Taylor Swift

“I'm sick of the tabloids' saying I obsess over guys. Why would you obsess over guys? They don't like it.”

“I've never thought about any kind of prejudice about women in country music because I never felt like it affected me. I was fortunate enough to come about in a time when I didn't feel that kind of energy at all, and it was always my theory that if you want to play in the same ballgame as the boys, you've got to work as hard as them.”

“I think that when you're making your way up in the music industry, you have all these heroes and the reasons why they are your heroes. As soon as you get into the industry, your guidelines change a little bit. For me, my heroes now are great people first and great artists second.”

“But when I hear a great song, I can't help but be inspired by it, regardless of whatever genre that song falls under.”

“Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear”

“'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!”

“My absolute favorite meal in Nashville is sweet-potato pancakes at Pancake Pantry.”

“My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.”

“I'd like to do a completely off-the-wall collaboration. I would like one of my songs to be the hook to a rap song. That would be so much fun!”

“I cap myself when I shop; I don't like to spend extravagant amounts on clothes. But, I do get lent clothes for events, it's scary to wear something so expensive, but I feel really pampered.”

“When I am talking to people who I feel don't like me or are mean, I get really shy, and I kind of curl up personality wise.”

“I've been my mom's kitchen helper since I was a little kid.”

“For me, genres are a way for people to easily categorize music. But it doesn't have to define you. It doesn't have to limit you.”

“So don't you worry your pretty little mind because people throw rocks at things that shine. [Ours]”

“When I'm writing a record, I kind of don't listen to much music. Just because I want to be inspired solely on the emotion; just based on how it feels.”

“There are no rules when it comes to love.”

“I'm never in the same place for more than, like, three days at a time. Things can change from one minute to the next.”

“Faith Hill is a big role model.”

“When I'm in my 50s, I kind of think I'll want to be in a garden.”

“I think I have a big fear of things spiraling out of control. Out of control and dangerous and reckless and thoughtless scares me, because people get hurt.”