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Taylor Swift
93 quotes
“If you listen to my albums, it's like reading my diary.”
Taylor Swift (born 1989) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hirschberg, Lynn (23 November 2009). "Little Miss Sunshine". The New York Times.
“I want to say to all the young women out there: there will people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame, but if you just focus on the work and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you're going you'll look around and you'll know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there, and that will be the greatest feeling in the world.”
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Recorded in: Taylor Swift | Album of the Year | 58th GRAMMYs". Recording Academy / GRAMMYs, on youtube.com. 16 February 2016.
“No one should have to go to school in fear of gun violence. Or to a nightclub. Or to a concert. Or to a movie theater. Or to their place of worship. I’ve made a donation to show my support for the students, for the March For Our Lives campaign, for everyone affected by these tragedies, and to support gun reform. I’m so moved by the Parkland High School students, faculty, by all families and friends of victims who have spoken out, trying to prevent this from happening again.”
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Recorded in: Taylor Swift, on her Instagram account, as quoted in "Taylor Swift rarely gets political. March for Our Lives just changed that." in Vox (23 March 2018)
“I didn’t realize until recently that I could advocate for a community that I’m not a part of.”
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Recorded in: Regarding her support for LGBTQ rights, in "Taylor Swift on Sexism, Scrutiny, and Standing Up for Herself" by Abby Aguirre at Vogue, 08 August 2019.
“Let go of the people who bring you down, and surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you.”
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“No matter what happens in life, be good to people.”
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“This is the proudest and happiest I've ever felt, and the most creatively fulfilled and free I've ever been.”
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Recorded in: In an interview with Time Magazine regarding her Eras tour and her 2023 Person of the Year Award.
“I’m not going anywhere. I’m not retiring. I’m not stopping. I’m just evolving.”
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Recorded in: Taylor Swift promises ‘Life of a Showgirl’ won’t be her last hurrah — or her last albumLos Angeles Times (Oct. 6, 2025)
“I’m not the art police. I welcome the chaos.”
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Recorded in: Taylor Swift Responds to Fans Who Dislike ‘The Life of a Showgirl’: ‘I’m Not the Art Police’ and ‘I Welcome the Chaos’ Variety (OCTOBER 7,2025)
“You should think of your energy as if it’s expensive, as if it’s like a luxury item. Not everyone can afford it.”
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Recorded in: 13 Best Taylor Swift Quotes from the New Heights Podcast Cotton cashmer (15 August 2025)
“What you spend your energy on, that’s the day.”
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Recorded in: 13 Best Taylor Swift Quotes from the New Heights Podcast Cotton cashmer (15 August 2025)
“This is a dream come true. I now own all my music, my videos, my photos, and my unreleased tracks.”
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Recorded in: Taylor Swift Regains Control of Master Recordings pitchfork (May 30, 2025)
“He'll never fall in love He swears, as he runs his fingers through his hair. I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong. And I don't think it ever crossed his mind. He tells a joke, I fake a smile That I know all his favorite songs.”
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Recorded in: I'd Lie (2007).
“Wish I had concentrated; they said love was complicated. But it was something I just fell into. And it was overrated, but just look what I created!”
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Recorded in: I Heart ?, Beautiful Eyes (2008).
“You lift my feet off the ground, You spin me around. You make me crazier, crazier. Feels like I'm fallin' and I Am lost in your eyes. You make me crazier, crazier, crazier.”
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Recorded in: Crazier (2008) (promotional single for Hannah Montana: The Movie).
“Every time you smile, I smile And every time you shine, I'll shine for you.”
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Recorded in: Jump Then Fall, Fearless: Platinum Edition (2009).
“I don't wanna lose your face And I don't wanna wake up one day and not remember what time erased. I don't wanna turn around 'Cause I'm not scared of what love gave me and took away. And I don't wanna lose your face.”
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“But when you think: Tim McGraw, I hope you think my favorite song. The one we danced to all night long: The moon like a spotlight on the lake. When you think happiness, I hope you think: "That little black dress." Think of my head on your chest, An' my old faded blue jeans. When you think Tim McGraw, I hope you think of me.”
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“I hate that stupid old pickup truck You never let me drive. You're a redneck heartbreak Who's really bad at lying. So watch me strike a match On all my wasted time. As far as I'm concerned you're Just another picture to burn.”
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“He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar, The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star. He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do.”
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“You should've said no, you should've gone home. You should've thought twice before you let it all go. You should've known that word 'bout what you did with her Would get back to me...And I should've been there, in the back of your mind. I shouldn't be asking myself why. You shouldn't be begging for forgiveness at my feet... You should've said no, baby and you might still have me.”
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“I was sixteen when suddenly I wasn't that little girl you used to see. But your eyes still shined like pretty lights, And our daddies used to joke about the two of us. They never believed we'd really fall in love. And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyes And said oh my my my...”
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“Our song is the slamming screen door, Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window. When we're on the phone and you talk real slow 'Cause it's late and your mama don't know. Our song is the way you laugh, The first date "man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have." And when I got home, before I said amen Asking God if he could play it again.”
