15 of the Best Quotes from Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter has had a breakout year. From opening for Taylor Swift to delivering anthemic hits, she is on the fast track to pop stardom. If you don’t know much about who Carpenter is outside of the studio, here below are 15 of her best quotes below to help clue you in.

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1. “Confidence is the most beautiful thing you can possess.”

2. “You need to experience life to be able to write about friendships, relationships, and heartbreak.”

3. “I have so many goals and aspirations that sometimes I lose myself.”

4. “It’s hard to see someone with a ‘perfect’ body and be like, ‘Why can’t I be like her?’ But that person was born to be who she is, and you’re born to be who you are.”

5. “I get inspiration from literally everything and anything. I take inspiration from people, relationships, stories, and I take inspiration from movies I see, books I read, and songs I hear.”

6. “Singing is about telling a story. When you are onstage, you get to be your own self. … When acting, you’re someone else.”

7. “I feel like the more I work on different songs and the more I work on my voice constantly. … I always feel better after I post a cover. Even if it’s doing the little 15-second covers, I’m working on my craft, and it’s really good for me, and I feel good after I do it.”

8. “Music is where I started. It’s kind of the base of everything.”

9. “It always feels good to put something you’re proud of out in the world.”

10. “I go through my comments sometimes, and I’ll just take snapshots of the terrible ones and send them to my friends. I know it’s horrible, but they actually make me laugh. They make my day.”

11. “What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.”

12. “I listen to music to when I’m feeling a certain way or to make myself feel a certain way. So why not make my own music inspired by true emotions?”

13. “We all have stories for a reason, and if we keep them to ourselves, I don’t feel they would help anybody.”

14. “I’ve never paid too much attention to what other people have said or to what other people have tried to make me be. I’ve always just tried to be myself, which is such a weird thing to say.”

15. “I think it’s such a powerful thing: Words and melodies, and you put them together. I couldn’t really picture a world without music. It would be quite boring.”

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