Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.
— Loretta Lynn
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 night I announced I was getting married, Daddy paced for hours on the porch.
We still lend our old house out to relatives. They keep a guest book for my fans to sign.
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.
Who wants to be married to a grandfather?
You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.
Once in a while I get inspired and finish my act with the hillbilly hoedown.
Sometimes I think our problems are made worse by the kind of business we're in. Playing these road shows is a weird experience.
There's always been a man telling me what to do.
We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean.
When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country.
You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do.
I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child.
Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?
The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man.
When all those city folks try to fix up my talking, all they do is mess me up.
When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.
You can't be halfway in this business. If you don't meet the fans, you lose all you've got.
