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Doo never actually made moonshine, but he hauled about an ocean of it.
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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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There's never going to be another Patsy Cline. Without her, I don't think I would have lasted.
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I believe in education and wish I had a better one.
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Who wants to be married to a grandfather?
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You have to be different, great or first.
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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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When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.
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Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.
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Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him.
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You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.
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You're the reason our kids are ugly.
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I refuse to be pushed around anymore.
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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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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
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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've been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell.
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I want more out of life than I've gotten.
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I think I reach people because I'm with them, not apart from them.