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. - Taylor Swift

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

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

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. - Taylor Swift

Anytime someone tells me that I can't do something, I want to do it more. - Taylor Swift

Just because you make a good plan, doesn't mean that's what's gonna happen. - Taylor Swift

I think fearless is having fears but jumping anyway. - Taylor Swift

You have people come into your life shockingly and surprisingly. You have losses that you never thought you'd experience. You have rejection and you have learn how to deal with that and how to get up the next day and go on with it. - Taylor Swift

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