A Taylor Swift Quote Is Named Yale University's Most Notable of 2024 — and It's the One You're Thinking of

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swift in 2024.Photo:Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty

Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty

ATaylor Swiftquote has been named Yale University’s most notable of 2024 — and it’s purrfect.PerThe Associated Press, the university released a ranking of significant things said over the year, and Swift, 34, topped the list with her “childless cat lady” quip.The quote comes from Swift’s SeptemberInstagrampost whenshe endorsed Kamala Harris for president, which featured an image of her holdingBenjamin, one of her cats. “With love and hope, Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady,” she signed off the caption.Taylor Swift and her cat Benjamin.Taylor Swift InstagramThe term"childless cat lady"comes from whenVice President-elect J.D. Vancelikened Democrats to “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too.“The 2021 quote from aFox News interview with then-host Tucker Carlsonresurfaced while on the campaign trail with Pesident-elect Donald Trump. The phrase was then used elsewhere in the pop culture world, includingjokes at the Emmy Awardsfrom Selena Gomez andCandice Bergen.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Taylor Swift and her cat in 2014.Raymond Hall/GC"Please note that the items on this list are not necessarily eloquent or admirable quotations, rather they have been picked because they are famous or important or particularly revealing of the spirit of our times,” Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the Yale Law Library and the list’s curator said of the ranking, per the AP.This superlative comes days after Swift was ranked as the top artist on streamersSpotify,Apple Music and Amazon Music.Billboardalso ranked her No. 2in their list of the greatest pop stars of the 21st century, only coming behind Beyoncé.Swift is currently wrapping up her record-breakingEras Tour, which kicked off in March 2023. She will play her final show in Vancouver on Sunday, Dec. 8.

ATaylor Swiftquote has been named Yale University’s most notable of 2024 — and it’s purrfect.

PerThe Associated Press, the university released a ranking of significant things said over the year, and Swift, 34, topped the list with her “childless cat lady” quip.

The quote comes from Swift’s SeptemberInstagrampost whenshe endorsed Kamala Harris for president, which featured an image of her holdingBenjamin, one of her cats. “With love and hope, Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady,” she signed off the caption.

Taylor Swift and her cat Benjamin.Taylor Swift Instagram

The term"childless cat lady"comes from whenVice President-elect J.D. Vancelikened Democrats to “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too."

The 2021 quote from aFox News interview with then-host Tucker Carlsonresurfaced while on the campaign trail with Pesident-elect Donald Trump. The phrase was then used elsewhere in the pop culture world, includingjokes at the Emmy Awardsfrom Selena Gomez andCandice Bergen.

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Taylor Swift and her cat in 2014.Raymond Hall/GC

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“Please note that the items on this list are not necessarily eloquent or admirable quotations, rather they have been picked because they are famous or important or particularly revealing of the spirit of our times,” Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the Yale Law Library and the list’s curator said of the ranking, per the AP.

This superlative comes days after Swift was ranked as the top artist on streamersSpotify,Apple Music and Amazon Music.Billboardalso ranked her No. 2in their list of the greatest pop stars of the 21st century, only coming behind Beyoncé.

Swift is currently wrapping up her record-breakingEras Tour, which kicked off in March 2023. She will play her final show in Vancouver on Sunday, Dec. 8.

source: people.com