Loretta Lynn Quotes

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Loretta Lynn

Profession : Musician

Birth : April 14, 1935

There's more women stars in Nashville all the time. They're proving they can do the job the same as a man.

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You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.

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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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Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped.

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A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business.

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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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Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best.

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My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em.

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In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent.

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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.

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I've been around a long time, and life still has a whole lot of surprises for me.

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Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.

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When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.

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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 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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Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards.

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How do you measure your value?

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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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Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.

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You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do.

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