WisdomArea — Wisdom & Inspiration

"There's so much about Dolly Parton that every female artist should look to, whether it's reading her quotes or reading her interviews or going to one of her live shows. She's been such an amazing example to every female songwriter out there."

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

Taylor Swift

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"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

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"I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore."

Taylor Swift

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"My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time."

Taylor Swift

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"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."

Taylor Swift

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"My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion."

Taylor Swift

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"I think about food literally all day every day. It's a thing."

Taylor Swift

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"Love Story' is actually about a guy that I almost dated. But when I introduced him to my family and my friends, they all said they didn't like him. All of them!"

Taylor Swift

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"I'm always afraid of failing. I have to quiet that fear if I'm going to get up in the morning."

Taylor Swift

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"I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about."

Taylor Swift

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"I don't like it when people who are young act like they're 40. That's taking too much on. Putting up a shield and trying to act like you're so mature or whatever - I don't try to act mature. Some people might say I'm mature for my age, but it's not something I'm trying to do, you know? I'm just me."

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"I've always felt music is the only way to give an instantaneous moment the feel of slow motion. To romanticise it and glorify it and give it a soundtrack and a rhythm."

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"A lot of people ask me, 'How did you have the courage to walk up to record labels when you were 12 or 13 and jump right into the music industry' It's because I knew I could never feel the kind of rejection that I felt in middle school. Because in the music industry, if they're gonna say no to you, at least they're gonna be polite about it."

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"I think I first realized I wanted to be in country music and be an artist when I was 10. And I started dragging my parents to festivals, and fairs, and karaoke contests, and I did that for about a year before I came to Nashville for the first time. I was 11 and I had this demo CD of me singing Dixie Chicks and Leanne Rimes songs."

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"I would love to continue in music, with writing... but I am not the kind of person who will hang around if I start to become irrelevant. If that happens, I will bow down gracefully, raise my kids, and have a garden. And I am going to let my hair go gray when I am older. I don't need to be blonde when I'm 60!"

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"People haven't always been there for me, but music always has."

Taylor Swift

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"I've always strived to be successful, not famous."

Taylor Swift

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"I know that a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania is about the most random place for a country singer to come from, but I had an awesome childhood."

Taylor Swift

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"I can't deal with someone wanting to take a relationship backward or needing space or cheating on you."