Katherine Elizabeth “Katy” Perry (born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on 25 October 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, to parents Keith and Mary Hudson (née Perry), she had a middle-class upbringing, and her father was a Christian pastor. She began performing in local venues at age 11.
She rose to prominence in 2008 with her multi-platinum single “I Kissed a Girl.” Her subsequent albums, Teenage Dream (2010) and Prism (2013) have each topped the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and earned her five Grammy Awards.
She has been cited as one of the best artists of 2010s by Billboard magazine, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013, and she was ranked number one on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list for 2014 and 2015.
Katy Perry’s honesty is what makes her so relatable to her fans. This honesty in her lyrics and videos has helped Katy connect with the audience she wants to reach most: young audiences with limited access to powerful female idols.
Here are her most famous and inspirational quotes that will describe her mindset and inspire you to be a person of success.
59 Inspirational Katy Perry Quotes You Should Read Now
“Don’t care what people gonna think of you, do what you wanna do and seek just your happiness.”
“You don’t have to feel like a waste of space. Your original cannot be replaced.”
“I think you can have it all, you just have to work really hard because great things don’t come easily”
“Comparisons are easily done once you’ve had a taste of perfection.”
“You don’t have to feel like a waste of space, your original can not be replaced”
“Sometimes if you want to achieve something great, there will be curveballs. You just have to dodge them every once in a while.”
“Be yourself and you can be anything.”
“Baby you’re a firework, c’mon show ’em what you’re worth!”
“Maybe a reason why all the doors are closed, so you could open one that leads you to the perfect”
“You know you’re living right when you wake up, brush your hair – and confetti falls out!”
“It’s ok to be proud of hard-earned success. There is no shame in being a boss.”
“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.”
“You said move on, where do I go?”
“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.”
“Sometimes, you promise someone forever, but it doesn’t work that way.”
“Throw your stick and stones, throw your bombs and your blows, but you’re not gonna break my soul.”
“Be yourself, that’s what makes the world go round!”
“I just feel like I’m going to be criticized regardless of what I do next, so I might as well do something that I feel really passionate about.”
“I don’t need the Prince Charming to have my own happy ending.”
“A lot of the time people don’t even know what they want until they see something new.”
“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.”
“If someone hurts you make the bitch pay.”
“You can get through it and you can land on your feet triumphantly and strong.”
“I have confidence because my research shows that I should just really trust my instincts.”
“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.”
“I have always been the kid who’s asked ’Why?’ In my faith, you’re just supposed to have faith. But I was always like ’why?’”
“A lot of the time people don’t even know what they want until they see something new.”
“It’s always been inside of you, and now it’s time to let it through.”
“You don’t have to feel like a waste of space, your original can not be replaced.” ???
“Comparisons are easily done, once you’ve had a taste of perfection.”
“I think you can have it all, you just have to work really hard because great things don’t come easily”
“If you have a dream you gotta go on a journey to fulfill that dream.”
“This is the part of me that you’re never gonna ever take away from me.”
“Too many girl rush into relationships because of the fear of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. Don’t do that.”
“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 wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning.”
“I’m really happy to be on the cover as a strong female who has created her own career.”
“If you’re presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.”
“If you won her heart, you’d be top dawg.”
“So take a chance and don’t ever look back.”
“I am not a feminist, but I do believe in the strength of women.”
“If you can believe in something great, then you can achieve something great.”
“I come from a very non-accepting family, but I’m very accepting.”
“All women are created equal Then some become marines.”
“You have to spend a lot to make a lot. It’s not like I’m sitting on top of a pile of money.”
“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.”
“Maybe you’re reason why all the doors are closed, so you can open one that leads you to the perfect road.”
“Find out what your gift is and nurture it.”
“All women are created equal, then some become Мarines.”
“I have a confidence because my research shows that I should just really trust my instincts.”
“You know you’re living right when you wake up, brush your hair – and confetti falls out!”
“I think you become more relatable when you’re vulnerable.”
“So take a chance and don’t ever look back.”
“You held me down, but I got up. Already brushing off the dust.”
“A lot of people do things out of fear. A lot of people make choices, based on thinking, they won’t have a career in five years. I know where I am, I know what I do is worth something and does not have an expiration date on it. I’m not making choices — in any capacity of my life, with any kind of endorsement, with any kind of product — out of fear.”
“There’s a spark in you you’ve just gotta ignite the light and let it shine.”
“This is the part of me that you’re never gonna ever take away from me.”
“What I wanted to be and who I am is a singer and a songwriter. I wanted to be onstage, and I wanted the world to hear my music. The product of that is fame and the disgusting celebrity that goes along with it. But celebrity does not equal creativity.”
“Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke.”
“Acceptance is the key to be truly free.”
