Hayley Williams Quotes

1. I think it's really important to have a superclose connection with fans. I think we really learned how to do that.

2. No one will ever replace Zac in my heart.

3. That's why we started the band, because we are friends and we love making music.

4. If I ever did have a baby, it probably would eat people.


5. Oh yeah, we don't have time for sitting down at a Paramore show.

6. If there's even one person standing still for the next 5 minutes, I will cry or kick or scream or do something.

7. You aren't what you see in the mirror. There is more there.

8. Paramore was a band. Paramore is a band. Paramore will be the band.

9. Don't judge. Don't stay inside all the time. Get out and let somebody know who you are.

10. I just feel like bands always need to work harder than the hardest working band. You need to constantly be one-upping yourself and surprising yourself at how hard that you'll work and devote yourself to your craft.

11. My take on beauty: Do what you want and you can't go wrong.

12. You could lose weight, gain weight, or stay forever, and you know what wouldn't change? Your heart.



13. Real relationships suffer so much when we live everything through our Twitter or Facebook or whatever people use.

14. Whether you're gay, straight, divorced, on drugs, a prostitute…I don't care. Be who you are and love who you want.

15. Paramore is a band. That's a message we've tried to spread from the beginning.

16. No matter how much you hate the world, no matter how much you hate yourself there are answers that are better than death.

17. You don't need anyone's permission to be exactly who you want to be.

18. Paramore will be the neighbor that comes over for tea and never leaves.

19. Love that so many of you are saying your 2 fav bands are Green Day & Paramore. Do you even realize how cool that is for us to hear!?

20. I just don't have any false hopes that I'm gonna be perfect.




21. I enjoy punk, the attitude as well as the music, but I don't feel like I have to be a carbon copy of it and invite all this controversy just to be punk rock.

22. You don't go to a show because you think someone in the band is hot.




23. The best gift that you can give yourself is an open mind.

24. Most girls in my grade where like "Mommy! I wanna be a mommy" and I was like "Ew! Gross! I wanna be a dad!"

25. When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act like a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors. These take the shape of a long round arch, with it's path high above, and it's two ends apparently beyond the horizon. There is, according to legend, a boiling pot of a gold at one end. People look, but no one ever finds it. When a man looks for something beyond his reach, his friends say he is looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

26. If you fail, join a band.


27. Welcome to our big happy dysfunctional family. You are now in and whether you like it or not you can never get out.

28. If there is anything that I'm grateful for as much as my love for music, it's a passion for people.

29. I always knew I wanted to be in a band.





30. I don't care if the world or anyone in it tries to drag me down.

31. For me to be in love with someone means that I have to accept who I am, and not allow another person to define me. And if someone loves me in spite of all that, then that's a start.

32. People who are "different" are the ones that end up making a difference in the world.



33. Let the flames begin.

34. I only eat one thing at a time…and sometimes in a clockwise fashion around my plate. It's terrifying.

35. I am working out just to feel stronger and also it's great for flexibility. Which is awesome for shows.



36. Paramore is a family. Once you're in it, you're in it for life.

37. I just think that fashion should be about wearing your personality.

38. I have the ability to build myself up or break myself down. I stay positive. Strength comes from within.



39. I just wanna be happy and hopefully make other people feel that way in the process.

40. I look at pics of Gaga's ass all the time hahahah. It's inspiring, isn't it?

41. Love people, not things. Use things, not people.


42. That's as catchy as balls man…you know like balls that you catch, that kind of catchy.

43. People perceive punk rock in the sense of Sid Vicious, all strung-out, crazy and insane.

44. I think that if every girl thinks there's another girl out there who is bitchier than her, then it'll work.

45. The choices that we make aren't always perfect but it's ok…It's part of the journey.

46. Don't let pain define you. We can fight it all together. That's what I love about us and our fans. We fight together.

47. No, I'm not a vegetarian. I do eat that way. I actually eat vegan quite a lot. I feel better when I eat that way, and I think there's been a lot of proof that's come up over the last however many years, that you can't deny, I don't think, that meat or dairy aren't all that good for us.

48. If you have hands and they're not in the air, well you don't deserve to have them.





49. This is what I've learned, in my life: Headbanging is crucial. Growing up is hard to do. There's nothing wrong with wearing a dress.

50. I make positive choices so I can be happy.






51. In reality, we're just humans.

52. It's odd to look out there and see a bunch of Mini-Mes. You're wondering what possessed them to do such a thing…It sort of does a reverse psychology on you. You'd think you'd be like "Hey, all these people want to look like me. I feel pretty cool." But actually it makes you feel more self aware and I'm not really fond of that.

53. Being on my own in a studio is really, really different than making music with the band. I can't say I necessarily enjoy it more, but it was just a new experience for me.

54. I tend to enjoy proving people wrong.

55. I wake up in the morning and sometimes I just want to wear a T-shirt and blue jeans and now I have to force myself to do that, because I can't care what people think, you know?

56. Support music every day because there isn't a day music won't be there for you!

57. "Looper" was so brilliant, and it took me forever to finally see it, but the way that movie ends and the message behind that is so selfless.



58. Stay as strong as you can and during the times you can't, let other people be strong for you.

59. The truth is, no matter what your lifestyle or occupation, nothing can really stop you when you're allowing yourself to be exactly who you want to be.

