Taylor Louderman Quotes

For a long time I wasn't happy, but that had nothing to do with Beyonce. That had to do with me trying to get my life in order and make better decisions for myself. I'm seeing all these wonderful things happen for her, and I am happy for her. But I want a path. I want things to pop off for me, too.

'The Cut' is going to give someone the opportunity of a lifetime and help that person achieve his or her dreams.

It is an everlasting desire to make my dreams come true. And it's getting to the point now where it's like, come on I want my dreams to come true so that I can get on with the rest of my life. Sometimes I think about the rest of my life when I'm done.

It was like stepping on to an escalator; I could do anything. I was just made for science.

On a human level, people want to see someone succeed who wants to change.

I have so many goals.

Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.

I would like to see anyone be able to achieve their dreams, and that's what this organization does.

It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

As a teenager, rather than setting myself on a course to pursue fame (quite common growing up in L.A., the entertainment capital of the world), happiness, fulfillment, and spiritual enlightenment (also quite common), I skipped right on to trying to be successful. 'Let's just get on with it,' I felt. 'Onward' became my motto.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward.

I wanted to get out in the world, have a great job, make my mark, and see how far I could go. And I wanted to make good on the philosophy my mother drilled into us with all the subtlety of a Lady Gaga performance. I got it loud and clear. I would need to succeed, and then I could possibly be happy.

I have had more honors than I've deserved and more rewards than I expected. It can be tempting just to say, 'Well, I'm going to retire.' But what would I do then? Sit in a chair and watch TV? Don't let fulfillment throw away your tomorrow.

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'

I know my parents are really proud of me, and they think I've become successful, so that's nice, but there's still so much I want to achieve in my life.

I used to only worry about the #1's and all of the awards. But that was a long time ago.

You all have the potential to be what you wanna be.

Dreams grow if you grow.

Real change happens when you feel genuinely inspired, turned on by possibility and unwilling to settle for anything less.

On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.

I'm always driven to keep doing something different and better.