Quotes by Shania Twain

All I ever intended was to make a living at what I do. Everything I've achieved since then is above and beyond.
– Shania Twain
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.
– Shania Twain
I don't want my body to be a distraction from my talent or my brain.
– Shania Twain
I feel sexy when I get out of the tub - your skin is fresh and you've put up your hair without looking.
– Shania Twain
I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that's making me successful.
– Shania Twain
I have arm-wrestled here and there... guys seem to want to test my strength.
– Shania Twain
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.
– Shania Twain
I really hope my peers appreciate and respect what I'm doing.
– Shania Twain
I remember I autographed it to Mutt Lange, and I may only have put one t on Mutt. I mean, I'd never heard of such a name. I'm sure he must've thought that was quite funny. He must've known from that autograph, right off the bat, that I had no idea who he was.
– Shania Twain
I'm more private than people realize. I'm not that easy to get to know.
– Shania Twain
I'm not going to be somebody who wants to hold on to my fame for the rest of my life.
– Shania Twain
If my clothing does stand out, then I guess it's a compliment, but I just wear whatever feels comfortable.
– 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.
– Shania Twain
It's important to give it all you have while you have the chance.
– Shania Twain
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.
– Shania Twain
My goal is to appeal to as many people as I can. I'm not looking to leave country, but I do want to have more international success.
– Shania Twain
So many people bare their midriffs, I don't know why mine is such an issue.
– Shania Twain
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.
– Shania Twain
Without a doubt, the best way to get to know me is through my music.
– Shania Twain
Writing is very much a playground - an artistic playground. It's the most fun thing I do.
– Shania Twain
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.
– Shania Twain
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.
– Shania Twain
Music is a great natural high and a great natural escape.
– Shania Twain
Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like.
– Shania Twain
In a way, we women take on more than we need to sometimes.
– Shania Twain
I'll always be sad that my marriage ended.
– Shania Twain
I wouldn't call myself a feminist, because I think there are differences between men and women.
– Shania Twain
I temporarily lost my hope in love, and it was temporary, thank goodness.
– Shania Twain
I spent a lot of my life holding back my cries, and I want to change that because it's not good for me.
– Shania Twain
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.
– Shania Twain
I like being at home and cooking.
– Shania Twain
I enjoy sports in person.
– Shania Twain
I do not see my family life in any way, shape, or form as an opportunity for a photo.
– Shania Twain
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.
– Shania Twain
Fortunately, when you're a mom, the responsibility of caring for your child can keep you going.
– Shania Twain
For a good 10 to 12 years, I was working non-stop and I wasn't really enjoying my success.
– Shania Twain