60. I met P. Diddy. Or Diddy. I like to call him Puffy because, let's be honest, that's who he is.

61. Sometimes you get run down. sometimes life throws dirt in your eyes and it stings and you can't see for a few minutes. even after you get it out your eyes are all red and your vision is shitty…but eventually, whether through tears or maybe just time…you start to see even clearer than before. Life is not always good, which is why music exists, why I believe God exists and why there's always a pint of coconut milk ice cream in my freezer.

62. My mom was a huge Adam and the Ants fan. My granddad listened to a lot of Motown and Elvis and Johnny Cash. So I was kind of well-rounded.

63. I do respect you, even though you're yelling "fuck you" at me.

64. Whether I'm being influenced by new music that I'm listening to, books I've read, my friends, or my faith, I'm learning all the time.

65. Never change for anybody. Do not apologize, either. Be yourself.

66. When I was in elementary school, I was a big fan of the zip-off pants that could be turned into shorts. The Delia's catalog used to be my bible.






67. Why not stand up, pump your fists in the air and scream like a maniac?

68. I know a lot of people think L.A. and they see a picture in their head, but those people obviously don't know me, because I sit on a couch every day. That's my idea of a good time - just being in a sweat suit.

69. You know…No boy is worth your teenage years!


70. I stay away from dairy and I drink almond milk now. And I've also found that eating breakfast, like waking up and actually having it, helps me stay way healthy.

71. Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand.

72. I think it's important for bands to rough it. Whether you're in a van or a bus, it's still tough. You still have to stand in a two hour catering line with flies everywhere in the heat, and you still have to lug your gear.

73. If there's a future, we want it now.




74. Be unforgettable.

75. Oh yeah, I don't eat a lot of candy on tour. When I get home, man, I love candy. Oh, man, and ice cream. I can't eat it on tour because of the sugar and my throat.

76. Believe in your dreams even when they seem lost.


77. Sexy doesn't have to be a tan blonde girl showing off her goodies.

78. Performing is the craziest workout for me, because I feel like, on the first day of tour, I'm going nuts. Halfway through, I'm just so tired but obviously you keep pushing yourself because you have fans watching you.

 79. This is the key to the entire universe. You know what this is? It's not a microphone, this right here is your voice. This physical thing just amplifies it. Don't be afraid of your voice. You have a voice without a microphone. Use it and don't let anybody snuff you out and tell you don't have one.

80. Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars? I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now.

81. I learn everyday what it means to love myself, and I'm constantly figuring out what makes me feel empowered.

82. I feel really lucky to come home to a place that is so beautiful. Sometimes it's sad to leave and go out on the road, missing everything that happens here - but honestly, it's nice to miss the things that you love once in a while. So you never forget to appreciate it. Hopefully, I can say this without sounding like a preacher but…remember to enjoy EVERYTHING. The things that feel good, the things that hurt, rejection, acceptance…it's all going to make you better, stronger and more like yourself. Every once in a while I get a reminder of how much I'm okay with just being me. I know that sounds ridiculous, 'cause I'm in this band. We're lucky. We got successful, but who I am is still this nerdy, silly, flamethrower of a person and it took me 20 years to see that and get it and love it.

83. It's confusing when people who do not know me say they miss the old me. You know me merely through the lyrics I write and the pictures I've been in. There is no old or new Hayley. There is however an older Hayley. I'm 25 now. Good on me for living through all these years with a million people's judging eyes all over me and thinking they know me better.


84. I'm in a band. I don't go to church every Sunday. I love punk rock music. Sometimes I use swear words a lot. I respect and admire gay men and women. I'm obsessed with horror films. I know what shame feels like. And guess what old man? Jesus is still my Savior.

85. For something to be great, there has to be some kind of trial or some type of struggle that actually makes it special or valuable to you. Otherwise, anything could be easily taken for granted.


86. I believe music is a place everyone of us can go to. I don’t care who you are, where you were born, what you do with your life. Everyone can come here in music and be equal.

87. If you ever think about giving up, remember why you held on for so long.

88. Found one of my old journals from right around the time we were heading out on tour with NFG in the UK early 2008. I started reading it and couldn't help but cry a little bit cause that person was really confused and very lost and as it went on, the person behind the pen seemed to get a little bit stronger…that part felt good. It was the reminder that I needed that right now I'm as strong as ever. There really isn't a point to telling you all of this except maybe I want to thank you cause you are a constant reminder that I'm not as lost as I once was.

89. And the worst part is before it gets any better we're heading for a cliff. And in the free fall I will realize I'm better off when I hit the bottom.




90. Now I'm told that this is life, that pain is just a simple compromise so we can get what we want out of it. Would someone care to classify a broken heart and some twisted minds so I can find someone to rely on?

91. B.O.Y. means "Beware of You"...Be aware of your power. We have the choice to live positively or in our own destruction.

92. What motivates me is seeing people in the crowd and wondering what they're going home to and what they're dealing with, and knowing that for the time being we're their escape.

93. To anyone that ever told you you're no good…they're no better.



94. Paramore will be the neighbor that comes over for tea and never leaves.



95. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't need to do drugs, I don't need to party because it's never really tempted me.

96. Everyone has their own story and that's something I hope for everyone to learn at a young enough age. Just because something is right for someone else doesn't make it right for you. It's cooler to be yourself.

97. For me, embracing my own power is about embracing my right to be an individual.



98. I am who I am with no apologies.

99. Some days the only moments you get to yourself are the ones you spend on a toilet. That's why I take so long to pee.





100. It's sad when friends become enemies. But what's even worse is when they become strangers.


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