Trisha Yearwood quotes: the singer slash TV star’s top tips.
“What’s meant to be will always find a way.”
“You learn life is short and it’s not worth doing something if you don’t enjoy it.”
“If you’re doing this because you feel like you have a burning desire to do it, then you’ll find a way to do it, no matter what. If you’re doing this because you’re thinking, ‘Hey, this will be really cool…’ then you’ll probably quit, because it’s not easy to do for the long haul.”
“Get your education, and if you see small opportunities, take them. Each one could be a stepping stone to something bigger.”
“I don’t spend time wondering what might be next; I just focus on trying to savor every day.”
“I’m the inspiration for picking it up off the floor after it fell off the stool and figuring out a way to make it still work.”
“Traveling through the past looking for turning points has been clarifying. It’s a great way to see what’s made you the person you are, how far you’ve come, and where you’re headed. I highly recommend it!”
“Sometimes it’s knowing the right person at the right time in your life that has a profound impact.”
“I’ve never been the girl that’s had the five-year plan, the 10-year plan – and I’m still not.”
“It’s not about giving back if you’re successful or a celebrity or how much money you have; it’s about your responsibility as an adult to help others.”
“Women are rising up. People need to take action – not just talk – to make some real change. Everybody says, ‘This is what we want.’ But you gotta really do it.”
“I was an ‘A student’ and I liked creative writing.”
“Music, from the time I was probably about five years old, was my obsession. I was going to say ‘passion,’ but I really was obsessed; I really didn’t want to do anything else.”
“I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.”
“When I made my first album, there was no indication that anybody other than my parents were going to buy it.”
“You start out playing in kitchens, and you end up playing in kitchens.”
“If you’re going to call yourself an artist, your first love, your first priority has to be making sure you take care of that music and do what you feel in your heart and you hope you’re going to connect with somebody out there.”
“When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of being a country music singer, but I never dreamed I’d be a member of the Grand Ole Opry.”
“I also wrote a book with my mom and my sister for fun. I had no idea it would be a New York Times bestseller.”
“I’m as surprised as anybody. I never would have thought I’d be here talking about having a cooking show on the Food Network. It wasn’t on my list of things, but it’s fun, and I’m having a good time.”
“I get satisfaction out of making a meal for people that I love and having them enjoy it. But there’s not really anything in my life that I do that’s just for me that feeds my soul like music does.”
“I hope I never have to pick between all these things I get to do.”
“Music is my number one passion. If you made me choose between music and food, it’s definitely music.”
“Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie. The new ones are exciting because they’re fresh. But if it’s not that, if the story is not what you get into, maybe it’s the crowd response. You hit the first chords of ‘She’s in Love with the Boy’ and 20,000 people start to scream, you’re pretty motivated. You get what you need. And it’s a great story. It works.”
“People who truly love to sing have to do it all the time. I always want to sing, but I don’t always want to be trying to have #1 records. I don’t think you can do it forever. I don’t know what the time span of that is going to be. I want to sing because I want to sing.”
“The most important thing I want to get across is that maintaining weight loss is just hard. It takes a dedication to exercise and eating right most of the time. I’m not saying I don’t enjoy the days that I’m not eating chocolate cake. But I do particularly like those days when I am eating chocolate cake.”
“It’s always a balance, and sometimes I’m on the good side of that scale, and sometimes I’m on the bad side.”
“I think about food all the time, so making peace with eating is a daily battle for me. I won’t say I’ve completely figured it out, but I will say that right now, I win that battle more days than I lose it, and I believe that’s the key.”
“I want to be fit and cute, but I don’t want to work hard to do it. For years, I blamed everything and everybody but me for my own laziness. When I started taking responsibility for my own actions, I started getting healthier. When I started telling myself that I could run a mile instead of telling myself that I couldn’t, I ran a mile.”
“I’ve learned that I don’t need to fight for my place; I just need to be me.”
“Feeling deep, true love made me a little more compassionate toward the young woman I used to be. From the safety of the right relationship, I was able to look closely at my past and realize that back then, I didn’t yet know what I needed to know in order to make better decisions. After learning to forgive myself, the biggest lesson from being divorced is about trusting my gut.”
“You have to get to 45 to admit that you didn’t know everything at 21! There’s no time limit on becoming an adult; some lessons take longer than others. A simple yet huge one: my happiness is up to me. Wow, what a concept! It’s easy to blame everything that goes wrong in your life on someone else. It’s a lot harder to look in the mirror and say, ‘What am I doing to create this situation, and how can I change it?'”
“I’d love to have this fierce ownership of my own self without the wrinkles at 25. You earn 54, you get there and you’re like, ‘Okay this is cool.'”
“I hope – I know – that some of the most valuable life-changing moments haven’t happened yet. It’s that openness to the next moment that keeps things interesting and exciting. Maybe that’s the biggest lesson of all.”
“[On her marriage to Garth Brooks] Marriage requires work. I’m madly in love with him. We were such good friends for such a long time before we married, so I think at the end of the day, it’s the friendship and the respect that sustains you. I am competitive. I’m always analyzing myself and my career and everything I’m doing. And he’s the one who said, ‘You need to realize you don’t have to prove anything to anybody. Just do you.'”
“I’m not chasing anything. I’m not trying to be some trendy things. I don’t know if it’s the freedom of being 54 and life is too short. I’m just going to have fun and do what I want to do.”
“Know that God has a plan for your life. Turn your life over to him every day. Stop looking outside yourself for validation and approval – you’re letting other people define your happiness. Instead of trying so hard to manipulate life, take care of yourself on the inside. Then all those other attributes you’re so desperately seeking will find you eventually.”
“I’ve been blessed to live a lot of dreams.”
“Life is good!”
“As long as it’s fun, let’s keep doing it.”
Now let’s get nosy: Trisha Yearwood’s wealth.
