Taylor Swift turns 26 on December 13. While she tweeted, “today I begin my 26th year of freaking out over stuff,” on the outside, she always seems to keep her cool.
As her mother Andrea said before presenting her daughter with the Milestone honors at the Academy of Country Music Awards last April, “I’ve watched this milestone artist since she was a tangled-haired little girl growing up on our farm, full of imagination and creativity…And ever since then, her favorite thing in the world to do has been to write a song, tell a story, play a guitar or a piano. And I’ve seen those things carry her through every emotion, every experience in her life — good or bad.”
On December 20, Swift debuts her concert film, The 1989 World Tour Live. Watch the trailer below.
Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes. I have a little surprise for you. #1989WorldTourLIVE @applemusic https://t.co/actZbWBt4R
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 13, 2015
We celebrate this gifted singer/songwriter with her favorite quotes and lyrics.
“Just be yourself, there is no one better.”
“Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you’ll regret more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to intentionally hurt someone.”
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“If you’re lucky enough to be different from everyone else, don’t change.”
“Anytime someone tells me that I can’t do something, I want to do it more.”
“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.”
“People haven’t always been there for me but music always has.”
“If they don’t like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.”
“At some point, you have to forget about grudges because they only hurt.”
“You are more than the opinion of someone who doesn’t know you.”
“…being fearless is having a lot of fears, but you jump anyway.”
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— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 13, 2015