Quotes by Shania Twain

“It was just like a dream. I could have ended up with an album that's not all that different from anything else coming out of Nashville. Mutt made the difference. He took these songs, my attitude, my creativity, and colored them in a way that is unique.”

“I really feel like life will dictate itself. You should allow it to unfold as naturally as possible. Just go with the flow. When you're really desperate, you say a few prayers and hope for the best. That's the way I've always lived my life.”

“I spent a lot of my life holding back my cries, and I want to change that because it's not good for me.”

“I do not see my family life in any way, shape, or form as an opportunity for a photo.”

“I certainly don't think you need to be famous to want to leave a legacy, but when you are famous, it's even more likely that your child will get the wrong perspective on your life if you die prematurely.”

“I like being at home and cooking.”

“I really hope my peers appreciate and respect what I'm doing.”

“I temporarily lost my hope in love, and it was temporary, thank goodness.”

“I lost my sense of trust, honesty and compassion. I crashed down and became what I consider an emotional mess. I've never been so miserable in my whole life. I just wanted to go to bed and never get up.”

“Yes, you can lose somebody overnight, yes, your whole life can be turned upside down. Life is short. It can come and go like a feather in the wind.”

“I'll always be sad that my marriage ended.”

“Fortunately, when you're a mom, the responsibility of caring for your child can keep you going.”

“I love music.”

“The only reason that you do visual is solely for the visual. That's the only reason. It doesn't sell your music for you.”

“Without a doubt, the best way to get to know me is through my music.”

“Country music is still your grandpa's music, but it's also your daughter's music. It's getting bigger and better all the time and I'm glad to be a part of it.”

“Music is a great natural high and a great natural escape.”

“Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like.”

“My music must reflect whatever's going on in my mind, and my life needs to evolve for me to discover who it is I'm becoming.”

“Later in my life, I'm going to look back and smile and be very fulfilled. I know that if I don't give it my all right now I'll regret it later. That's very important to me, because I've worked all my life to have this.”

“I enjoy sports in person.”

“I have arm-wrestled here and there... guys seem to want to test my strength.”

“For a good 10 to 12 years, I was working non-stop and I wasn't really enjoying my success.”

“I wouldn't call myself a feminist, because I think there are differences between men and women.”

“In a way, we women take on more than we need to sometimes.”

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