Loretta Lynn Quotes
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She was my closest friend. She was the one person, other than my husband, I could turn to in a crisis. There was a lot of resentment when I first came to town. But Patsy was strong-willed and always taking up for me. If it hadn't been for her, I don't think I would have lasted.
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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.
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Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him.
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I know what it's like to be pregnant and nervous and poor.
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I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened.
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It's important that you take care of yourself and blow off steam in the right way. Don't let some woman walk in and say, "hey, goodbye!" and take your man. Kill her if you can! I'm only kidding.
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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
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Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?
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You have to be different, great or first.
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I came out the back of the building and I was hollering, 'I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry! I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry!'
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I love people and I love to sing, and that's what keeps me going.
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If I had a chance to do things over again, I might not start singing. It was my husband Doolittle's idea. He pushed me out there, the booger. And I'm out there now, so I might as well make the best of it.
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Once in a while I get inspired and finish my act with the hillbilly hoedown.
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You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.
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I've been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell.
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Who wants to be married to a grandfather?
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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.
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The night I announced I was getting married, Daddy paced for hours on the porch.
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I want more out of life than I've gotten.
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There's always been a man telling me what to do.