Quote of the day by Taylor Swift: 'You don't have to forgive and you don't have to forget to move on'

Taylor Swift’s life mantra doesn’t just reflect in her songwriting, over the years the songstress has blessed her fans with life changing advices. The 14-time Grammy winning singer candidly speaks about love, life, self-respect, gender equality, growth and regret.

Everytime the 'Love Story' singer said something either through her song or interviews, people listened. One of her most loved quotes that inspired many was, "You don't have to forgive and you don't have to forget to move on.”

Quote of the day by Taylor Swift

“You don't have to forgive and you don't have to forget to move on.” The 36-year old singer, Taylor Swift, said this in 2019, during her appearance at the CBS Sunday Morning. In the conversation, Taylor talked about songwriting, her life, critics and stalkers and what the future looks like to her. Taylor continued, “You can move on without any of those things happening. You just become indifferent, and then you move on.” When the host Tracy Smith asked Taylor, “Do you believe in forgiveness?” She strongly replied, “Yes! Absolutely.” She added, “like… for people who are important in your life… who have added… you know, have enriched your life and made it better… and also there has been struggle and some bad stuff too.”

These words by Taylor Swift emphasized on the significance of self-preservation, emotional clarity and the art of letting go. Sometimes it is not the wound the pains, but the memory of the wound that makes you relieve the whole traumatic experience. Thus, moving on is the healtheier way, for the sake of ones ownself.

Taylor Swift’s journey from a country music star to a pop sensation

Taylor’s career officially began in country music. She was a teenager who had been obsessed with pursuing a singing career since her childhood.

She was not influential at first; she had to work for that, and knowing she wanted to be a singer so early in life did not protect her from having to reinvent herself, repeatedly. At the age of sixteen, Taylor made her mark on the Nashville country music scene with a debut album, and later became a global phenomenon and the leader of her fanbase “Swifties.

” Taylor Swift's first big hits started with country crossover success like 'Love Story' and 'You Belong With Me' from 'Fearless,' but her first Billboard Hot 100 number 1 was ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ from her music album Red (2012), followed by major pop dominance with ‘Shake It Off’ & ‘Blank Space’ from ‘1989’.