no personal trainer. I love to go hiking because it's an experience. If I need to gain stamina for a tour, I will run every single night on the treadmill, but I don't necessarily like being at the gym.”

Ifs Needs Running Night Gains Gym Hiking Trainers Stamina Treadmills

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“You should vote for Neoprene Byzantine in the Hot Hundred, they're really sweet guys and that Moscow song is just wow! Hurry guys voting closes really soon mwah!”

Should Guy Song Sweet Hundred Vote Hot Voting Wow Moscow Really Sweet Byzantine Sweet Guy

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“When we're falling in love or out of it, that's when we most need a song that says how we feel. Yeah, I write a lot of songs about boys. And I'm very happy to do that.”

Needs Feels Writing Song Fall Boys Yeah Falling In Love Very Happy

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“I think the tiniest little thing can change the course of your day, which can change the course of your year, which can change who you are.”

Thinking Years Littles Courses Who You Are Little Things

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“I always have to be writing.”

Writing

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“Seeing a live Kenny Chesney show, you know what you're going to get. You know it's going to be an all-day party.”

Knows Shows Party Seeing Kenny

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“It's been occurring to me I'd like to hang out with you, for my whole life.1”

Whole Whole Life Crush Hanging Out

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“Everytime you smile, I smile And everytime you shine, I'll shine for you.”

Love Shining I Smile

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“It was the night things changed, can you see it now? These walls that they put up to hold us back fell down It's a revolution, throw your hands up, 'cause we never gave in”

Hands Night Causes Change Changed Revolution Wall Things Change Hands Up

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“She's not a saint, and she's not what you think She's an actress, whoa She's better known for the things that she does on the mattress”

Thinking Doe Known Music Saint Actresses Mattresses

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“In the middle of the night When I'm in this dream It's like a million little stars Spelling out your name”

Littles Dream Night Names Stars Millions Middle Middle Of The Night Spelling

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About the Author

Born: December 13, 1989
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 977

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