Top 80 Hayley Williams Quotes (2025 Update)

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

— Hayley Williams

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2. “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.”

— Hayley Williams

3. “Suicide is no solution. Keep fighting.”

— Hayley Williams

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4. “Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand.”

— Hayley Williams

5. “The biggest lesson I’ve learned is, ‘It’s okay.’ It’s okay for me to be kind to myself. It’s okay to be wrong. It’s okay to get mad. It’s okay to be flawed. It’s okay to be happy. It’s okay to move on.”

— Hayley Williams

6. “Don’t let ignorance blind you. Open your eyes, heart and your mind. And if you’re feeling alone, know that the world can be a lonely place, but it would be lonelier without you in it.”

— Hayley Williams

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7. “That was the day that I promised I’d never sing of love that does not exist. but darling, You are the only exception.”

— Hayley Williams

8. “Life is not always good, which is why music exists.”

— Hayley Williams

9. “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.”

— Hayley Williams

10. “You don’t need anyone’s permission to be exactly who you want to be.”

— Hayley Williams

11. “Let the pain remind you hearts can heal.”

— Hayley Williams

12. “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.”

— Hayley Williams

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13. “It’s sad when friends become enemies. But what’s even worse is when they become strangers.”

— Hayley Williams

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

— Hayley Williams

15. “Believe in your dreams even when they seem lost.”

— Hayley Williams

16. “The choices that we make aren’t always perfect but it’s ok, It’s part of the journey.”

— Hayley Williams

17. “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.”

— Hayley Williams

18. “When we think we know people inside out and we think we know what’s best for them we should try to remember we don’t even know what’s best for ourselves.”

— Hayley Williams

19. “Want to be one of a kind? Be yourself.”

— Hayley Williams

20. “I tend to enjoy proving people wrong.”

— Hayley Williams

21. “Music is proof that beauty is deeper than looks.”

— Hayley Williams

22. “I believe music is a place everyone of us can go to.”

— Hayley Williams

23. “Honesty is what brings people to change and that’s what i’m trying to learn in life.”

— Hayley Williams

24. “I don’t care if the world or anyone in it tries to drag me down. Because I know that in the end, they will be the ones left tired from the struggle to hold me back.”

— Hayley Williams

25. “It’s okay to not be perfect and not to have everything figured out. It’s okay to feel things that are shameful, hate, and feel guilty. I feel like the message we’ve tried to stand by, is that it’s basically okay to have scars and to show them. To show that you’ve been through all sorts of things and have come out a different and better person because of it.”

— Hayley Williams

26. “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.”

— Hayley Williams

27. “Support music every day because there isn’t a day music won’t be there for you!”

— Hayley Williams

28. “The most incredible thing about playing the songs live for people – looking out to the crowd and seeing the different reactions and the different heart-strings and the things that people are relating to that mean something to them, that’s crazy.”

— Hayley Williams

29. “When you stop caring about something, then other people have to decide whether or not they genuinely care about you, or not.”

— Hayley Williams

30. “The best gift you can give yourself is an open mind.”

— Hayley Williams

31. “My faith is the only thing that never fails me.”

— Hayley Williams

32. “Every time I listen to Eminem, I fall in love with music all over again.”

— Hayley Williams

33. “The only truth I know is my own.”

— Hayley Williams

34. “Things won’t start your life for you. I’m learning that. You have have to start your life for yourself.”

— Hayley Williams

35. “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.”

— Hayley Williams

36. “The thing is, our generation, we fight every day to get through life.”

— Hayley Williams

37. “Everybody live like it’s the last day you will ever see.”

— Hayley Williams

38. “Don’t judge. Don’t stay inside all the time. Get out and let somebody know who you are.”

— Hayley Williams

39. “Everyone’s gotta make their own way.”

— Hayley Williams

40. “Don’t be scared to embrace the way that it hurts just to grow. You’ll look back and your heart will thank you for not standing still when what you needed the most was to move forward.”

— Hayley Williams

41. “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.”

— Hayley Williams

42. “Now I’ve gone for too long Living like I’m not alive So I’m going to start over tonight Beginning with you and I.”

— Hayley Williams

43. “Now I’m told this is life, and pain’s just a simple compromise.”

— Hayley Williams

44. “I met P. Diddy. Or Diddy. I like to call him Puffy because, let’s be honest, that’s who he is.”

— Hayley Williams

45. “Never stop supporting music because it will never stop being there for you when you need it.”

— Hayley Williams

46. “I make positive choices so I can be happy.”

— Hayley Williams

47. “Paramore is a family. Once youre in it, youre in it for life.”

— Hayley Williams

48. “Why not stand up, pump your fists in the air, and scream like a maniac? -.”

— Hayley Williams

49. “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.”

— Hayley Williams

50. “Sometimes life just hits you, right in the face. And it’s alright. Because I, for one, think it’s kinda cool to have a black eye every now and then. And I think it’s definitely okay to have scars, and it’s definitely okay to hurt, and be in pain and show it. And that’s why we have friends in this life. And it’s why we have music.”

— Hayley Williams