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“We're drivin' down the road, I wonder if you know. I'm tryin' so hard Not to get caught up now. But you're just so cool. Run your hands through your hair, Absent mindedly makin' me want you.”
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“Cause when you're fifteen And somebody tells you they love you, you're gonna believe them. And when you're fifteen, Feeling like there's nothing to figure out, Well count to ten, take it in. This is life before you know Who you're gonna be, You're fifteen.”
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“Romeo take me somewhere, we can be alone. I'll be waiting; all there's left to do is run. You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess, It's a love story, baby, just say yes.”
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“'Cause I can't help it if you look like an angel; Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain, so... Come feel this magic I've been feelin' since I met you, Can't help it if there's no one else.”
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“I'm not a princess, This ain't a fairytale. I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet, Lead her up the stairwell. This ain't Hollywood, This is a small town. I was a dreamer before You went and let me down. Now it's too late for you and your white horse To come around.”
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“But she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts. She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers, Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're lookin' for has been here the whole time.If you could see that I'm the one who understands you, Been here all along so why can't you see? You belong with me; You belong with me.”
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“Music starts playing like the end of a sad movie. It's the kind of ending you don't really wanna see. 'Cause it's tragedy and it'll only bring you down. Now I don't know what to be without you around.”
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“Lookin' so innocent, I might believe you if I didn't know. Could'a loved you all my life, If you hadn't left me waiting in the cold. And you got your share of secrets, And I'm tired of being last to know. And now you're asking me to listen 'Cause it's worked each time before.”
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“And I stare at the phone, he still hasn't called. And then you feel so low you can't feel nothing at all. And you flash back to when he said forever and always. Oh, and it rains in your bedroom, Everything is wrong. It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone. 'Cause I was there when you said forever and always.”
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“Because these things Will change. We can see it now. These walls That they put up, To hold us back Will fall down. It's a revolution, It's how we'll become. Who we're Supposed to be. We'll sing hallelujah; We'll sing hallelujah. Oh.”
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“You remember, we were sittin' there, by the water, You put your arm around me for the first time. You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter. You are the best thing that's ever been mine.”
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“And you stood there in front of me just Close enough to touch, Close enough to hope you couldn't see What I was thinking of.Drop everything now, Meet me in the pouring rain. Kiss me on the sidewalk, Take away the pain. 'Cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile.”
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“So this is me swallowing my pride, Standing in front of you Saying I'm sorry for that night. And I go back to December all the time. Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you, Wishing that I realized what I had when you were mine. I go back to December, turn around and make it all right. I go back to December all the time.”
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“I am not the kind of girl Who should be rudely bargin' in on a white veil occasion. But you are not the kind of boy Who should be marrying the wrong girl.”
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“Someday I'll be livin' in a big old city And all you're ever gonna be is mean. Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me And all you're ever gonna be is mean. Why you gotta be so mean?”
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“Now I'm standing alone in a crowded room And we're not speaking. And I'm dyin' to know: Is it killing you Like it's killing me? Yeah. I don't know what to say since a twist of fate, when it all broke down And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.”
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“This is me praying that This was the very first page Not where the story line ends My thoughts will echo your name Until I see you again These are the words I held back As I was leaving too soon I was enchanted to meet youPlease don't be in love with someone else Please don't have somebody waiting on you Please don't be in love with someone else Please don't have somebody waiting on you”
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“The story starts when it was hot and it was summer and... I had it all, I had him right there where I wanted him She came along, got him alone and let's hear the applause She took him faster than you could say "sabotage"I never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it I underestimated just who I was dealing with She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum She underestimated just who she was stealing from”
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“Come on, come on Don't leave me like this. I thought I had you figured out. Something's gone terribly wrong, You're all I wanted.Come on, come on Don't leave me like this. I thought I had you figured out. Can't breathe whenever your gone, Can't turn back Now I'm haunted.”
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“Long live the walls we crashed through, All the kingdom lights shined just for me and you. I was screaming, "Long live all the magic we made," And bring on all the pretenders. One day we will be remembered.”
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“So don't you worry your pretty little mind, People throw rocks at things that shine, And life makes love look hard. The stakes are high, The water's rough, But this love is ours.”
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“This is a state of grace This is the worthwhile fight Love is a ruthless game Unless you play it good and right”
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“Losing him was blue like I’d never known; Missing him was dark grey all alone. Forgetting him was like trying to know Somebody you've never met. But loving him was red; Loving him was red.”
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“I can't decide if it's a choice Getting swept away. I hear the sound of my own voice Asking you to stay. And all we are is skin and bone trained to get along, Forever going with the flow but you friction.”
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“Two headlights shine through the sleepless night and I will get you, get you alone Your name has echoed through my mind And I just think you should, think you should know That nothing safe is worth the drive And I will follow you follow you home I'll follow you follow you home”
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“'Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in, So shame on me now. Flew me to places I'd never been, So you put me down oh.”
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“Time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it. I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still trying to find it. After plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own, Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone.But you keep my old scarf from that very first week, 'Cause it reminds you of innocence and it smells like me. You can't get rid of it 'cause you remember it all too well, yeah.”
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