Katy Perry Quotes

My parents were strict, but it was the world I lived in. I had no idea there was a world outside.

I have a soft spot for musicians. If a man could ride this roller coaster with me and come out alive, then I guess we'd deserve each other's company.

I am a pop girl! And I'm on a major label. I enjoy singing pop songs.

My parents are very quirky, eccentric. They have their own world.

In another life, I would be your belle

The past is like a handful of dust. It filters through your fingers, disappearing little by little. I wish, for one day, I could go back. In another life I would do things differently.

Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke.

I can feel a phoenix inside of me. I can see the heavens but I still hear the flames calling out my name.

I was raised in a super-sheltered atmosphere where we didn't watch anything besides Trinity Broadcasting Network - which was called TBN - or the Fox News channel.

I'm okay if everything is honest and truthful and relatable. If it's fabricated and ill-motived, it's not good.

I don't feel like I'm very pop-star lame, but I'm definitely not hipster-cool.

I'm a woman who likes to be courted, strongly. Never say never, I guess you'd say. I'll let love take the lead on that.

One thing I can't do, and I hope that there are other people out there that feel the same way, is climb a rope. Oh my gosh, it's so hard to climb rope! It's all about grip and arms.

I grew up not really having anything, so the idea that I can take care of my family and my friends now is a really cool bonus.

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'm happy, I'm in a good place, I'm looking forward to my future.

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 wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning.

I've done a lot of bad things. Use your imagination.

I have a confidence because my research shows that I should just really trust my instincts.

Recycle those nerves and make them adreneline.

You can get through it and you can land on your feet triumphantly and strong.

I don't follow trends. I'm just not into what everyone else is wearing. I have my own look, which I call 'Lolita Meets Old Hollywood Glam.'

I've just always been very aware and careful of everything, so that I can be ready for the perfect opportunities as they come. I don't take anything for granted or wait for anything to come to me.

I didn't come here to run for President. I really just came here to play rock and roll.

I came from a different mind-set growing up, and my mind has changed.

Sometimes, you promise someone forever, but it doesn't work that way.

Everybody wants to have a commentary on my life, like they are actually living it. Cool, comment all you want but I'm the one that's living it.

Unfortunately, I think a lot of people are affected more by the idea of fame than the actual work ethic involved. A lot of them just want to be reality TV-type people who don't do anything.

I never live in the present. I'd do interviews and people will say, "Isn't this great?" or "Can you believe?" And I would react, like, "No, I can't believe it because I'm not living in this moment."

I see everything through a spiritual lens.

Cause in you're eyes, I'd like to stay

With songs, I've always pledged to be honest. I write my songs because I've lived them.

I hate working out, but I love jumping rope. Theres a rhythm. It's like dancing.

I think that you should definitely listen to what people say, because everyone says it: High school is not the real world.

I don't want to completely self-sabotage everything that I've got and alienate everyone. But I definitely want to take some chances as I always have.

I was not even allowed to mention the name Madonna in my household - just because I think the '80s and '90s were so Madonna-filled. She was going through so many evolutions at that time.

My style icons were Gwen Stefani, when she was in No Doubt, and then Shirley Manson in Garbage.

I'm competitive with myself, and that goes hand in hand with how I present myself. I'm not only trying to put one foot in front of the other, I'm trying to put my best foot forward.

Relationships are kind of like riding a bull. You hang on for dear life and sometimes you get a little buck here and there ... but you get back on.

I love hearing my song on the radio the first time, but when it comes on again, I change the station. I already have so much of the spotlight on me. I don't need any more.

All this money can't buy me a time machine.

I think you become more relatable when you're vulnerable.

I have a soft spot for women, I'm not afraid of it, some women walk into the room, and they're so beautiful and you're like, 'I wanna smell you' you know?

I'm up to my hairline in planning. It's a lot, especially when you're a woman of detail.

I had no clue they would fall into my armpits eventually.

All women are created equal, then some become Мarines.

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!

The media, is media. You always have to take the media with a grain of salt. You can't believe everything you read.

I grew up raised in church, my parents are both traveling ministers. They blocked out MTV which was fine, but I'd find myself figuring out who New Kids On The Block were.