Top 305 Quotes & Sayings by Katy Perry
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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
I grew up in a life where the answer was always there, I guess. But now I'm out on my own and still looking for the answer. Nothing is solved for me.
I think that you should definitely listen to what people say, because everyone says it: High school is not the real world.
People always ask me, 'What is it that you regret?' And I say, 'nothing, because I could not buy what I've learned.' And I apply those things to my life I learn. And hopefully, hopefully it helps me to be a better human in the future and make better choices.
With songs, I've always pledged to be honest. I write my songs because I've lived them.
My sister travels with me, and she's the person who keeps me in line, whether I like it or not. I trust her and also have a good, healthy fear of her.
I am so grateful for all the love and support I've had from people around the world.
I get a lot of the ideas when I'm resting - either when I'm meditating or getting some kind of work done on my back, like physical therapy or acupuncture. That's where I get my best ideas, maybe because I'm balancing my body.
I still believe in love, most definitely. I'm just going to let that take the lead.
People love the idea of a good girl gone bad, thinking that my parents were so strict and disowned me, but that actually wasn't the case. Even though they don't necessarily agree with some of the things I do, they love me as their daughter. That's always been their perspective.
My style icons were Gwen Stefani, when she was in No Doubt, and then Shirley Manson in Garbage.
I still want to be as approachable and relatable as possible - when I meet fans and they're crying, I'll say, 'Calm down, there's nothing to cry about.'
My personality is up and down, sassy and cheeky.
I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.
I just want to make it very clear that I come from very humble beginnings, and I worked for everything!
I'm really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to suck my belly in. Everyone should do that whether you're on a red carpet or not. Even if you're just going out to dinner with your boyfriend you should try and suck it in.
I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease.
Hollywood is so fake and people need to realize that people are just people, and you, too, don't need to be born into something or have money or have whatever product someone is hawking on you.
I'm okay with having bad dance moves. I'm okay with having horrible lower teeth. That's what makes me me, and for some reason it's worked out all right.
If people want a role model, they can have Miley Cyrus.
People talk about bullying, but you can be your own bully in some ways. You can be the person who is standing in the way of your success, and that was the case for me.
I'm okay with having bad dance moves.
I'm okay if everything is honest and truthful and relatable. If it's fabricated and ill-motived, it's not good.
I'm every woman. It takes a village to make me who I am.
Find out what your gift is and nurture it.
For a modern woman it is important to be supported and that there is equality in every aspect, and that it's not two halves that make a whole - it's two wholes that make a whole.
I don't need the Prince Charming to have my own happy ending.
Ever since I was younger I wanted to be on stage, singing my songs in a glittering costume. And that happened and is still happening. I have to remember that this is what I wished for and be grateful because there are 500 other girls right behind me that are ready to snatch it up.
I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids.
The press is just not your friend when it comes to a marriage. That's why we didn't sell the pictures of our wedding, and we got offered millions of dollars for them, millions.
I'm a woman who likes to be courted - strongly.
I'm kind of a more sunshiny person myself.
I fall in love every time. And I don't really fall in love a lot, but when I do, I fall hard.
I always knew I wanted a great man of God, someone who was going to be an inspiration for people and also be a lovely husband and father.
I sacrifice in my love life and my social life, but those things will be there in three or four years. This is a really important time in my life. I can't just be the girl who sang 'I Kissed a Girl.' I have to leave a legacy.
I feel really blessed because of where I come from.
I've done a lot of bad things. Use your imagination.
There are a lot of things that are personally uncomfortable to show, especially me without makeup and completely bloated or crying. But I've realized that it's time for me to show my audience that you don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams. Because nobody relates to being perfect.
Honesty has always worked for me.
If you like my music, great, and if you don't, whatever. I'm going to keep making it either way.
I write my songs because I've lived them.
I'm not defined by where I came from.
I have multipersonality disorder - in a very good way, of course - when it comes to my fashion choices.
My career is like an artichoke. People might think that the leaves are tasty and buttered up and delicious, and they don't even know that there's something magical hidden at the base of it. There's a whole other side of me that people didn't know existed.
I'm kind of a good girl - and I'm not. I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That's what the stories in my music do.
If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.
Sometimes if you want to achieve something great, there will be curveballs. You just have to dodge them every once in a while.
I don't believe in a heaven or a hell or an old man sitting on a throne. I believe in a higher power bigger than me because that keeps me accountable.
If you are not happy with something, you should change it. So I went to a lot of therapy, and finally, I am able to speak up for myself: You are going to hear me roar!
I can't just be the girl who sang 'I Kissed a Girl.' I have to leave a legacy.
I like a good boy, but sometimes you get bored.
I've always been ambitious since I was nine years old and that was never going to change.
I'll continue to try and balance like a circus act. And I will just fight to always tell the truth. Even if it's difficult.
People don't want just vanilla. They want 31 flavors. I couldn't do what Rihanna does. I couldn't do what Gaga does. They can't do what I do.
I like to go out there looking like a strong woman, because I am strong. But I am also a woman who goes through all kinds of problems and highs and lows.
When I was 13, I asked for a guitar. And that's how I really started explaining my point of view.
I'm happy, I'm in a good place, I'm looking forward to my future.
I see everything through a spiritual lens.
I've actually always wanted to make something like an acoustic record.
I got a fantastic person to work me out and get me into really good shape.
I just feel like I have this gift that I've been given. It's like, 'Someone unwrap it! Here it is!' That drive can't be held down.
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