Loretta Lynn Quotes
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My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him.
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I avoid going through places where there's too much poverty.
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If anyone asks how old I am, tell them it's none of their business!
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Doo never actually made moonshine, but he hauled about an ocean of it.
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Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.
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I've always been full of nervous energy, but I'm not really as happy as I seem.
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Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.
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I'm always making Butcher Holler sound like the most backward part of the United States-and I think maybe it is.
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I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due.
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I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems.
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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.
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I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous.
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Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.
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Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards.
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I'd love to travel to the Holy Land.
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There's never going to be another Patsy Cline. Without her, I don't think I would have lasted.
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I'd love to work more with the American Indians, my people.
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I'm proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it's time all us Indians felt the same way.
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When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.
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All music is based on country music. And that's why so many different kinds of people relate to it. There are more country music fans in New Jersey than there are down South.
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Write about the truth. If you write about the truth, somebody's living that. Not just somebody, there's a lot of people.
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I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language.
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No matter what you do, it can't be perfect. I told Jack White, 'If I'd 'a sung that song more'n twice, it might of sounded better.' He said, 'Well, it might not of. You might have took the spark out of it.' I don't know if he has a point or not. We'll find out.
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I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody.