I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody.
Loretta Lynn
I've been around a long time, and life still has a whole lot of surprises for me.
In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent.
Back then, we didn't know we were poor, and people were more proud then.
Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.
I loved being outside. We'd hold lightning bugs in our fingers and pretend they were diamond rings.
You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.
I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I've found them to be real smart and good workers.
When I first came to Nashville, people hardly gave country music any respect. We lived in old cars and dirty hotels, and we ate when we could.
My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him.
Some of my friends who know me best say they wouldn't trade places with me for $1 million because of the pace I lead.
The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems.
Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best.
When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up.
I'd love to travel to the Holy Land.
I'm proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it's time all us Indians felt the same way.
I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me.
I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me.
We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean.
There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man.
Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him.
Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.
I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language.
I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music.
I don't like to talk about things where you're going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics.
My life has run from misery to happiness.
A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business.
I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.
A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know.
I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means I'm headstrong, don't like people telling me what to do.
I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous.
I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child.
Once in a while I get inspired and finish my act with the hillbilly hoedown.
I wouldn't have dared ask God for all that He's given me. I couldn't have done it on my own. I thank God every day for what I have.
I want more out of life than I've gotten.
I was married when I wasn't quite 14 and had four babies by the time I was 18.
I refuse to be pushed around anymore.
Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant.
I've always been full of nervous energy, but I'm not really as happy as I seem.
You can't be halfway in this business. If you don't meet the fans, you lose all you've got.
You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do.
Who wants to be married to a grandfather?
When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.
When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country.
We still lend our old house out to relatives. They keep a guest book for my fans to sign.
There's always been a man telling me what to do.
The night I announced I was getting married, Daddy paced for hours on the porch.
Sometimes I think our problems are made worse by the kind of business we're in. Playing these road shows is a weird experience.
Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?
