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" I think when people make a record with a goal in mind - like taking it to the next level or making them seem more mature - that gets in the way of writing great songs. "

Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift

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You

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" 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. "

" I base a lot of decisions on my gut, and going with an independent label was a good one. "

" When I figured out how to work my grill, it was quite a moment. I discovered that summer is a completely different experience when you know how to grill. "

" I heard that when Christina Aguilera went back to her prom, people, like, booed her. I can't imagine going through that. If you know that's going to happen, why put yourself in that situation? I'd rather play for 20,000 screaming people, you know? "

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" I think that as you grow up, as you get older, we can't get bitter, we can't get jaded. "

Taylor Swift

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Think

" I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics. "

" I have so many playlists full of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown. "

" 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. "

" Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review. "

Taylor Swift

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" My audience has really become a very diverse group of people. It's not just 15-year-old girls. That's kind of what allows me to write from all the different places I want to write from. "

Taylor Swift

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Want

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" I'm a Sagittarius, and one of our major qualities is that we're blindly optimistic. "

" For me, when I picture the person I want to end up with, I don't think about what their career is, or what they look like. I picture the feeling I get when I'm with them. "

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" Writing 'We Are Never Getting Back Together' was one of the most hilarious experiences I have ever had in the studio because it just happened so naturally. "

" My head's never really quiet. The only time I can get it to turn off is if I watch 'CSI' or 'Law & Order,' where I have to follow the crime. If I can't turn my head off during that, I know I've really got a problem. "